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Revo stock isnt stock????????????

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Sunglasses Ron:
I know it must be hard Dom (fooking hard), but try and keep the faith if you can mate.. It's a hell of a coincidence that this has all come about since the Revo software has been loaded on, but as Dave says, it's highly likely that this is more to do with another part of the car failing. Just need to be diagnosed (which is the problem).
I have done nearly 200,000 miles on Revo software without one hiccup and although there seems to be a current wave of bad press and negativity regarding Revo, I still have nothing but faith in the product and will use them again and again..

Hope you get sorted as soon as possible mate so you can actually enjoy the product for what it is..  :driver:

vRS Carl:

--- Quote from: PDT on January 23, 2011, 12:08:01 am ---
--- Quote from: vRS Carl on January 22, 2011, 11:34:16 pm ---I wouldn't expect Revo to diagnose a fault over the phone or email. But they don't listen to their so called network of trained and knowledgeable dealers. I know through bitter experience.

Factory stock isnt always full factory stock either. Well at least not the same Model Year car :wink:

--- End quote ---

No, but it will be the exact same software version that was flashed to the ECU on the production line as well as any updates that have been added. The Bosch hardware and software number will be the same as well as checksum values, VAG number, chassis number, software version etc.... I know this as I have checked many cars that we have flashed with full stock software from the Revo database and Winols (map editing software) always shows the file is a 100% match to known Bosch factory files.

As for customer care from Revo, the moment I saw this thread, I rang a revo technician on his mobile out of hours (around 7pm on a saturday night) and they spent 15-20 mins talking through the scenario and possible solutions, cant ask more than that can you?

And as yet nobody knows if its a software fault, it could be anything such as faulty lambda, faulty pcv, boist leak, vac leak, dodgy cat, contaminants in combustion i.e burning oil, breather problem.........

--- End quote ---

Well i know of more than one car that have had the wrong "factory" file flashed back. Revo's stock database is not always a "100% stock" file from the factory. They take the file from 1 factory car and then keep that on file. They don't bother then to check ECU no's or revisions of the file with any updates like you say. If your car is the same car then thats the file you get regardless of model year. The checksum is not always altered either, again i know from experience.

Otherwise explain to me how an ED30 i know of made S3 power on a "100% Stock Factory" Map :confused:

Revo's customer care is not very good once you have a problem. Again i'm speaking from experience. The default answer is "boost leak". I had and have had loads of problems on K03 Stage 2+. I spent a considerable amount of money replacing parts on the car as Revo were adament something was wrong with the car. However i have since gone back to Stage 2 and now make more power/torque than stage 2+ :stupid: But the software is still apparently not at fault :confused:

As you say in this particular case we don't know if it is the software yet. But just because something doesn't show straight away doesn't mean the software is not to blame. It only takes a typo in the code.

Like i said earlier the product, when it works, is very good. However i want backup and customer care that listen's to what i have to say rather than instantly just cutting me off saying it's a hardware fault. Maybe you have a Revo technician's mobile and can call him whenever. But your one of their dealers and they have to be a bit more co-operative with dealers otherwise they can't sell their product.

Remember as well that their customer care is only assessed/tested when someone has a problem :smiley:

heavyd:
Well then, looks like things have got stirred up a little here :popcornsoda:
I wasnt saying that its the map to blame, I merely stated that it was coincidental that it came on just after revo was flashed onto the car. As far as higher levels go, the car had been running Bluefin stage 2+ file until a couple of days before the revo flash.
All I was wanting to do was run the car with a stock map to rule out the map, before I start ploughing loads more money onto parts that I dont even need to buy. I'm going to buy an apr fuel pump anyway to rule that part out, £763, I've already bought a MAF, £108, some people say it might be the primary  lambda sensor £110. so that will be £990 spent on a car that had no faults whilst running with bluefin. add that to the MOT in a couple of weeks and the £720 for the 40,000 service due in 3 weeks,  this is starting to get expensive :stupid:
If the oem map is on and the fault code comes back on, then I know revo isnt to blame

heavyd:
I've just thought,  If I pay for stage 2, then get a pump at a later date, would I still have to pay for a stage 2+ file at a later date even if I've paid for it once before?

vRStu:
Depends how Dave is feeling.  There may be a labour charge.

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