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Originally Posted by Jaden
Before giving up you should really try the ecu power drain method first. Disconnect the battery and press the brake pedal for like two minutes, then reconnect the battery and turn on. It will go into a default mode. Depends on how it's bricked though as to if that will work.
I had freaked out once because my laptop died half way through a flash and then the car wouldn't do anything. After doing the above, it worked fine and I was able to finish the flash.
Jaden
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At that time I was looking for a single procedure that would flash a stock tune to a failed-flash ECU without putting the ECU on a workbench - ECUTek has a procedure where supposedly you can force a reflash remotely with their support though I believe that method is similar to what BRZEdit has. Those working with ECUFlash won't have such a feature, as they have to rely on methods that are not guaranteed to work 100%.
I've been very careful thus far, several flashes done on mine and others' cars but would be good to have a fail-safe option when the need arises.