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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: bluebuss on 17 July 2010, 22:40:56

Title: how the hell??
Post by: bluebuss on 17 July 2010, 22:40:56

........do you get into the g'box ecu to update the sofware??
how and where do you get the tools for the pc to do this?
i think the ecu is causing my gearbox to destroy second gear after constantly changing down to 2 then3 then down to 4 everytime it needs to keep up with the cruise control or going up hill....... :-? :(

Title: Re: how the hell??
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 17 July 2010, 22:54:54

It's done with a Tech 2 box that plugs into a connector below your stering wheel in the fusebox area.i hope that helps.

Title: Re: how the hell??
Post by: Andy H on 17 July 2010, 23:00:05

You go to a main dealer who uses 'Tech 2' to upload new firmware via the diagnostic socket in the fuse box (and charges main dealer prices)

or

You contact one of the administrators of OOF who happen to have Tech 2 to do the same tech 2 prices (http://theboy.omegaowners.com/tech2/prices.shtml)

or

you contact 'The Boy' directly and arrange to post your ECU to him and have it reprogrammed (assuming he is still able to offer that service)

Title: Re: how the hell??
Post by: bluebuss on 17 July 2010, 23:11:30

good thinking bat man.....thing is if its lost in the post from here to england i have to find another bugger..........

Title: Re: how the hell??
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 17 July 2010, 23:16:46

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good thinking bat man.....thing is if its lost in the post from here to england i have to find another bugger..........

Wouldn't a gearbox ecu be better?  ;D

Title: Re: how the hell??
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 18 July 2010, 03:11:10

Are you sure it's the ECU, if it only has issues going up hill have you checked your gearbox oil level recently.

Title: Re: how the hell??
Post by: bluebuss on 20 July 2010, 17:23:02

oil level is bang on the line, all fresh oil at 13€ a ltr.....
it also happens when you are doing 60mph and want to increase speed a little, it jumps right upto 2nd and works its way back down missing 4th all together........ :-?

Title: Re: how the hell??
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2010, 19:00:40

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........do you get into the g'box ecu to update the sofware??
how and where do you get the tools for the pc to do this?
i think the ecu is causing my gearbox to destroy second gear after constantly changing down to 2 then3 then down to 4 everytime it needs to keep up with the cruise control or going up hill....... :-? :(

Try your local Opel dealer.


If you really want to do it yourself, get yourself a real Tech2 (eg, egay item 260615941522), a WebTIS subscription (€30 for 1 hour) and a computer.