Evolve R - back to stock

[bmw1mc]

Hi all

So the worst has happened with the evolve r tune. I'm trying to return the car to stock tune and it seems something happened and the car has turned off. Now I can't start the car or anything.

Does anyone know how to fix this?!? Any help would be appreciated!

I've tried contacting evolve but no response as yet.

Thanks

Marco

[oystero]

Did u try saurabh (sverma) ?

Assuming u using the latest software than Ian posted few days ago ?

[Zuzu]

Hi Marco. Give Peter a call at Advan. He had a similar issue with a 1M running the same tune some time ago.

[bmw1mc]

Originally Posted by oystero

Did u try saurabh (sverma) ?

Assuming u using the latest software than Ian posted few days ago ?

Yeah spoke to him and there is not much he can do.....

[oystero]

Is your stock file size more than 1MB by any chance ?

[Ian///M]

I suspect the laptop put USB ports to sleep or something. I always move the mouse every few minutes to keep laptop awake or use a AC power source as paranoid about this nightmare happening.

Evolve Instruction manual:
In most cases the battery life of most frequently driven new vehicles is sufficient, but It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure the vehicle
has sufficient battery life to enable the reading and writing process, and therefore Evolve Automotive accepts not responsibility for any damage
cuased due lack of sufficient power during a read or write process.

Evolve FAQs:
Q. What if my battery runs out half way through?
A. Through the read/write process your vehicle will be 'live', so the battery will be on. For short processes this isn't an issue. But for longer ones, such as the N54, it is imperative that your vehicle battery be in good condition before you begin the process.
Our instruction manual will guide you through the process and tell you ways of increasing the battery health before you begin, but if your battery is dying you must use a relevant battery charger.
You also must ensure your laptop battery is charged enough for the process, and that all programs that could interrupt it are disabled, such as screen savers, virus checkers, sleep mode, power savers.

[Ian///M]

Originally Posted by oystero

Is your stock file size more than 1MB by any chance ?

Both tune and stock files are 2.1 MB

[bmw1mc]

Originally Posted by Ian///M

I suspect the laptop put USB ports to sleep or something. I always move the mouse every few minutes to keep laptop awake or use a AC power source as paranoid about this nightmare happening.

Nah it wasn't that, I had the laptop in hand and everything was fine and then the car itself went off.

[bmw1mc]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Hi Marco. Give Peter a call at Advan. He had a similar issue with a 1M running the same tune some time ago.

I don't think he is open now. Only have the business no.

[Zuzu]

Originally Posted by bmw1mc

I don't think he is open now. Only have the business no.

PM me your number and I will send you his mobile number..

[pavo335]

I know this will sound like a troll, but another reason to stick with a piggie

[MrBlonde]

I'd be all over that Evolve-R tune then. Sounds awesome.

[TS135i]

Originally Posted by bmw1mc

Hi all

So the worst has happened with the evolve r tune. I'm trying to return the car to stock tune and it seems something happened and the car has turned off. Now I can't start the car or anything.

Does anyone know how to fix this?!? Any help would be appreciated!

I've tried contacting evolve but no response as yet.

Thanks

Marco

I feel your pain Marco, I installed a Softronic tune in my at the time brand new 2010 Cayman S and the same thing happened! IIRC the solution was to recycle the ignition without starting for approx 30 seconds to have the ECU reboot. Then it went into limp mode, retried and she came to life with a mighty roar. I was fearful that I may have cooked the ECU, but thankfully everything was ok.

[Ian///M]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

I'd be all over that Evolve-R tune then. Sounds awesome.

If the car loses power while uploading, any flash tune will leave the car inoperable. Safest is to have laptop on AC and car battery hooked to charger too.

[saurabh_turingMS]

It is really important that the ECU update process not be interrupted.

I'm in Texas this week making timezones a bit of a challenge, but evolve is across this issue an will work with Marco on it.

With regard to the other 1M that had the issue, a phone call came thru while the ECU was being written to. Bluetooth was on so the call connected thru the car and killed the ECU update process midway. Once the ignition was turned on properly, the ECU did eventually respond and the file was rewritten. That 1M was back on the road with the evolve tune with no reported issues even after a couple months.

At the risk of stating the obvious, It doesn't matter what the ECU is being updated for (software update, tune etc) any interruptions to the process can cause issues. That's why BMW tend to keep the cars overnight when they update ECU software.

I don't know the details as yet of the issue that occurred with Marco's car, but it is being looked at and he is getting support.

Thanks

[bmw1mc]

Ok so I got some clear instructions from Evolve overnight and booyaaa!!!! The upload worked. Original file is back in the car, the software was able to read, pressed the ignition and bam the car fire back to life!!!!

Thanks to all for the help, sverma, Ian, joe and Peter from advan! A huge thanks to guys at evolve who calmed me down and told me how to fix everything!!!!

[Zuzu]

Well done Marco... Glad it all worked out in the end.. Break out a nice bottle of red..

[bmw1mc]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Well done Marco... Glad it all worked out in the end.. Break out a nice bottle of red..

Mate I'll be cracking open more than 1 tonight!

[saurabh_turingMS]

Originally Posted by bmw1mc

Mate I'll be cracking open more than 1 tonight!

Awesome, glad to hear its all sorted!

[Ian///M]

Care to share how to fix?

Once again, Evolve support seems pretty fast

[bmw1mc]

Originally Posted by Ian///M

Care to share how to fix?

Once again, Evolve support seems pretty fast

Yeah it was simple (for them anyway). They gave me the latest file to download. Had soft press the ignition twice, all lights came on, plugged on the cable and it was all over in about 8 minutes.

Which was the same process I followed last time but my car turned off half way through the upload. This time everything went smooth as

[gtappers]

Wow, you must be super-pleased with this eventual result. Sounds like you got some really good people helping you out on this. Good advice and info from others in the thread too. :-)