PROGRAM ECU WITHOUT GOING TO FERRARI?

You did not specify were you are living.

Burning new firmware to the ECU could make you fail inspection, as some agencies are now validating the furmware checksum is still stock. So depending on your location the factory certified parts could be your only solution.

 

No problem in the UK, they will not fail your MOT inspection out of firmware concern.

The dedicated FF forum speaks volume, regarding the massive fees involved in firmware related upgrades. (see post : https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/do-you-really-need-the-dealer-to-upgrade-your-ff-steering-wheel-to-a-led.604755/ ).

 

Would 360TRev be able to help him? both are in the UK. I would certainly give him a call or PM him.

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/members/360trev.25705/

 

This isn't actually true.

Also cloning an original factory firmware from one ecu to another does NOT change or alter its checksum, why? well you are writing the same data so the same sum is the outcome! That's pretty much the whole purpose of a checksum, to match the original source data.

 

You didn't yet get back to me with the backup data from the ecu.

 

That's if you've backed up the firmware of the original ECU... The OP said the ECU was ruined, so depending on what was damaged, this could be challenging. With a bot of luck the original memory was not trashed and the firmware is still "readable" (i.e processor still alive and not copy-protected). That's lots of IFs.

If I were to deal with a car of that era, I would make a backup of all these troublesome firmwares (not only the ECU), while the car is still working!