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Old May 13, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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Ok, a friend can joke around with ya, but this friend I should beat!!!

Showing how him how I load a tune into my car and he says, " what if I turn off the key, what would it do" then laughs.

I said dont you could mess something up.

I am watching the screen as it says 25%......27%.....30% and then dumbazz turns the key off.

The car will NOT start and had it towed to the dealer. WHat do I do???? What will warrenty say.


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Old May 13, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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In my OBDI Chevy, that would fry your PCM. Hopefully, the dealer can force an overwrite, otherwise you are looking at a new one.
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Old May 13, 2007 | 08:05 PM
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The diablosport programmers can force the back up with the help of their tech line.This happened to me but I did't do anything to cause it.Don't tell the dealer what happened and they should cover it under warranty, mine was.
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Old May 13, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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They know I have a programmer, they said to do it, they are cool, especially since I work there. I just wanted to hear it from some of you guys and see if anyone else has ran into this problem.

When they put a new PCM in, can I still use my programmer and just start over.
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Old May 13, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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When they put a new PCM in, can I still use my programmer and just start over.
Yep, the programmer locks to the vin and the new pcm will of course have the same vin number.
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Old May 14, 2007 | 05:42 AM
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Even if the dealer will not pay for a new PCM the "friend" would be paying.
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Old May 14, 2007 | 08:07 AM
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Note to self: Don't be experimental while tuning with Diablo!
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Old May 14, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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i had this happen to me but my car didn't turn off my diablo had a wire loose and shut off mid loading. tried turning on the car wouldn't start. disconnected the battery and reconnected it a min later. car started fine and dandy after that.
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