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Forscan tutorial?
- Thread starter I Bleed Ford Blue
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I'd start with some YouTube videos. You can exclude a lot of hassle by avoiding generic adapters and going for one that the Forscan team recommends like the OBDLink EX or MX+. Then there's no better way to learn than to just go and do it. Start with something safe like backing up your module AsBuilt data.
There are two ways to make configuration changes. I'd recommend the newer way where the option is specified in wording and you merely change the setting (usually enable/disable). The older way is to change numbers in specific lines of the modules AsBuilt format.
There are two ways to make configuration changes. I'd recommend the newer way where the option is specified in wording and you merely change the setting (usually enable/disable). The older way is to change numbers in specific lines of the modules AsBuilt format.
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I finally got forscan registered, had to jump thru a few hoops to get it working. Turns out my primary email is on the banned list at forscan. My email lists forscan as spam so it won't allow emails from that domain thru. After I figured it out I had to re-register thru my gmail acct.
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I played around with forscan a little today, did not want do anything to critical. I found the double honk, and bambi mode and changed them to what I wanted and tested them and they worked. I also found the heated windshield and enabled it. It was under the HVAC module. This past Saturday I had safelight replace my windshield and the new one has the heating element embedded in the bottom of the glass and a pigtail hanging off. So now that I have the right windshield and its enabled in forscan, I just need to find the harness connector and plug it in.
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I found out today that forscan does not like tuned vehicles. Mine is tuned and it said it could not access the vehicle. It asked for the P/N of the computer under the hood and I typed in the #'s just as it is printed and I still could not get in. I eventually had to put the ST back to stock, then load forscan, then put the tune back on when I was done.
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I did read the modules, after I went back to stock. I have tunes from 5 star and I use an X-cal 4. After I was done with forscan, I loaded my tune from 5* back on. I think I'll get a tune from ZFG and a Whipple FMIC when I get my quarterly profit sharing. Anyone know for sure if ZFG tunes are compatible with forscan?
Took a quick look at my windshield wiper park heater grid. You can clearly see two fat tracings at the bottom of the windshield on the passenger side. There are ribbon cables immediately below, underneath the battery compartment cowling, that attaches to something behind the battery. Sorry, but that's about all i am willing to look into it for you. you would need to remove the battery to see what else is there.
Me too 
Edit: & according to the notice I got today, it's being shipped by Amazon.. which doesn't inspire confidence as three of the recent four returns were because the stuff I bought got damaged during shipping... which includes two socket sets that showed evidence of having been run over & a box of halogen bulbs that had been crushed...
Edit: & according to the notice I got today, it's being shipped by Amazon.. which doesn't inspire confidence as three of the recent four returns were because the stuff I bought got damaged during shipping... which includes two socket sets that showed evidence of having been run over & a box of halogen bulbs that had been crushed...
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