WinOLS & EDC17: Swirl-Flap Delete, File Comparison Mastery

This video demonstrates the Winols file comparison system, showing how to compare two similar files. It covers initial alignment steps, using the comparison tool to identify differences (red for increased, blue for decreased values), and troubleshooting automatic connection failures. A key focus is on manual file alignment to synchronize data, explaining how to fix misaligned areas and the importance of reconnecting for accurate comparison results.

This video demonstrates the Winols file comparison system, showing how to compare two similar files. It covers initial alignment steps and how to manually realign data when the files are shifted due to differences in value occurrences. The comparison tool identifies differences using colors (red for increased, blue for decreased values). A key focus is on identifying specific differences, such as a diesel particulate filter (DPF) switch being in the "on" or "off" position. The video also details how to convert a section into a map to enable transfer options, explaining the "transfer map" function to transfer structures and values between files, allowing the user to make one file identical to another or transfer specific data chunks.

This video details advanced Winols file comparison, demonstrating manual alignment for misaligned sections like injection duration maps. It shows how to transfer map structures and properties using the "transfer map" function, as well as entire selected maps or data chunks to synchronize files. Crucially, it provides strong warnings against indiscriminately copying large sections of data, emphasizing the risk of errors and potential disaster if not done with specific knowledge and purpose.

This video focuses on disabling swirl flaps in an EDC17 file, specifically using a VW Tiguan file. It demonstrates how to locate the relevant maps, which are often difficult to find but typically reside near the end of the file and exhibit a characteristic shape of peaks representing actuation values. The video identifies various default maps that the ECU can revert to, noting that in EDC17, unlike EDC16, these default values are around 82% (08192) or 77.8% (07782). The recommended method involves setting all identified swirl flap control maps to one of these specific default values to effectively switch them off. This approach aims to prevent the triggering of error codes, as the default value is considered an acceptable state by the ECU. The video is presented as "Part one" of exploring different methods for swirl flap deletion.

This video explores an alternative and advanced method for disabling EDC17 swirl flaps, especially when typical 3D maps are not present or effective. It guides users on locating difficult-to-find 2D "spike" maps and specific "switch" values (e.g., 0000 0001) often found towards the end of the file. The primary technique involves setting this identified "switch" to zero to deactivate the swirl flaps. The video emphasizes the variability of the switch's exact location across different ECU files, making it challenging to pinpoint without a Damos file. It recommends attempting map modifications first as they are generally easier to find, and only then searching for the specific switch if maps are unavailable or do not yield the desired result. Finally, it details how to verify the successful deactivation by observing the actuator's movement or using diagnostic tools like VCDS.