Flash back to stock before taking to dealer for service?

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I recently tuned my Si with phearable stage 1.5. I love the tune, however I am taking my car to my dealer to do a tire rotation (I don't have jack stands and HF is sold out). I know that a ECU flash can void your warranty, but is that something they will even check for just a simple service?
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I recently tuned my Si with phearable stage 1.5. I love the tune, however I am taking my car to my dealer to do a tire rotation (I don't have jack stands and HF is sold out). I know that a ECU flash can void your warranty, but is that something they will even check for just a simple service?
Not usually for that or oil change, No.. I have kTuner on mine and had about 10 services on it, no warranty calls voided yet. But I haven't pulled warranties for anything except a tire once. And nothing was voided that time either
 

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Unless you changed the throttle sensitivity to be very sensitive or something I wouldn't worry about it. They aren't checking it without reason.
 

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So here's what I do when I take my car in for maintenance.

1. I do not revert to stock.
2. On my current TSP tune, I put it on Map 1, with the Econ button on. This gives it a fairly stock feel.

Liike others have said, if you're taking it in for maintenance, they have no reason to investigate whether you're tuned. Take it in for a drivetrain issue and it becomes a different story.
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