Author: zilog357

If you like to open electronic devices when they get damaged, either to try to fix it or to use it for spare electronic parts or just to take a look inside, out of curiosity to see how it is…

I will start by saying, “Don’t let this deceivingly small size jump starter fool you”. New times have come, and new technology has arrived, and when it comes to the automotive industry, it does not cease to surprise us with…

This article was made because we have had customers who ordered a performance chip for their 1993, 1994, or 1995 BMW 325i/525i, and after installing the chip, they have accidentally touched the positive terminal of the car battery with the…

The immobilizer system, also known just as “immo”, is an automotive security system integrated into many vehicles since the 1980s, and it has become more sophisticated over the years. It is installed in some 2001, 2002, and 2003 Toyota RAV4…

This is how a simple situation was causing a car to completely stall at intermittent times with no apparent cause. This could happen to any car, though actual technology has already corrected this bug in engine computers. This is just…

When you replace your 2001, 2002, or 2003 Toyota RAV4 ECM (engine computer or ECU) with a used or recycled unit, if your vehicle is equipped with an immobilizer system, which is an anti-theft security system, you must reprogram the…

When working with immobilizer EEPROMs, sometimes the ideal way of programming the EEPROM is by doing it while it is in the circuit, as removing it, programming, and resoldering it back to the circuit adds a bit more effort and…

If you own a Toyota Rav4 from 2001 through 2005 with automatic transmission, and you are experiencing problems with the transmission, like harsh shifting, loss of power, launching on third gear and/or slamming into gear when it is put in…

Sometimes when we are cruising in our cars and decide to accelerate either slightly or harder, we experience an annoying hesitation or stalling. There could be many different factors causing this situation with your car, but many times this hesitation…

This covers installing a chip in the 1992-1995 Honda JDM ECUs, “P72”, “P30”, and “P08”. Installing a performance chip on 1992-1995 Honda JDM computers uses the same method as described in other posts on this website about non-JDM ECUs. You…