I posted this in the tech issues forum, but it seems as though the US cars have different flash revisions than the CAN cars, so I'll post it here for some clarity.

I went to the dealer to get a CEL cleared again, turns out it was random misfire P0300. Then the guy said there is a newer ECU flash for me. I asked him to print out the report and here is the relavant info:

PCM_FILENAME = SW-N3M5EK000

From what ZOOM44 has told me, the last letter before the 000 is the revision level. so this new one is the "K" revision.

But if I read around the forums, there's people talking about "N" revisions dated 2004/2005. Furthermore, there are later discussions about the "R" flash dated around 2006. But these discussions are all in US locations.

My car is 2007 and has a build date of December 2006.

Does anyone know the differences between the Canadian flash codes and the US flash codes? Zoom44 has a sticky posted talking about J,K, L, M flashes, but those appear to be for the US as it is dated 2004. The Canadian cars clearly have different revisions cause I couldn't possibly have been told I have "an update for the PCM" and then that update is just the "K" version.

 

Different years and Vin ranges ( and locations) have different series of flashes....if that is the latest for you car it is a different series than the 04/05's with the "R" flash

 

My dealer installed the "SW-N3Z2ET000" flash in my '04. That flash is for the "not enough oil injection" recall that happened in the summer of '06.

As far as I can tell it's the same file name that the US 2004's get.

The '06/'07s get different revisions then the '04/'05s.

 

the latest flash for canada is 4206F voluntary emissions recal

 

every model year has different flash file names. Do a search for your latest flash version according to your MY car.

 

There was one PCM update for my '07 which I got yesterday.

 

so what flash did u get for ur 07??? name number ???

 

I believe that the flashes are the same for the U.S. & Canada. Check this post for the current ones.
https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...postcount=1128

 

Sorry can't find my printout.

 

I just had my manual 04 reflashed even though there was no problems. i just wanted to make sure i had the latest flash.i hav the printout and the filename is SW-N3Z2EU000. which acording to this link https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php?...postcount=1128 is the same as the 04 auto cept the Z2 instead of Z1

 

Yep!

Mine was done 1month after the recall was announced.

 

The flashes are different for different model year cars everybody!

 

hmmmm okay people are very confusing on this forum when u read about 4206f latest flash this is the one that is for not enough oil injected in the engine after the recall mine seems to burns less oil so its weird.........



how do you know what code of flash u got the dealer is always so clueless and they call it 4206F.......