The evidence of a tuner left on the PCM
11-17-2012, 07:54 AM
#11
Ya I talked to Rick at livernois and if the tune is set back to stock is virtually impossible for a dealer to find any trace to a tuner. It can be found but it's very very difficult.
11-17-2012, 09:36 AM
#12
Mine had been returned to stock for a week when I took it in for the condensation issue. CEL was on. In less than an hour they had ordered new cats and new intercooler. No mention of a tuner.
11-17-2012, 09:42 AM
#13
[QUOTE=TwinTurboFx4;2184061]Ya I talked to Rick at livernois and if the tune is set back to stock is virtually impossible for a dealer to find any trace to a tuner. It can be found but it's very very difficult.[/QUOTE
From what I read here and elsewhere, Ford (the people who WROTE the instructions in the PCM) has given the dealers very in-depth instructions on how to search too. It's called reducing losses on warranty when unapproved modifications are made while under warranty.
From what I read here and elsewhere, Ford (the people who WROTE the instructions in the PCM) has given the dealers very in-depth instructions on how to search too. It's called reducing losses on warranty when unapproved modifications are made while under warranty.
11-17-2012, 09:42 AM
#14
Senior Member
Originally Posted by Centexguy
Mine had been returned to stock for a week when I took it in for the condensation issue. CEL was on. In less than an hour they had ordered new cats and new intercooler. No mention of a tuner.
My concern would be getting a CEL (unrelated to the tune IE: condensation issue), then return it to stock for service and when the truck was flashed back that would erase the CEL.
Can anyone confirm this?
11-17-2012, 09:46 AM
#16
all these dealer techs, They don't give a crap. They are there to get cars in and out ASAP to make more money. That is all. So no one should really worry.
11-17-2012, 10:09 AM
#17
11-17-2012, 10:11 AM
#18
Out if curiosity did the CEL come on when it was tuned? If so after you returned it to stock did the CEL remain on?
My concern would be getting a CEL (unrelated to the tune IE: condensation issue), then return it to stock for service and when the truck was flashed back that would erase the CEL.
Can anyone confirm this?
My concern would be getting a CEL (unrelated to the tune IE: condensation issue), then return it to stock for service and when the truck was flashed back that would erase the CEL.
Can anyone confirm this?
11-17-2012, 10:12 AM
#19
11-17-2012, 11:02 AM
#20
FORD lifer
If you put the stock tune back on your truck, run it, and then disconnect the battery for a minute, and fire it up again, the computer will be completely reset, and will even have to 'learn' your driving habits again.
Now if you have a bad tune/tuner that fries your computer, you will be SOL, and buying an expensive part.
I'll pass a fine bottle of Brandy to anybody who can show me that a dealer 'discovered' that a PCM had been previously tuned. Especially on used vehicles that they've traded in, and re-sold.
Now if you have a bad tune/tuner that fries your computer, you will be SOL, and buying an expensive part.
I'll pass a fine bottle of Brandy to anybody who can show me that a dealer 'discovered' that a PCM had been previously tuned. Especially on used vehicles that they've traded in, and re-sold.