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Originally Posted by Shiv@Openflash
Because when you flash with Ecutek, the ECU is usually locked and prohibits flashing with any other device (even the factory diagnostic tool). At that point onwards, only an Ecutek cable can flash the ECU.
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You only need to a cable. There's no trip to an EcuTek tuner involved. Anyone with EcuTek has the stock ROM to flash back in and make that trip if they want to. Once the stock file is back on anything can be used to flash the ECU. Your wording seems to incorrectly convey that the ECU is permanently locked. You left out the important part.
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Originally Posted by Shiv@Openflash
Hi Bob-- If an Ecutek'd licensed ECU had it software updated by the dealership, the license would be overwritten/lost correct? This would require that the user show proof of dealership work to their tuner. The tuner would then send them another license and get reimbursed by Ecutek. Having been an Ecutek tuner myself for so many years, this is how I remember it. Perhaps the process has changed?
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This is no more complicated then sending a cell phone picture of a receipt. It is a completely painless and easy process that takes us all of two minutes to do and is turned around within a business day. I'm not sure why you had such a tough time with it but we have done it dozens of times without any issues.
Also lets not forget the countless people whose tunes we updated when we had the new revision before the local Subaru dealer. Unless there updating the firmware on a component aside from the main engine controller (i.e. ABS module which isn't locked anyway), there is no need to go to the dealer to get an ECU update when you use EcuTek.