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.

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.

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??

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 September 19, 201610 yr by -Stever-

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.

Something tells me the IDS isn't cheap...

Funnily enough the XCAL I own (possibly not for much longer) was actually purchased from Mr IH8TOADS here back many moons ago

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. 

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.

Ahh, so it's not actually the IDS, just the subscription cost... that makes more sense. Cheers, Toads.