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ECU BRICKED? Immediate help requested!

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by AyeShade, Mar 29, 2025.

  1. Aug 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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    SomeTacoDude

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    I really wish you guys hadn't posted these comments. I've been thinking that the OTT tune I did was some of the best money I've spent on my truck. Now because of the unsolicited opinion of two people I don't know I'm having second thoughts.;)
     
  2. Aug 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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    t0p_d0g

    t0p_d0g My Tacoma is my happy place

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    My truck already pulls like a SBC. It’s not a race truck. If I want to haul ass I jump in my 1969 Z/28 with the DZ302 and grab some gears.
     
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  3. Aug 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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    Unsolicited opinions; is this your first day on the internet? I along with others are just pointing out the 5,000-pound elephant in the room with these tunes. They are not without risk.
     
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  4. Aug 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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    AyeShade

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    They said it was an interface issue with the OBD so something interrupted the file transfer. And for the seemingly unintelligent gentleman commenting about race cars and “my super sick Z/28 with a BA-eleven transmission” these tunes are to fix throttle issues and shift points. Not to add any significant amount of power.
     
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  5. Aug 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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    This is in fact not my first day on the internet. Actually I bought the VF tuner and the files from OTT and tuned my own truck. I did my due diligence, which made me to make sure that I turned off everything on my laptop and in the truck that might interrupt the procedure, and I put a charger on my battery to make sure voltage didn't drop.

    Given how worried you are about something going wrong, I'm surprised you drive your truck to the end of the driveway every morning.
     
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  6. Aug 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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    Yes, I'd love to know what goes on in your brain to make you so sure anyone on the internet gives a fuck what you think.
     
  7. Aug 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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    Stop the presses! You bricked your own ECU? Now we know the rest of the story! The fine folks at OTT have my sincerest apologies. :)

    Buck is out!
     
  8. Aug 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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    Dealerships brick ECU's too ;)
     
  9. Aug 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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    Then charge the customer for new ecu....
     
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  10. Aug 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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    Buck is most definitely out. My neighbor's dog might have better reading comprehension than you do.
     
  11. Aug 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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    Ye, my stealership bricked my neighbor's 2018 doing the TSB-Update. They charged him for a new ECU...
     
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  12. Aug 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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    Phlogiston

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