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1995 525i
10-17-2006, 01:18 PM
Hello all!
I recently have been running an EAT chip in my car. I took it out yesterday and put in my factory chip. After double checking the connection I put it back in my car and tried to start my car. For whatever reason, the car wouldn't fire. I took the factory chip out and put the EAT chip back in and the car started on the first try. Any ideas?

Thank you,

Michael
Antrieb
10-17-2006, 01:20 PM
Call up Mark and see if they accidently sent you the wrong chip.
califblue
10-17-2006, 01:21 PM
Hello all!
I recently have been running an EAT chip in my car. I took it out yesterday and put in my factory chip. After double checking the connection I put it back in my car and tried to start my car. For whatever reason, the car wouldn't fire. I took the factory chip out and put the EAT chip back in and the car started on the first try. Any ideas?

Thank you,

Michael

funny that happend to me too...I left the key on for like 2 min then all was well.
Not really sure why...maybe the ECU has to re-learn?
632 Regal
10-17-2006, 01:22 PM
sure its going in the right direction? Any of the legs bent?
steve0suprem0
10-17-2006, 01:23 PM
could be a fried chip?
VentoGT
10-17-2006, 01:24 PM
Make sure all of the pins seat properly into the board--sometimes you have to bend the pins back.
billb
10-17-2006, 01:31 PM
Call up Mark and see if they accidently sent you the wrong chip.

He was running the EAT just fine. This is my EAT chip (?) that I was letting him borrow. It was running fine on his stock chip before the EAT, then running fine on the EAT. It's just when he reinstalled the stock chip that it won't run...
1995 525i
10-17-2006, 01:39 PM
Make sure all of the pins seat properly into the board--sometimes you have to bend the pins back.

I'll retry Thursday. Perhaps a combination of the above mentioned suggestions will work.

Thanks.

Michael
Qube
10-17-2006, 02:21 PM
Your car has tasted it's true capability. It will never go back to the days of old ;)
1995 525i
10-17-2006, 03:21 PM
Your car has tasted it's true capability. It will never go back to the days of old ;)

So it seems.....
Felixdacat
10-17-2006, 05:17 PM
Both chips have a notch in them, the mount on the board also has a notch in it. These need to match together in the same direction. If not the car will not start, and possibly fry the chip.