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I once swapped out an ECU of the same type for my auto right in the parking lot of a locksmith thinking it had to do with some problem (didn't after all) and they had one of the reprogram computers from SnapOn and were like, "How the hell did you get here?" and then told them I swapped in their lot.
But good to know I can limp to the same place with my auto ULEV ECU when I do a 5spd swap in coming weeks and then pop in the ULEV 5spd ECU once there.
One other thing I would add is have all your spares there at once because you can't program one key and then come back and have another key programmed because every time they reprogram, the key code programmed to the ECU and the chip in the key is different. Or it may be the keys' codes are unique and the ECU clears memory of previous one(s) when reprogrammed. I just know the computer they use they have to specify how many keys are being activated right then and there.
I once swapped out an ECU of the same type for my auto right in the parking lot of a locksmith thinking it had to do with some problem (didn't after all) and they had one of the reprogram computers from SnapOn and were like, "How the hell did you get here?" and then told them I swapped in their lot.
But good to know I can limp to the same place with my auto ULEV ECU when I do a 5spd swap in coming weeks and then pop in the ULEV 5spd ECU once there.
One other thing I would add is have all your spares there at once because you can't program one key and then come back and have another key programmed because every time they reprogram, the key code programmed to the ECU and the chip in the key is different. Or it may be the keys' codes are unique and the ECU clears memory of previous one(s) when reprogrammed. I just know the computer they use they have to specify how many keys are being activated right then and there.