Thread: Did you ever get stuck because of the immobilizer or BECM/ECM synch?

yes in some situations the Aus spec program with no is EKA is a prblem. if it was locked with the remote it can only be unlocked with a remote (so i reprogram them to have an EKA). on the very early models we had a self relock feature aswell, if you unlock the car and do not cycle the ignition the car will relock by itself, this is very annoying when you have left the key on the dash will you are working on the car.
i have seen other programs that have more user friendly arming and disarming. landrover programed a becm as a test unit that could be locked with the remote and unlocked with a door key, when i looked at the actual coding data every one of the 40 lines was different. there was also an after marked company who used to reprogram them differently here in Sydney but i think they have gone now.
regards
Rupert

Yes, I have lost synch between BECM and engine ECU

Originally Posted by Rupert Prior

yes in some situations the Aus spec program with no is EKA is a prblem. if it was locked with the remote it can only be unlocked with a remote (so i reprogram them to have an EKA). on the very early models we had a self relock feature aswell, if you unlock the car and do not cycle the ignition the car will relock by itself, this is very annoying when you have left the key on the dash will you are working on the car.
i have seen other programs that have more user friendly arming and disarming. landrover programed a becm as a test unit that could be locked with the remote and unlocked with a door key, when i looked at the actual coding data every one of the 40 lines was different. there was also an after marked company who used to reprogram them differently here in Sydney but i think they have gone now.
regards
Rupert

Hi Rupert,
May you tell me how you can program back EKA? How do you know the code then?
Regards

Florent

hi Florent
when the Becm is new or cleared or just unlocked it can the have the programing changed. if you have a suitable scanner you can enable the EKA and it will ask you to pick a 4 digit number.
regards
Rupert

Originally Posted by Rupert Prior

yes in some situations the Aus spec program with no is EKA is a prblem. if it was locked with the remote it can only be unlocked with a remote (so i reprogram them to have an EKA).

My early '95 model has no EKA. I can unlock it with a plain key even if locked with the remote.

Originally Posted by Rupert Prior

on the very early models we had a self relock feature aswell, if you unlock the car and do not cycle the ignition the car will relock by itself,

Providing I open a door or the tailgate, the car doesn't relock.

hi Ron B
i`m working at getting mine to work like that.
the only time mine did that was when the remote was faulty and not fully resynchronised.
do you know much of your cars history?
regards
Rupert

Originally Posted by p38arover

My early '95 model has no EKA. I can unlock it with a plain key even if locked with the remote.



Providing I open a door or the tailgate, the car doesn't relock.

Ditto with my '96.

Originally Posted by Rupert Prior

hi Florent
when the Becm is new or cleared or just unlocked it can the have the programing changed. if you have a suitable scanner you can enable the EKA and it will ask you to pick a 4 digit number.
regards
Rupert

Hi Rupert, i use a Testbook T1. I'll try that on a good day.