Dear theboy,
any URL or hint where to get : TIS and Tech2 combination ?
Eyad,
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TIS2000 is a subscription-based software supplied by GM to Opel/Vauxhall dealers and garages and contains technical information bulletins and service updates. The latest ECU software versions are supplied through TIS2000. As with any other software, it may be possible to obtain illegal copies of TIS2000, but we do not support use of pirated software and we certainly can’t provide any information regarding how you might obtain such a copy.
Tech2 is the official GM diagnostic tool. With Tech2 and TIS2000, you can update the software on the various ECUs (e.g. Engine ECU, Automatic gearbox ECU, Aircon ECU etc). The TIS2000 software will be running on a laptop, and Tech2 will be connected to the ODB diagnostic socket on the car on one side and to the laptop on the other.
Both Tech2 and TIS2000 are very expensive to buy (the cost is several thousands of Pounds), and generally only garages can afford buying them, though there are one or two enthusiast who bought them privately.
Also, the combination of Tech2 and TIS2000 can only be used to upload newer official GM versions of the ECU software, but as things stand I am not aware of anyone providing re-mapped software versions for Omega for upload through Tech2.
Other third party ODB scanning tools can read codes and reset warning lights, but I am not aware of any such third party tool that can actually upload new ECU software versions as Tech2 does.
As for your dealer, he may have very well updated the software on your engine ECU to the latest official GM release using Tech2. This should not take long and does not require any parts to be removed or replaced in the engine bay – the ECU on later Omegas is flashable i.e. it can be erased and re-written electronically using Tech2.
If you have a third party ODB scan tool, it may show you the version of the ECU software, and if you post it here then we can tell you if this is indeed the latest version available.