Question regarding Tunes & warranty...Will they "mark" your car?
03-15-2008, 10:07 AM
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RE: Question regarding Tunes & warranty...Will they "mark" your car?
FYI the 05 and up PCM keeps a flash count so ford can see if you have jacked with the PCM.Trust me on this.So be nice to the service department,They can use this to void a warranty.
03-15-2008, 02:04 PM
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RE: Question regarding Tunes & warranty...Will they "mark" your car?
ORIGINAL: 08 Bullitt 2310
FYI the 05 and up PCM keeps a flash count so ford can see if you have jacked with the PCM.Trust me on this.So be nice to the service department,They can use this to void a warranty.
FYI the 05 and up PCM keeps a flash count so ford can see if you have jacked with the PCM.Trust me on this.So be nice to the service department,They can use this to void a warranty.
03-15-2008, 02:16 PM
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RE: Question regarding Tunes & warranty...Will they "mark" your car?
ORIGINAL: Rhino77
Yes however I don't believe they can read if you loaded any other tunes in there, only if the car has been reset, such as the battery being disconnected then reconnected etc...
ORIGINAL: 08 Bullitt 2310
FYI the 05 and up PCM keeps a flash count so ford can see if you have jacked with the PCM.Trust me on this.So be nice to the service department,They can use this to void a warranty.
FYI the 05 and up PCM keeps a flash count so ford can see if you have jacked with the PCM.Trust me on this.So be nice to the service department,They can use this to void a warranty.
Flash count is stored in non-volatile memory uneffected
by battery disconnect PCM reset. Tune users are in for
a very big suprise some day.
03-15-2008, 02:23 PM
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RE: Question regarding Tunes & warranty...Will they "mark" your car?
Yes, they do it. It is simple for them to makw a quick notation associated with the VIN. It follows the car for the rest of it's life or at least until it is out of warranty.
03-15-2008, 09:28 PM
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RE: Question regarding Tunes & warranty...Will they "mark" your car?
ORIGINAL: 157db
PCM reset and PCM flash countare two different things.
Flash count is stored in non-volatile memory uneffected
by battery disconnect PCM reset. Tune users are in for
a very big suprise some day.
ORIGINAL: Rhino77
Yes however I don't believe they can read if you loaded any other tunes in there, only if the car has been reset, such as the battery being disconnected then reconnected etc...
ORIGINAL: 08 Bullitt 2310
FYI the 05 and up PCM keeps a flash count so ford can see if you have jacked with the PCM.Trust me on this.So be nice to the service department,They can use this to void a warranty.
FYI the 05 and up PCM keeps a flash count so ford can see if you have jacked with the PCM.Trust me on this.So be nice to the service department,They can use this to void a warranty.
Flash count is stored in non-volatile memory uneffected
by battery disconnect PCM reset. Tune users are in for
a very big suprise some day.
Well, either way, I wonder how often they actually take the time to go through the hoops to find all this out.
On another note, I LMAO at the last sentence of your post, coupled with the angry avatar of yours I lol'd! Sounded like we were being scolded like children ahaha!
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