Ape Factory
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As I pulled into my garage and put it in park, I received a notice that Ford was going to try and update my PCM between 1am and 3am between tonight and Thursday. Got the usual notice of car will be unavailable, etc...
I can't remember the exact phrasing but it's a "diagnostics" update to make sure the engine performance is within their specifications. The exact phrasing gave me pause. The way it was cautiously worded, and reading between the lines, it sounded like they're going to load up a calibration that might lessen the performance of the vehicle. I should have taken a photo..
I'm a bit paranoid as my last car, they did a voluntary recall which loaded up a new emissions calibration which lowered the hp, decreased drivability AND locked the ECU from being tuned. As I was already tuned (with my own tune no less) I wasn't going for it. But many of my clients did and they unknowingly locked their ECU's (engine control unit, same as a PCM but no transmission controls). It obviously pissed a lot of people off.
I might be a bit paranoid but I almost feel like running into the garage tonight and cancelling the update. Car runs great, no complaints. Then again, maybe it's an improved shifting algorithm. Anyone else get the notice and dive into it a bit deeper?
I can't remember the exact phrasing but it's a "diagnostics" update to make sure the engine performance is within their specifications. The exact phrasing gave me pause. The way it was cautiously worded, and reading between the lines, it sounded like they're going to load up a calibration that might lessen the performance of the vehicle. I should have taken a photo..
I'm a bit paranoid as my last car, they did a voluntary recall which loaded up a new emissions calibration which lowered the hp, decreased drivability AND locked the ECU from being tuned. As I was already tuned (with my own tune no less) I wasn't going for it. But many of my clients did and they unknowingly locked their ECU's (engine control unit, same as a PCM but no transmission controls). It obviously pissed a lot of people off.
I might be a bit paranoid but I almost feel like running into the garage tonight and cancelling the update. Car runs great, no complaints. Then again, maybe it's an improved shifting algorithm. Anyone else get the notice and dive into it a bit deeper?
