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Offline MoMartin

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What are the chances?
« on: 03 April 2014, 21:35 »
Hi, I've got a 2000 plate mk4 AGU 1.8t Golf, and the guy i bought it off said that he has had it remapped just by plugging it into the odb port, without removing the ecu - By a "mate". How believable is this? because the ECU in the AGU isn't programmable unless the chip is changed (or so i've heard), and i really don't believe that he changed the chip in it, so that he could get it remapped.

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Offline XMC1980

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Re: What are the chances?
« Reply #1 on: 03 April 2014, 21:49 »
I smell porky pies....
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Offline Wazzzer

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Re: What are the chances?
« Reply #2 on: 03 April 2014, 22:07 »
It can be mapped through the OBD port but not by Joe Public....
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Re: What are the chances?
« Reply #3 on: 03 April 2014, 22:29 »
Just as i expected. I'm going to take it to a place tomorrow who will tell me whether it'll be an odb job, a bench job, or a job that involves removing the chip.
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Re: What are the chances?
« Reply #4 on: 03 April 2014, 22:51 »
It's usually the very early AGU's that need a chip soldering in. If it helps mine is an 018 CG ECU and can be done through the port, have a look and see what yours is as chances are whoever you speak to will need to know the number anyway
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Re: What are the chances?
« Reply #5 on: 03 April 2014, 23:16 »
Well hopefully that has shed some light on the situation, if it's only the really early ones. Where would I find this code btw?
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