Anyone who's done the Trac/Ecu update
06-27-01, 03:22 PM
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I'm scheduled to go into service any day now. I'm extremely worried about this. Some people say, it kinda slows the car. Other People tell me not to worry that it won't do a thing. Now I'm just waiting to see what other people, who have done it have to say. I would love to hear everyone's input.
I guess the trac/ecu problem is not so bad, as long as you turn off the traction control. I only feel the problem when I'm turning and there's a small bump or if I'm in a turn and accelarating.
What to do? Leave it like that? or ...... risk slowing the car...... HELP
I guess the trac/ecu problem is not so bad, as long as you turn off the traction control. I only feel the problem when I'm turning and there's a small bump or if I'm in a turn and accelarating.
What to do? Leave it like that? or ...... risk slowing the car...... HELP
06-27-01, 03:56 PM
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Unplug Battery
If they unplug the battery, I've noticed that the car slows down for a few hundred miles until it "learns your driving" But if it makes the car feel better, I'm all for it!!
06-27-01, 04:43 PM
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i think its way less then 200 miles but it made huge difference for me.I drove with update for about a 3 weeks and i couldnt belive it i wasent noticing any diference at all so i called lexus and one of the service reps i know told me to try that and i did works well since then
06-27-01, 06:25 PM
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Haveboost, I'm worried too. It's scheduled for Saturday, June 30th...
The service manager told me I'd have to drive it with the power mode on after the upgrade is done... That's weird.
Glex...what's this about a reset with the battery? Just unplug the negative wire for a minute? What's that supposed to do?
The service manager told me I'd have to drive it with the power mode on after the upgrade is done... That's weird.
Glex...what's this about a reset with the battery? Just unplug the negative wire for a minute? What's that supposed to do?
06-27-01, 07:32 PM
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Sheila - the car learns you're driving style. when you break it in, chances are you're not redlining it every gear, doing 0 - 60 launches every second. if you unplug the battery(negative wire) for a minute or two, it forgets your style and you re-teach it. so when you reset the memory - drive it hard for a little while, i thought it was 50 miles, but i could be wrong. by driving it hard, it will learn that style and in turn be more aggressive
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Scoot557: OK, we'll send the car back to school...I'll just have 7K miles on it by this weekend, so it's not been graduated very long anyway. I guess I just have to have faith. The service manager said that he did the upgrade for someone else and they told him they couldn't feel any difference. Then he noted that I probably will, since I drive the car harder...
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06-28-01, 08:06 AM
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Originally posted by glex
i think its way less then 200 miles but it made huge difference for me.I drove with update for about a 3 weeks and i couldnt belive it i wasent noticing any diference at all so i called lexus and one of the service reps i know told me to try that and i did works well since then
i think its way less then 200 miles but it made huge difference for me.I drove with update for about a 3 weeks and i couldnt belive it i wasent noticing any diference at all so i called lexus and one of the service reps i know told me to try that and i did works well since then
i think i told you that .. after you got the upgrade. to unplug the negative battery side and then you should have a "re-learned" ecu with the new flash and replacemnet
06-28-01, 08:27 AM
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Originally posted by glex
i think its way less then 200 miles but it made huge difference for me.I drove with update for about a 3 weeks and i couldnt belive it i wasent noticing any diference at all so i called lexus and one of the service reps i know told me to try that and i did works well since then
i think its way less then 200 miles but it made huge difference for me.I drove with update for about a 3 weeks and i couldnt belive it i wasent noticing any diference at all so i called lexus and one of the service reps i know told me to try that and i did works well since then
i think i told you that .. after you got the upgrade. to unplug the negative battery side and then you should have a "re-learned" ecu with the new flash and replacemnet
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Originally posted by El Chino
i think i told you that .. after you got the upgrade. to unplug the negative battery side and then you should have a "re-learned" ecu with the new flash and replacemnet
i think i told you that .. after you got the upgrade. to unplug the negative battery side and then you should have a "re-learned" ecu with the new flash and replacemnet
YOU DID!! THANKS !!
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