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Old 01-03-2013, 05:12 AM   #143
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Originally Posted by so26 View Post
Brought my FR-S in to get the ECM updated. When I got the car back I noticed that the service tech had put 7 miles on the car. Has anyone else who had the update done notice if the tech put any miles on your car? I wonder if it states in the service bulletin to test drive the car after the update?

If not, then I'm pretty mad that someone took my car for a joyride.
Being a technician myself, the only reason I see necessary to test drive after an ECM re-flash is if the vehicle presents difficulty re-learning parameters. Example: rough idle. In the repair manual, they usually want a technician to drive for 20 minutes or so depending on the vehicle. Another factor is was it driven in the city, or highway for that duration?

Or he wanted to drive it
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