The BECM will not ask for EKA if the EKA is turned off and yes you can just turn it back on.
The BECM will not ask for EKA if the EKA is turned off and yes you can just turn it back on.
The key to not having problems is, as I said, turning off both EKA and the Immobiliser. Both can of course be turned back on if you want trouble
The previous problems were, if I remember correctly, about entering the EKA with diagnostics which cannot be done on early BECM's, nor can you turn EKA off if the system wants the EKA code.
If the EKA is switched off it ceases to be part of the firmware operation, if the immobiliser is turned off then it will never be needed.
Turning off the immobiliser on the diesel may be different to the V8, but with it turned off, the mobilisation code is sent automatically at intervals as soon as the key is put in the ignition without the need for FOB codes EKA codes or anything else and has nothing to do with the passive alarm.
I think Rick has misunderstood what I'm saying, he is correct if you just turn off EKA you can end up in a world of pain, especially on early cars where you cannot enter the EKA code from diagnostics. With the immobiliser turned off, the EKA is irrelevant.
Who mentioned a passive alarm? We don't have one. The passive immobiliser is what is turned off in nanocom when you set immobiliser to "disabled" - the point is only that the disable option does not disable the entire immobilisation system, it just stops the vehicle immobilising itself in certain ignition off situations.
Saw this pop up on my fakebook feed from classic rides north wales-Les edwards
"Self install immo off boxes.
Remove your immo off completely do it your self.
Contact us for more information-£65"
Saw this pop up on my fakebook feed from classic rides north wales-Les edwards
"Self install immo off boxes.
Remove your immo off completely do it your self.
Contact us for more information-£65"
Rip off, 5 minutes with diagnostics and I can turn off the immobiliser and the EKA code.
Rip off, 5 minutes with diagnostics and I can turn off the immobiliser and the EKA code requirementSaw this pop up on my fakebook feed from classic rides north wales-Les edwards
"Self install immo off boxes.
Remove your immo off completely do it your self.
Contact us for more information-£65"
For the diesel, it's easy enough to transmit the mobilisation code to the EDC, it can be done with an Arduino, however you do need to know what the code is in the first place and they are not all the same. The petrol uses a rolling code so is harder.
