Rough running 04 rx8, loss of power, pinging etc....Dealer says tech said PCM needs to be sent to California. Anyone had this done and the time length?

 

dont know where you are in relation to cali. figure a week tho- take it out. box it. shipd next day. 2 days in cali before it ships back. they dotn put it in the day they get it but the next day. weeken in between maybe. 7days at least.

not to toot my own horn- well actually i am

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somebody should pay me for this

 

I can ship one out (next day air) and possibly have it back Saturday. The actual flash only takes a few minutes and they over night them back.

 

I had it done before on my AT. Was getting a the same pinging noise and loss of power. They sent it off wed. got the car back on Mon.

 

how do you expect to be called a miracle worker of you tell people how long it actually takes you? (said with a Scots accent)

 

Just wondering why a PCM would need to be sent out of state to be reflashed... dont delarships have the capability to do it in-house? Is this something different?

 

Good question. What happens when they send it as oppose to flashing it?

 

A short time ago Mazda started asking dealers to send mutiple flood PCM's to the headquarters in Irvine. They clear and reflash the PCM to a level not available to the dealers via WDS download. It has no real flash level number and adds no performance gains I can see. From what I hear it only changes the MOP profile.

 

cant be reflashed, needs to be wiped clean. dealer cant do that.

beers

 

What is the MOP profile?

 

Metering Oil Pump-the gizmo that pumps engine oil into the combustion area of the engine for lubrication and cooling. It's controlled by the PCM.

 

yep ...