Bulgaro Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Can anyone tell me what 2005.5 stands for and what is the difference between 2005 and 2005.5 model? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workinearly Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Can anyone tell me what 2005.5 stands for and what is the difference between 2005 and 2005.5 model? Thx Never heard of a half-model year Legacy. I have 1974.5 MGB GT, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intercede007 Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Never heard of a half-model year Legacy. I have 1974.5 MGB GT, however. What he said. As far as I know, there was no mid production changes as far as options or basic configuration. I guess the question is, where did you see/hear it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidMonk Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 There is no official 2005.5 model Legacy. However, Subaru did make some mid-year changes to the USDM 2005 Legacy ECU code. Some tuners refer to the later 2005 models as a 2005.5 so that they can differentiate between the two ECU codes (say, for an Accessport tune). Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Yeah, mid year they eliminated gas tank fuel pressure sensor, if I am not mistaken. That required change in ECU programming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulgaro Posted August 26, 2006 Author Share Posted August 26, 2006 Yeah, I just installed the AP and I am getting check engine light and flashing cruise. I read that maybe to solve the issue I have to put the AP map for 2005.5 Legacy and was wandering what it means...thanks for the comprehensive answers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05LGTLtd Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I know this is an old thread, but is there a way to tell, like your VIN or a way to find the production date? I'm not sure if I'm 2005 or 2005.5.. I assume the AP reads the difference when you install. I've installed stage 1, but can't remember, or didn't notice at the time.. Thanks All I need now is a hill holder and a center passing light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 plug in your AP to your computer and there is an option for identify... OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qikslvr Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Check the sticker on the drivers door of your car. This will tell you what month and year your car was manufactured. I don't remember the cut off date, but I'm sure you can search for it. example mine was manufactured 07/04. Let's kick this pig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Sedan with VIN of 5*209728 or higher, wagon with VIN of 5*325777 or higher, either with a build date of Aug 2, 2004 or later. Subaru Service Bulletin Problem was with unmarrying an AccessPort from an '05 5EAT model that was affected by a running change Subaru made and that Cobb was not initially aware of. Unmarrying from an affected vehicle resulted in an P1446 error code. Thus, the birth of the 2005.5 AP to handle the change and eliminate the code thrown when a 2005 AP didn't see the sensor that no longer existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05LGTLtd Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Sedan with VIN of 5*209728 or higher, wagon with VIN of 5*325777 or higher, either with a build date of Aug 2, 2004 or later. Subaru Service Bulletin Problem was with unmarrying an AccessPort from an '05 5EAT model that was affected by a running change Subaru made and that Cobb was not initially aware of. Unmarrying from an affected vehicle resulted in an P1446 error code. Thus, the birth of the 2005.5 AP to handle the change and eliminate the code thrown when a 2005 AP didn't see the sensor that no longer existed. Thank you! All I need now is a hill holder and a center passing light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I still have to send mine to Cobb to update the AP to 05.5 but since the CEL goes away with X ammount of key cycles, I have put it off. Only comes up when I reflash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXCL Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 so the issue only arrises when unmarrying the ap? Because I have never had any problems otherwise. Guess I should send my ap to cobb for the update as I do have a .5 model. MAYHEM #122/22 STS NNJR SCCA AUTOX4U.COM XENON RETRO GUIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 so the issue only arrises when unmarrying the ap? Because I have never had any problems otherwise. Guess I should send my ap to cobb for the update as I do have a .5 model. Yes. When you unmarry (divorce?) the AP it flashes back a stock map. The problem was that until Cobb became aware of Subaru's running change during the '05 model year and came out with the 05.5 AP, the '05 AP would flash back a map that looked for a sensor that didn't exist, so a CEL would get triggered. With the new version AP, when you marry it to your car, it stores an actual copy of the stock map that's in your ECU so when you unmarry it restores that specific map that was originally on your car. This is an improvement over the old AP as that one just flashed back a "generic" stock map that was already stored in the AP when it shipped from Cobb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Actually, you can do it at your house without sending to cobb. Call them and talk to Parker. He'll send you the .zip file and instructions to do it at your house but you do need to un-marry it first and download the 2005.5 maps from their site as you won't be able to use the soo5 maps anymore and in cases like mine, need TDC to send me the 05.5 version of the 05 map I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXCL Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Actually, you can do it at your house without sending to cobb. Call them and talk to Parker. He'll send you the .zip file and instructions to do it at your house but you do need to un-marry it first and download the 2005.5 maps from their site as you won't be able to use the soo5 maps anymore and in cases like mine, need TDC to send me the 05.5 version of the 05 map I have. Thanks guys. I will have to call them then. I don't want to deal with this down the road. I have an og v1 ap MAYHEM #122/22 STS NNJR SCCA AUTOX4U.COM XENON RETRO GUIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncretter Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Can you use 2005.5 maps on a 2005 car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 no the AP wont reconize it once its connected. it basically doesn't even see the maps. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncretter Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Any suggestions then? Can I turn an 05.5 ap into an 05 one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Yes, call Parker over at Cobb. He can help you do it. Really easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 yeah they can help you. Its just a .zip file they send you and then it reprograms it. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 beat ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 ya, ya...... OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncretter Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Will that work with a version 1 AP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTGT Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Hmm. I have a 2005.5 AP and for some reason my ECU will never let me flash the realtime map. Only the base map flashes Maybe I should be using a 2005 AP. I think my vin is 5*213895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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