[FirestormFlex]

I've run into an issue today after having my turbo kit installed. The car is a 2015 FR-S with 14,000 miles on it. Previously while NA, I was running the OFT stage 2 tune. On Thursday, I flashed back to stock in preparation for switching to Ecutek. Once I flashed back, I started the car and everything ran fine.

The turbo was installed over the weekend. Today, we went to flash the new tune from Moto-East, and got an error that said "No response from OBD request". Unfortunately, this error ate my Ecutek license without flashing the ECU, but Moto-East was quick to help with that situation and sent me a license within minutes. I want to say too, that Moto-East has had the most excellent customer service that I've ever gotten in this industry so far, and have gone out of their way for me a couple of times in the past week. I must seem like a real pain in the ass LOL. But that is for a separate thread.

Before flashing again, we checked connections everywhere. Everything seems fine, but Ecutek still can not communicate with my ECU. It can see that the ECU is there but that's it. I tried hooking up my OFT and I found that it also can see the ECU, but it can't communicate with it, can't even read the stock ROM file that I re-installed.

My mechanic connected his diagnostic tool and pulled a bunch of codes related to to the ECU, most of which suggested that the avenue to take was to replace the ECU.

So the feeling is that it's a bricked ECU. The last time the ECU was flashed the car ran perfectly fine and I got no error from the OFT, but now nothing can communicate. Any ideas anyone?

Also - if it is a bricked ECU, what's the deal for having it replaced? Does the dealer physically have to have the car? It's got a turbo kit installed and no tune, really can't even be started at this point. A frustrating situation to say the least.

Thanks for any and all input here.