This
FRESH AS A DAISY (01/21/2023) Video from “Crazy Ivan”, The Man From PHAD (Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics) is
CRAZY COOL concerning the notion that using the Old Tech2 TIS2WEB and-or Old Tech2 TIS2000 Software are '
DEAD for DIAGNOSTICS' is just plain rubbish!
In this situation, Ivan took in a 2008 Saab 9.3 Turbo V6 Sedan after it took three hours for the Owner to tow it to his place in Pennsylvania called "Pine Hollow Auto Dignostics after it sat in a “European PRO Shop” somewhere for around One Year. The Customer wound up driving this car with only 5 out of 6 Cylinders working. It followed that Ivan used a Low Amp Clamp and Two Channel Probes with his PICO-Scope and Laptop to sample the signals from the #3 and #5 EFIs
(One BAD vs. One GOOD) along with taking the Current Amperage measurements from BOTH EFIs on his PICO Laptop Screen.
This took LESS THAN 30 MINUTES to Test & Confirm that the Saab ECM had a Bad EFI Driver and condemned it to DEATH!
Ivan got Lucky over on eBay and purchased a Good Used Replacement…
and HERE is where the Story gets REAL interesting because re-programming this New ECM required using either a "GYMKO" Tech2
OR the Bosch MDI Tool in Tech2 Emulation as a PASS-THRU Device along with accessing the Global TIS2WEB set up to install the ECM into the Car. Along the way, Ivan also had to access TIS2000 due to Security Set Up issues
AND he shows us how he had to select and modify certain files on his Laptop TIS2000 Software to GET THIS TO WORK.
This entire Video is an Absolute
JOY to watch because it shows what is necessary in order to be called a
“TRUE AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTICIAN” when that Tech possesses the Right Skill Set, The Right Tools and a DEEP understanding of How All of these Things Work Together to quickly get to the heart of the faulty matters and solve these otherwise unsolvable problems.
Mere Parts Changers will NEVER be able to do this!
eBay
GYMKO Tech 2
TIS2WEB
TIS2000
Global TIS2WEB
PICO-Scope
Low Amp Clamp
Bosch MDI
...And Finally… “Crazy Ivan’s “ Amazing Skill Set…. ALL … FTW!
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Having that Saab Specialty "GYMKO" PCMCIA Card on hand for a True Tech 2 ordered from any of the Chinese Vendors is an absolute MUST HAVE for this Particular Vehicle... even though the designation for it is for Driving in the United States. The Alternative is to follow on with what Ivan did in the Post that follows this one...