Anyone tried APR's Immobilizer Clone utility?
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From APR's website:
"...each time a new ECU is 'adapted' for operation in a particular vehicle using the factory procedures, the car creates a new internal code that is compared to a code stored on the ECU. Hence, if you adapt a new ECU to work in a vehicle (using the factory procedure) you must readapt the old ECU if you wish to put it back in the car. Using APR's Immobilizer Clone utility, you can create a virtual clone of an ECU's immobilizer. This way, if you ever need to change between the original and the new ECU you simply swap the ECU into the car - no immobilizer re-adaptation is required."
I don't quite understand what is meant by "adapt an ECU to work in the car". If I plug in a new ECU, do I need to "adapt" it to make it work? APR's ECU install instructions only says to plug it in and do throttle adaptation by turning the ignition to on for 3 minutes. I'm also concerned about the car's "internal code".
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"...each time a new ECU is 'adapted' for operation in a particular vehicle using the factory procedures, the car creates a new internal code that is compared to a code stored on the ECU. Hence, if you adapt a new ECU to work in a vehicle (using the factory procedure) you must readapt the old ECU if you wish to put it back in the car. Using APR's Immobilizer Clone utility, you can create a virtual clone of an ECU's immobilizer. This way, if you ever need to change between the original and the new ECU you simply swap the ECU into the car - no immobilizer re-adaptation is required."
I don't quite understand what is meant by "adapt an ECU to work in the car". If I plug in a new ECU, do I need to "adapt" it to make it work? APR's ECU install instructions only says to plug it in and do throttle adaptation by turning the ignition to on for 3 minutes. I'm also concerned about the car's "internal code".
-Ed
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