molch Donating Members 174 Member For: 17y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 18/09/16 10:11 PM Share Posted 18/09/16 10:11 PM Hey ecu guys. So this last week my SCT X3 has been stolen out of my car while it was being worked on in my driveway I am going to call my tuner and find out what he recommends but I wanted to ask you guys also what the hell I can do. Ive read things about having to contact ford to get my original ecu software etc and this sounds like it could get very expensive with replacement SCT, tune, etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8TOADS Silver Donating Members 3,618 Member For: 18y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: OZ Posted 19/09/16 04:10 AM Share Posted 19/09/16 04:10 AM Basically buy a new xcal and get your tuner to load your custom tunes on it. Drive down to Ford and get them to load a factory tune in it. The load your custom tune in. Otherwise your tuner can sort it all if he has the correct ford access software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAXRTUTE Gold Donating Members 2,639 Member For: 8y 6d Posted 19/09/16 04:25 AM Share Posted 19/09/16 04:25 AM Dont think u need to see ford about it... a stock file can be loaded by autotech id think? Surely autotech can load your files onto the new xcal from your current data files? Though I think @-Stever- has a xcal3 available?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 5m Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 19/09/16 06:31 AM Share Posted 19/09/16 06:31 AM (edited) No use tagging me remember - I hoard notifications Hey look it's hit my year of birth weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee But yes I do have an XCAL3 sitting here that has been unmarried and has four unlocks left! Even still have the original packaging though it's a bit beat up at the edges from sitting unused in my boot for six years Edited 19/09/16 06:33 AM by -Stever- 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8TOADS Silver Donating Members 3,618 Member For: 18y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: OZ Posted 19/09/16 07:26 AM Share Posted 19/09/16 07:26 AM When you plug in a new xcal it will suck up the file that's currently loaded and treat it as a 'stock' file. So yes you need Ford IDS software to load a stock file on first to make sure the process works as planned. If Autotech have the IDS, and all good worshops should, then they can do it all in house as I have already said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,302 Member For: 16y 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/09/16 07:40 AM Share Posted 19/09/16 07:40 AM Something tells me the IDS isn't cheap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 5m Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 19/09/16 09:08 AM Share Posted 19/09/16 09:08 AM Funnily enough the XCAL I own (possibly not for much longer) was actually purchased from Mr IH8TOADS here back many moons ago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB83R Member 1,632 Member For: 7y 11m 5d Gender: Not Telling Location: Radioactive wasteland Posted 19/09/16 09:51 AM Share Posted 19/09/16 09:51 AM 3 hours ago, -Stever- said: Hey look it's hit my year of birth weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Good year that one. Plenty of top blokes born then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8TOADS Silver Donating Members 3,618 Member For: 18y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: OZ Posted 20/09/16 12:30 AM Share Posted 20/09/16 12:30 AM 16 hours ago, k31th said: Something tells me the IDS isn't cheap... To load factory tunes in is quite cheap actually. Just need a Bosch Lt flasher/Mongoose cable and a subscription iirc. @Ralph Wiggum uses it and has demonstrated that access to be very useful even to the backyard hack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,302 Member For: 16y 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/09/16 12:33 AM Share Posted 20/09/16 12:33 AM Ahh, so it's not actually the IDS, just the subscription cost... that makes more sense. Cheers, Toads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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