Can anyone help out a newby with ECU logging/hacking?

[vx_commodore]

I've honestly never tuned a car with a knock sensor only the old V8's I've done.
Hopefully someone can look at it who has. I wouldn't expect much knock on the factory tune though.

OK, No worries, Ill wait to see if someone can chime in. Just wanted to get a good base line to compare the new tune with.
I really have no idea either, But i would have thought those readings were a bit high. Among other things.
Did the recorded session work ok? Never uploaded one before.

[vx_commodore]

OK, Now im having a issue.
I looked at that tune you sent me in Tunerpro. And even though you said you did not turn VATS off, It was showing me that it was turned off..?

So, I loaded the untillgoodfuel .Bin to my PCM. And car wont start. Like VATS is ON.....
So i then looked again, And VATS off was checked, SO i just unchecked it, Saved it and sent it to the PCM....Still wont start.

I Then did a GET BIN command (after loaded untillgoodfuel). Got the bin file from the PCM, Checked it in Tunerpro, And it still sais that VATS is off...Yet still wont start????

When i open .Bin in tunerpro, The VATS OFF is SET, So if its saying that VATS is off, How can i turn it off??(because it is still on regardless of what TP is saying)
If i open the difference tool, diffrence between untillgoodfuel BIN and my Original BIN is that VATS is ON, But yet when i go to turn it off, It sais its already off?

Here is the .Bin file i just got off the PCM...Am i missing something?

new PCM car STILL WONT start.bin

(128 KiB) Downloaded 272 times

[Dylan]

Are you using the enhanced xdf?

[vx_commodore]

Are you using the enhanced xdf?

Not sure?
Here is my XDF that im using.

VX V6_$BD v1[1].1.xdf

(205.68 KiB) Downloaded 308 times

Just the one that came with the cable.

[Dylan]

Wrong xdf. Use the enhanced one for best reliability.
Just checked on my laptop and it is ticked and labeled as set is vats off.

Have you read up in the FAQ section how to clone your ecu?
Ive never done it but it could make life easier.

[Holden202T]

just in case you are not sure.... ticked means its disabled, unticked means its enabled!

[Dylan]

With you using the wrong xdf I wonder if it's a check sum problem?
Since vats is off by deafult on enhanced bins write the original that I posted.

[vx_commodore]

Wrong xdf. Use the enhanced one for best reliability.
Just checked on my laptop and it is ticked and labeled as set is vats off.

Have you read up in the FAQ section how to clone your ecu?
Ive never done it but it could make life easier.

Yeah i have read it a few times. That's how i learned to turn VATS off. But i used that XDF to simply turn VATS off yesterday?

I have not yet cloned my 2 PCM's, Because i wanted to run on the new PCM for a wile to see how it would drive any different. And just turned VATS off so it would run. Worked fine.

So, I applied the untillgoodfuel BIN to my new un-cloned PCM the same way i tuned VATS off yesterday. Everything worked ok (successful write), But just wont now start because of VATS.
I put the BIN in Tunerpro, And it sais it's already off, So i cant then tuen it off. Load it to PCM, And VATS is on.

I only have 2 XDF's to choose from on my disc, Where is the enhanced XDF?

If it shows up on you're computer as VATS off, Why then when i load it to my car it wont start?

[vx_commodore]

With you using the wrong xdf I wonder if it's a check sum problem?
Since vats is off by deafult on enhanced bins write the original that I posted.

So, Try write the original BIN you wrote(before untillgoodfuel)?

[Dylan]

In the enhanced section in custom code forum.
If you've modified the enhanced bin with another xdf loqded and saved it that could cause problems.

Yes write the bin I posted straight up. Maybe download it again to be sure it's unmolested. Untill good fuel.