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Andy@APR
04-06-2007, 07:58 AM
A Technical Service Bulletin was issued by Audi of America on 2/26/07 requiring all dealerships to update and log in a database all FSI cars that enter the dealership service department for any reason while they are still under warranty. This TSB is commonly referred to as the OY Update Campaign.

What this means to APR FSI ECU Upgrade Clients is that once you have visited your dealership on or after 2/26/07 your APR programming will have been erased. The dealership is still unable to determine that the ecu had ever been modified but the reflash does remove all APR performance data.

This does not mean that you will be without your ECU Upgrade for an extended period of time or never have it again or suffer any additional expenses from APR for it to be reloaded.

Typically, in the case of such an update you would merely need to return the place of original installation have them flash the APR ECU Upgrade onto your ecu again at no charge from APR.

However, this new update is not consistent with most updates and involves many more code changes than usual. This results in APR having to recompile our performance data for every affected ECU. We are working very diligently to release the updated code as soon as possible. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and hope that everyone recognizes that we are doing everything we can to provide the update in the very near future.

At this time the following ecu part number(s) are avialable (please check this thread periodically if your ecu is not listed as this is where all update information will be dissemenated):

*****UPDATED*****

Previous ecu part # 8E0910115B s0110 or lower is now available with the updated information and will be reloaded onto your ecu with the new ecu part # 8E0910115B s0120. This code affects some but not all of the
2005.5-06 B7 A4 2.0T FSI clients. Please verify your ecu part number through your distributor before making an appointment.

Previous ecu part # 8E0910115M s0050 or lower is now available with the updated information and will be reloaded onto your ecu with the new ecu part # 8E0910115M s0060.

Previous ecu part # 8E0910115P s0010 or lower is now available with the updated information and will be reloaded onto your ecu with the new ecu part # 8E0910115P s0020.

***IMPORTANT***
If by chance you do not live anywhere near an authorized APR Distributor, there are several ways of checking your ECU to find out the ECU Box Code along with the software coding. The first and easiest way to check is if you have or have access to a VAG COM. Here is a screen shot of where you need to look at for the information if and only IF your using a VAG COM.

http://ross-tech.com/vag-com/tour/704-screens/open-controller.png

If you do not have access to a VAG COM, please go to a local autoparts store or any other local shop and just hook up a general scan tool to read what the ECU box and software is. If you have any questions about any of these steps, please feel free to contact us or PM me.

If you have a 2005.5-06 B7 A4 with ECU part number 8E0910115B s0110 or lower and you have not visited your dealership since 2/26/07, please do so before visiting your APR distributor. We will not flash update any clients ecu that has not previous visited their dealership for the update as all dealership updated cars are logged in a database held by the dealerships and return to the dealership with the update installed but not logged may result in loss of warranty.

Thanks again for everyone's patience during this difficult situation and we are almost back on track with fun, safe power for everyone! [up]

Andy@APR

Sharpointer
04-06-2007, 08:41 AM
Thanks for the update!

Svart
04-06-2007, 08:44 AM
finally an official word from APR, thanks. Can I call APR directly to find out my ecu part number?

Andy@APR
04-06-2007, 08:55 AM
finally an official word from APR, thanks. Can I call APR directly to find out my ecu part number?


There is really no way we can tell you over the phone. You will have to hook up a VAG COM or take it to a local shop to get the information from the ECU. Please let me know if you have any further questions on this.

Con
04-06-2007, 04:23 PM
ok noob question. even in that screen shot, what are we looking for.

lnferno
04-07-2007, 02:02 PM
Thanks for the update. I'm sure that TSB threw your other projects off big time. Thanks again for the timely communication and updates!

parks853
04-07-2007, 09:02 PM
APR it's time to take the next step, and up it to the top level. APR is the premier chip tuner and stands behind their products with wonderful customer service. APR's products are tested extensively and proven to cause no issues with our cars. Therefore, APR should back up their products with a warranty for the claims Audi rejects due to the car being APR modified.

Are you ready for the next step... I am. And yes I would pay extra for the added piece of mind.

back2boost
04-08-2007, 10:19 AM
yes i just took my car in for service and they performed the update... luckily i did not have the chip yet

AAAA
04-08-2007, 08:33 PM
APR it's time to take the next step, and up it to the top level. APR is the premier chip tuner and stands behind their products with wonderful customer service. APR's products are tested extensively and proven to cause no issues with our cars. Therefore, APR should back up their products with a warranty for the claims Audi rejects due to the car being APR modified.

Are you ready for the next step... I am. And yes I would pay extra for the added piece of mind.

no sir. this would not work. audi will likely void the warranty for anything that the software COULD have caused, but not necessarily did cause. so why would APR come out with a warranty with the same reasoning unless it was concluded without a doubt that it was the software that caused it. And good luck finding a need to provide a warranty for turbos blowing up that is caused by APR software. that's why they are #1, b/c it just doesn' happen

parks853
04-08-2007, 09:31 PM
no sir. this would not work. audi will likely void the warranty for anything that the software COULD have caused, but not necessarily did cause. so why would APR come out with a warranty with the same reasoning unless it was concluded without a doubt that it was the software that caused it. And good luck finding a need to provide a warranty for turbos blowing up that is caused by APR software. that's why they are #1, b/c it just doesn' happen

I personally think it would be a great move. I have heard one of the BMW software companies offers a warranty, and also Oettinger had mentioned their B7 software will include warranty.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=111648&highlight=oettinger

A warranty for stage 3 would be even better!

b7a4_turbo
04-11-2007, 07:32 PM
Any news?

I forgot how much power the chip + test pipe added!

car's slow...

and i hate looking @ the check engine light

jmicko
04-11-2007, 09:25 PM
i just had my new updated software and testpipe file put on yesterday after driving my car stock for about a week.....its soooo nice have my 93 program back!!!!!

AAAA
04-12-2007, 06:58 AM
Any news?

I forgot how much power the chip + test pipe added!

car's slow...

and i hate looking @ the check engine light

ALL A4 software is complete. Go get your updated file!

edkwok
04-12-2007, 12:18 PM
ALL A4 software is complete. Go get your updated file!

Did you confirm it w/ APR?

b7a4_turbo
04-13-2007, 03:10 PM
I just confirmed with APR...all A4 Software update is completed!

AAAA
04-13-2007, 08:23 PM
Did you confirm it w/ APR?

i didn't make it up if that's what you mean. Of course it came from APR

Elberoth
06-13-2007, 06:25 AM
Many European tuners provide a warranty on a chipped cars. That is why they charge so much (1000 EUR on avg for a basic file).

retrohasen
06-13-2007, 07:27 AM
I unstuck this one, since everyone seems to know about it.

4-tified
06-13-2007, 07:57 AM
I notice that this was mentioned twice, "no additional cost from APR".
Well, that should go without saying as it's not the buyers fault that your code can't be loaded off of a device keyed to a specific car.

So, what happens is that the tuners love it because they get to charge their standard install fee again. Many charge $40 and up claiming it takes .5-1 hour to do.
Odd, because Revo says it only takes about 10 minutes.

I'm not clear on this so you Revo guys help me out.
The SPS device, does it actually hold the data in it and you upload the file you want, or is it just a key that switches software variants held within the ECU?
So, if the dealer flashes the ECU, but you have the SPS, can you just uplaod the REVO software from your SPS device?

Fobia
06-13-2007, 08:20 AM
you guys want to send me a check for 50$ that i have to spend for the guy to type a few keys on the keyboard?

yeah.... that would be grrreat.