Help needed!! What happened to my ECU??

[jkopinga]

All,

After flashing my EDM MY06 WRX I turned off the ignition as usual and disconnected the Green connectors. I then turned the ignition ON and tried to start the car. It is cranking but won't start!! I also cannot connect to the ECU by any means. If I connect the Green connectors back again it will not flash the CEL and go into bootmode. What to do?? I'm immobilised!! Please help.

Best Regards,

Jasper.

[radsdau]

Hi Jasper, sounds pretty bad. Once the flash is corrupt on these, it's all over, red rover. Needs to be repaired, which requires special hardware etc.

I really wish Subaru would learn from Mitsubishi in regards to this; it's practically impossible to 'break' an EVO ECU by a bad flash. The bootloader never gets overwritten, so you can always enter boot mode.

[hmanxx]

Your best friend now.
http://www.openecu.org/index.php?title=SHBootMode

Please update us if you can revive it.

[jkopinga]

I know about this thread and have all the schematics and photos. Problem for me is that the schematics are not that detailed. I was told to modify the tactrix cable. I will have a chat with Colby later. Time difference is a problem for me. He's on -8.00 GMT and I'm on +8.00 GMT. Hmmm......16 Hours..... Any other help is appreciated.

Cheers,

Jasper.

[radsdau]

Check this post:
http://forums.openecu.org/viewtopic.php?p=16865#16865
They may be able to help.