ECUworx issue with clutch switch direct wire and GPS delete

[nextelbuddy]

In the latest version of ECU worx You have the option to choose clutch switch with GPS option or clutch switch direct wire and then you have a check box for GPS delete

Those options work in general but they are not setting one additional option.

Two cars that I flashed for SMG to 6 MT conversion. I've used ECUworx and both cars have the issue where the car would stall out and die when coming to a stop and pushing the clutch pedal in and they both had these 700 brown or black clutch switch

I then had to take a look back at the SMG to 6MT DIY and look in the coding section and noticed there were three items you had to code manually


The third option is the one that ECUworx is not setting, at least in the DME I was working with which were from 2005 ZCP cars. They were HP DME 2701

But when I looked at the file and hex editor. The third option was not set and I had to set the third option and that solved the issue

In a future version update of ECUworx perhaps that can be updated and fixed?

I'm attaching a picture that shows the three options and the third option is one that is not set.

[lemoose]

Thanks for sharing! I remember tracking this bit down for months after I got my swap done (this was before the tool even did the first two operations). Out of curiosity, do you happen to know what each change does exactly?

[ejendow]

Wow I haven't seen this documented anywhere. I'm glad that this fixed that issue.

Where is this screenshot from?

[nextelbuddy]

Wow I haven't seen this documented anywhere. I'm glad that this fixed that issue.

Where is this screenshot from?

From the SMG to 6MT DIY thread

https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/main-forum/e46-2001-2006/2844-smg-to-6mt-conversion

[ejendow]

From the SMG to 6MT DIY thread

https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/m...6mt-conversion

thanks, I realized that after I reread your post

[ejendow]

Got my car coded by Martyn @ Ecuworx after my swap and I just checked my bin file to see that the third option was not set.

[Jeppe1976]

Am i even looking at the right place? See pic?

My car is a US car and currently in Europe, the HP conversion is done in Germany and the SMG swap is done in the US.

In the latest version of ECU worx You have the option to choose clutch switch with GPS option or clutch switch direct wire and then you have a check box for GPS delete

Those options work in general but they are not setting one additional option.

Two cars that I flashed for SMG to 6 MT conversion. I've used ECUworx and both cars have the issue where the car would stall out and die when coming to a stop and pushing the clutch pedal in and they both had these 700 brown or black clutch switch

I then had to take a look back at the SMG to 6MT DIY and look in the coding section and noticed there were three items you had to code manually


The third option is the one that ECUworx is not setting, at least in the DME I was working with which were from 2005 ZCP cars. They were HP DME 2701

But when I looked at the file and hex editor. The third option was not set and I had to set the third option and that solved the issue

In a future version update of ECUworx perhaps that can be updated and fixed?

I'm attaching a picture that shows the three options and the third option is one that is not set.

[nextelbuddy]

Am i even looking at the right place? See pic?

My car is a US car and currently in Europe, the HP conversion is done in Germany and the SMG swap is done in the US.

You have to use a hex editor to open your bin file so that you can modify the setting manually.

If your car is running a US non-csl spec tune and you converted from SMG to manual, then most likely you need to manually change the third setting with a hex editor.

If you use ECU works and open your bin file, it will tell you if your file is a US file or Euro file

[Jeppe1976]

Can someone explain how to check the Bin file? "It is located at 0x88A2 on 2701" i can find the "Row" 88A2 which is "00" now but what and where is the 2701??

[nextelbuddy]

Can someone explain how to check the Bin file? "It is located at 0x88A2 on 2701" i can find the "Row" 88A2 which is "00" now but what and where is the 2701??

first did you open your BIN file in ECUWORX to verify if your tune is USA or Euro tune? if its Euro then you are wasting your time. if its USA and its 2701 (ECUWORX tells you what the version is and the last few digits will say 2701) then you:

open your BIN file in a hex editor like https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/

once its open look for a GOTO command, not search

input the address which is 0x88A2 but drop the 0x and just type in 88A2. your cursor will go to the address and you look for 0x80... i you see it then change it to 0xA0. if its euro then it will already be set to A0. if its not 2701 then it will be something else completely different.

[Jeppe1976]

Yes i did and its Region Europe. Does it look Ok? Its a CSL clone now with a converted ECU to HP. As soon as i change something and reflash it i get "Internal fault DME" fault code.

[nextelbuddy]

Yes i did and its Region Europe. Does it look Ok? Its a CSL clone now with a converted ECU to HP. As soon as i change something and reflash it i get "Internal fault DME" fault code.

You're running the European CSL tune so you don't have to make this change because the Euro tunes don't have this problem specifically


Whatever your root cause problem is it's not going to be solved by this fix.

If you're having an issue where your car is stalling when it comes to an idle, cruis, control is not working or your shift lights are not working in the cluster then it sounds like whoever did your conversion either didn't use a proper brown or green clutch switch or the wiring wasn't done correctly for wiring the clutch switch directly to the DME.