flashing

[skeeter1620]

what do you all mean by *flashing the computer* will it help if i get it done [xx(]

[CREWZIN]

Skeeter,

"Flashing" is just another way of saying the dealer hooks up your computer with the shops machine and all the settings in your computer are set up/back to the manufacturers OEM specifications. If you ever had your computer optimized by an aftermarket company for better performance, "flashing" will set your computer back to the normal settings as it came off the assembly line. Some 01 and possibly early 02 PTs needed to have the computer flashed to obtain better gas mileage and correct a couple of small problems.

[bobs turbo pt]

i just had a flash done i started the car and it chimed the temp looking thing was lit up and the temp gauge didn't work i drove right to the dealership never shut the car off, they came out with there hand held machine and found out what it was it was a flash that needed to be done to the computer, took 2 weeks to get it done problem only happened that one time

[Rolo]

It's your car's firmware, just like your computer's BIOS.

Now we need to just reverse engineer it and modify it to taste.