I have been having minor troubles with my Apten chip since I got it, but lately I have been having major troubles with it. before, all it would do was cause the car to rev randomly at a stop light, only once, and it was over, and was fine for a long time, or the rare random SES code, that could be cleared by restarting the car, or clearing the comptuer, after that it would run fine for a while. a nusence that should not be happening, but it was not such a big deal. well now I'm having all kinds of trouble. SES lights turning on, sometimes flashing, most serious problem is a total system crash it seems. the SES light is on, the theft light flashes, the cooling fan turns on when the car is in run, with the engine off, and if the engine is on, it runs rich, and blows out black smoke. this is very uncool, it almost seems like the chip is programmed for the wrong computer, but it worked just fine when I first put it in. and its not a problem with the car, when I flip the switch to turn it off, the car runs perfectly. for the last few weeks this has been the problem. usually I could reset the comptuer by disconnecting the battery, and that would take care of the problems, but lately, it has been a constant problem, which a quick battery disconnect did not clear! (I may not have given it enough time to clear the comptuer though, I was in a hurry) if anyone has had this problem with an aftermarket chip, what ended up being the problem? or does anyone have any other advice to correct this problem?
(gen III, SHO; Apten 3 program chip)
(gen III, SHO; Apten 3 program chip)