HELP! I killed my car and now I'm losing my mind!

[qcman]

Originally Posted by frankwjr

so this is you pissin off at me for another issue entirely? sir? if you want to add to the conversation...awesome...if you want to attack me on my opinions based on my personal experience and the ONLY reason I post is to HELP peeps...u r doin wat?

don't reply since it would only prove that it is u that is the fool sir! good day!

It seems his response was in relation to this http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...t=tuner&page=2 at post 21.... I assume he is saying the remote tune took out his motor.....

[Spec]

Originally Posted by qcman

OP if you bought a Diablo they should be able to provide you with some support? I know some folks have had SCTX4 issues at times and they can usually recover the stock tune it seems. Might be worth a phone call to them and see?

Exactly. You should be able to plug the unit into a PC, pull the original tune file and possibly send it to Diablo for correction... then reload the tune onto the unit, then onto your car...... possibly....

[Buschman]

Originally Posted by frankwjr

so this is you pissin off at me for another issue entirely? sir? if you want to add to the conversation...awesome...if you want to attack me on my opinions based on my personal experience and the ONLY reason I post is to HELP peeps...u r doin wat?

don't reply since it would only prove that it is u that is the fool sir! good day!

Not “pissing off” at anyone sir. Simply doing the same as you and voicing my opinion. While sharing my personal expierence with a remote SCT tune.

The SCT worked great for you, not so well for me, sir. My opinion is to get a dyno tune from a trusted shop, that is my add to the conversation. My intent is also to help, based on my personal expierence.

[frankwjr]

Originally Posted by Buschman

Not “pissing off” at anyone sir. Simply doing the same as you and voicing my opinion. While sharing my personal expierence with a remote SCT tune.

The SCT worked great for you, not so well for me, sir. My opinion is to get a dyno tune from a trusted shop, that is my add to the conversation. My intent is also to help, based on my personal expierence.

That's cool...but I will point out that in addition to my opinionating I also told the OP to get to the stealership 'cause if he bricked it...ain't no goin back with the handheld...

still waitin for your suggestion to OP...can't dyno tune a non runnin car...lol...peace

[jergarr]

I've had a bad experience with a handheld diablo tuner as well. I used it on a 06 monte ss (LS4). Shortly after i was burning a good amount oil and then boom.

[ChibiBlackSheep]

Originally Posted by Spec

Exactly. You should be able to plug the unit into a PC, pull the original tune file and possibly send it to Diablo for correction... then reload the tune onto the unit, then onto your car...... possibly....

If he's bricked the original, there's probably no chance of that working.

[Moto-Mojo]

Having had 'some' experience with writing computer code, albeit DOS code, I know that one period, one symbol, one ampersand, missing or in the wrong place shuts the entire chained sequences of program modules down. I can't imagine how sophisticated our car's ECM's are. Hell, even the pro tuners get it wrong at times.

I wish you luck, OP, but the biggest risk I take with the OBD port is with a Range Device. And even that has it's own set of computer problems.

[maddoggyusa]

the first step before you do anything is backup your stock tune. you can't upload and backup at the same time.

one of my dealerships quoted me $100 to reprogram a module. tow it to the dealership

[ChibiBlackSheep]

No matter what you do, there is always a risk of bricking a PCM in the write process. I use HPTuners and there is STILL a risk. It's unfortunate that this happened to OP, but this stuff does happen.

It shouldn't be too terrible to remedy the situation, just sucks you have to pay the cost.

[radar1972]

Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

Having had 'some' experience with writing computer code, albeit DOS code, I know that one period, one symbol, one ampersand, missing or in the wrong place shuts the entire chained sequences of program modules down. I can't imagine how sophisticated our car's ECM's are. Hell, even the pro tuners get it wrong at times.

I wish you luck, OP, but the biggest risk I take with the OBD port is with a Range Device. And even that has it's own set of computer problems.

A little off the original topic, but what are the computer problems related to the Range Device? I use one and love it but just wonder what problems you're referring to?

[Moto-Mojo]

Originally Posted by radar1972

A little off the original topic, but what are the computer problems related to the Range Device? I use one and love it but just wonder what problems you're referring to?

Well, maybe indirect computer problems but CEL, Check Power Steering/loss of same, Battery Saver Mode message, Service Stabilitrak...and a few others I’ve forgotten.The ‘cure’ for me was not having the Range in during the startup sequence. Let it boot then plug it in.

[Jiver11]

Originally Posted by jergarr

I've had a bad experience with a handheld diablo tuner as well. I used it on a 06 monte ss (LS4). Shortly after i was burning a good amount oil and then boom.

Intake manifold I believe. My brother had an 07 monte ss and it did the same thing. He took it into stealership and they had an issue with the gaskets going bad or something.

[OHIOSS]

If I were you I would contact Steve as was suggested & let him try to figure out what happened and how to fix it.

[wildchevy]

this sucks, and is the reason I have not used a Diablo on any of my vehicles, hope you can get it running again someday but I think your going to have to pay a dealer to accomplish that.