Glossary / General

reflashing

13 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Reflashing is like updating the software on your phone, but for a car's computer. It helps fix problems or improve how the car runs.

Technical Definition

Reflashing refers to the process of updating or modifying the software in a vehicle's engine control unit (ECU). This can improve performance, fix issues, or enable new features. It's often used in automotive diagnostics and repairs to resolve specific problems.

Hear It Discussed

"So it basically, you guys are providing the means... so that we can talk to car computers and either do diagnostics or reflashing installing new software."
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Classic Car Doctor - October 17. 2015 - Hour 2 - When Your Car Needs a Software Update Ron Ananian The Car Doctor 04:25

"street car, you could reflash the factory ECU, there's a few options there."
166: Building Record-Breaking GT-Rs & Lamborghinis | AMS Performance Tuned In 25:04

"[3101.0s] My neighbor has an SQ eight. [3102.5s] That's literally flash tunes."
208. Smeedia on the EJ33 Swap, Modding Subarus and Choosing Builds Minnoxide 51:42