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by jxx
Fri Sep 02, 2022 8:11 pm
Forum: Engineering and Reverse Engineering
Topic: E55 VZ Images
Replies: 15
Views: 37168

Re: E55 VZ Images

I understand the separate sps gzipped modules from TDS but all of the complete images are missing module number 3 (aka System Cal or Secondary operating system) eg module 1: 92179470 module 3: 92179471 module 1: 92190064 module 3: 92190065 etc.. Unless the software you're using to write detects the...
by jxx
Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:15 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Right to Repair.
Replies: 14
Views: 6073

Re: Right to Repair.

So I don't know this to be true or not but I've heard on newer cars swapping other modules can trigger the IMMO. An example that comes to mind is Chevy volt( I drive one). I saw some post online that if you buy a used cluster and just throw it in the volt it will trigger the IMMO and even if you sw...
by jxx
Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:07 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Interesting youtube video's...
Replies: 503
Views: 470336

Re: Interesting youtube video's...

Damn lockdown and youtube are a bad mix.....
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YuIdGqygjs[/youtube]
No one hates ascii art.
by jxx
Tue Jul 20, 2021 2:29 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Interesting youtube video's...
Replies: 503
Views: 470336

Re: Interesting youtube video's...

Been a little while since I watched anything from him, but beats using the triodes as polished up book ends.
by jxx
Tue Jul 20, 2021 1:00 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Interesting youtube video's...
Replies: 503
Views: 470336

Re: Interesting youtube video's...

I wondered what I could eventually get around to build using the few old triodes I have.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNisqZOAaAs[/youtube]

Even the little ones specs look like fun.
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by jxx
Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:47 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Right to Repair.
Replies: 14
Views: 6073

Re: Right to Repair.

Shit just ain't built like it used to be. All for cost cutting to an extent to make something but building to fail and parts not being available................. sure save a few cents, it all adds up when there's 1,000,000 units. But making a name instead of a dollar is not the mentality of today. A...
by jxx
Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:39 am
Forum: Tools
Topic: NVS Easy Flash - Development Thread
Replies: 59
Views: 18993

Re: NVS Easy Flash - Development Thread

Interesting, this also opens up buying a cheap android TV box for essentially a small portable pc.
And the higher end android based scantools in some workshops.
by jxx
Fri Jun 25, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: Bosch ECUs
Topic: E55 conversion for US cars ?
Replies: 9
Views: 7866

Re: E55 conversion for US cars ?

Repair is "Ultrasonic wire bonding" soldering doesn't work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_bonding
Here's a video link to injectronics that repair them over here.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTwBJhnddtM[/youtube]
by jxx
Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:24 am
Forum: Bosch ECUs
Topic: E55 conversion for US cars ?
Replies: 9
Views: 7866

Re: E55 conversion for US cars ?

Your best bet it to try https://pcmhacking.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7090 to reset and see if it works to un-link a programmed ecu. The biggest issue is that these ecu's are shithouse and die, failures are no comms, cylinder missfire, injector circuit malfunction, coil driver failure (among...
by jxx
Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:16 pm
Forum: Engine/Transmision Mechanical
Topic: 253 V8 carby selection
Replies: 562
Views: 124244

Re: 253 V8 carby selection

For future reference, you'll probably laugh (i did), but instead of the grease method..... stuff some bread (white or wholegrain i don't think it matters) in there instead of grease.