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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: valliant72 on 06 August 2009, 15:20:41

Title: Gearbox firmware
Post by: valliant72 on 06 August 2009, 15:20:41

hi, Would a local garage be able to do a gearbox firmware update or is it only Vx that can do this. As i called VX and they wouldnt even entertain it, saying they have never done one before and to get onto a remap company.

Title: Re: Gearbox firmware
Post by: Lee A on 06 August 2009, 15:22:20

You need someone with a Tech 2, theres a few on here, i think Kevin Wood would be closest to you, might be worth sending him a PM  :)

Title: Re: Gearbox firmware
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 August 2009, 16:28:59

Yep, no problem for me to do it. :y

A tech 2 will be required so the only hope is a main dealer. Since most of them would never bother to apply updates to customer cars they probably wouldn't want to try.

Don't know where in London you are located but I work in Fleet, Hants so could meet you somewhere into that area to save you a few miles. 

Cheers,

Kevin

Title: Re: Gearbox firmware
Post by: san on 06 August 2009, 16:33:51

Hello All.

What is the advantage updating the gearbox ?

Regards

San

Title: Re: Gearbox firmware
Post by: tunnie on 06 August 2009, 17:00:55

A huge improvment in smoothness, for father tunnie it was the change downs became super smooth.

There is no longer that 'surge' at 50mph.

Its amazing how much difference the updated software does to the box.

Title: Re: Gearbox firmware
Post by: valliant72 on 06 August 2009, 19:20:37

hi, im in east london. but ive only been driving local due to a health problem, but im very grateful for the offer. Its a shame i couldnt just send the ECU, but i suppose it cant be done like that.

Title: Re: Gearbox firmware
Post by: puffa on 06 August 2009, 20:28:34

does updating the software do anything to the mpg, currently around town mine holds between 2nd and 3rd due to speed not quite being enough, does the update change any ratio so this does not happen?

Steve

Title: Re: Gearbox firmware
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 August 2009, 21:28:38

Gearbox update won't make a huge difference to economy. It mainly makes the changes smoother.

Kevin

Title: Re: Gearbox firmware
Post by: san on 07 August 2009, 11:48:08

Hi all.

Thanks for the info, I need make this upgrade with Kevin. The changes in my gearbox are hard and strange. In the morning I need hold in the D to get better changes.
San

Title: Re: Gearbox firmware
Post by: TheBoy on 07 August 2009, 18:16:48

Quote

hi, im in east london. but ive only been driving local due to a health problem, but im very grateful for the offer. Its a shame i couldnt just send the ECU, but i suppose it cant be done like that.

I have looked at doing them via post, but been pretty unsuccessful so far, so the car currently needs to be present