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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 01:32 AM
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About a week ago my car was starting hard, and also was having electric problems (Lights flickering while driving, etc.). Then it would completely not start. The shop pulled the code (P0601 - Control Module Read Only Memory (ROM), and I was wondering if I have to get a completely new PCM and if so, how would I get my tune on it? I'm not even sure if it would run with a factory tune

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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 02:18 AM
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my flash got messed up in the middle of programing it ( battery in pc went low) but I sent it to MADZ28 and they fixed it for $40.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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If you throw a P060x code on a 1998 pcm, it is normally dead.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by paulc87
About a week ago my car was starting hard, and also was having electric problems (Lights flickering while driving, etc.). Then it would completely not start. The shop pulled the code (P0601 - Control Module Read Only Memory (ROM), and I was wondering if I have to get a completely new PCM and if so, how would I get my tune on it? I'm not even sure if it would run with a factory tune

Any help is appreciated.
Contact your tuner. He will have the 'finished' version of your tune. You can send him a PCM (or maybe he has one) and have it flashed back...
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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So all I need is a new PCM with my tune on it, correct?
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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OK So I had a new battery and terminal installed, and also got a new PCM with my tune flashed to it. Anything I should worry about before replacing the PCM? I'm assuming it got fried when I was having bad battery problems

I'm assuming the mechanic knows to disconnect the battery before replacing it

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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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I'm having this too. (One day it just didn't work). Any fuses or wiring to check on the PCM?
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