galleychief

Took my car to the dealer for oil and filter change. I asked them to give me the N flash. As I was reviewing the bill there was no mention of ECU upgrades. I asked the service mgr and he told me he couldn't do it because he didn't have the flash yet. When I asked him to get it he said as soon as an RX8 owner comes in with a complaint that is addressed by the flash he could do a RO for it. Once the 1st 8 owner has it done at the dealer for a legitimate performance issue, he could then do it for anyone else if they request it.

So what is the "problem" that the N flash is supposed to correct?

Thanks!

Ellar

Wow, you'd think Mazda charges them some rediculous fee to download the latest software to their shop equipment. That can't be right, can it?

Nemesis8

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Come down to Olympia - my tech said he could do it in 15 minutes. Which dealer was this?

kristopher_d

Ummm, if you have your car in for ANY service, it's supposed to be flashed. That's what Lee Johnson's service mgr said, any way.

MI_FamilyMan

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, the "N"-flash still falls under the MSP04 campaign. M-flash was the first flash released under this campaign, so I imagine that if you've got a fully functioning M-flash (ie. no problems), they won't flash you with the N.

mikeyr

unless of course your car suddenly starts "running rough"....but only intermitently....on every other Tuesday morning ...wink wink nudge nudge say no more...... or....change service agent

galleychief

I took it to Parr Ford/Mazda in Bremerton, same place as always. . . When I asked why I didn't have to ask for the M flash which they did at my last oil change it was because another owner had already had it done to correct his "problem", so they could automatically provide the upgrade to subsequent customers.

Nemesis, I finally got my CZ unit and Harrison CANscan. Would like to meet up one weekend with you and dmp if he's available to discuss tuning or perhaps a dyno pull. I could probably hit another dealer for the N flash in Tacoma or near you

galleychief

. . .and I even told my guy that it was "Flash Friday" and he had to hook me up. He still declined. . .apparently not a fan of Tom Leykis :D

Razz1

N flash is a placebo.... It does nothing.

It's only there to fix a small bunch of buggy M flashes some dealers had installed.

RX8PDX

buggy M flashes? There is a checksum that is ran when you flash. No such thing as a small buch of buggy M flashes. Just not possible. All M flashes would be the same. If there is a problem with the flash, you can always re-flash the M, no need for a different flash.

jaguargod

I complained of hard starts and poor fuel mileage, and I got it. I don't know if it was due to the flash, or just because my car has more miles on it and better fuel economy (only about 4,000 miles), but it seems to have improved my from about 15.5 mpg to about 18.2 mpg.

Morgan

you're dumb.


on topic: i love my N flash. To get the N flash i had to bring in papers showing it existed and such. If you're not under warenty, they charge 20 bucks..wtf...but i love my N. lol

RX-GR8

who told you that?

Ellar

I'm guessing Morgan isn't the guilty party...

Morgan

haha, that would be correct...the guy was HIGHLY mis-informed

BlueFrenzy

I hope Razz was just being sarcastic. If the N Flash didn't do anything, why would there be a thread on N Flash (with 8+ pages) and how it's doing crazy stuff to the AFR, mileage, etc?

Morgan

cause he has no idea what he was talking about...

lure3o1

i got the M flash then i just took it in and got the N flash. i had no problems at all.

Mikelikes2drive

tell them you had "hard starts" always works :D

slllygrl10

I have been trying to get N flash but they keep saying its not available for my car......they said its not available to all rx8's

slllygrl10

Ok so you went to Congressional Mazda? I have been trying pissing me off and they cant tell me what flash I have since they never put a sticker under the hood last time.

slllygrl10

What's everyones build date?

lure3o1

yeah i just took it in basically and said i have hard starts sometimes and they said ok and did it at congressional mazda. i never had any problems there at all, as in terms as in needing to get something done. the only thing i wondar about is y my brakes are still making noise after going in for it 2 times already. im taking it in again on monday. also my engine coolant light came on maybe 2weeks after they serviced it? i thought they do a check for the levels on all that stuff but i guess not. besides that i think the place is ALOT better then the service at Darcars near cherry hill road.

goforwand

I went form M to N.

-Idle dropped from ~950 to ~750
-Idle is smoother
-Gas mileage has gone down slightly
-These are not "butt-dyno" observations

-Acceleration seems smoother through the lower RPM's
-Shifter vibration has been lessened
-Car seems a bit more responsive
-These ARE "butt-dyno" observations

So, something has "happened" to the car, especially considering the idle and gas mileage changes. The rest is subjective. Believe me, the people I take my car to would not lift a finger to do anything else to it except what was on a work order. Crap, if they saw a loose spark plug wire, they wouldn't touch it unless Mazda reimbursed them for it.