ProCal not supported??

[TurboRanger]

I looked into a Ford Performance tuner Here in Commiefornia I can't do that for my 2026
It's the same motor

• For US & Canada Vehicles Only
• 2024 50-state approved. California C.A.R.B. EO#: D-431-12
• 2025 50-state approved. C.A.R.B. EO#: D-431-17
• 2026 for non-California vehicles only

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[Alaska_Wolf]

The ProCal changes your 5 year/60,000 warranty to 3 year/36,000 miles. I added the Ford Premiumcare warranty right away (before the 12 month/12,000 mile warranty expires) so there were no issues trying to add it later with questions about performance mods.

After talking with all three Ford Warranty departments, Ford New Car, Ford Performance, and Ford Protect Extended Service I will probably skip Procal, and maybe consider for another tune. Procal is automatically flagged and VIN locked in OASIS as soon as it is loaded, no way to prevent or stop it. Once that happens your Ford New Car 3 yr/36000 mi and 5 yr/60000 mi Powertrain warranties are automatically replaced by in OASIS with the full powertrain coverage under the Ford Performance 3 yr /60,000 mi warranty, so in essence, to my understanding, we loose 2 yrs / 24,000 miles of our Ford Powertrain warranty. Now, Ford Protect also has a disclaimer about vehicles that have "aftermarket performance modifications" installed not being covered, and Ford Performance clearly states their products are considered aftermarket items, including the Performance Tune. I think they deliberately make this confusing. So, since I plan on keeping my Ranger a long time, I think I'll just avoid Procal unless Ford will get all three warranty departments together and give us a definitive "Yay or Nay" answer. The only definitive answer I got was that the warranty of anything non-powertrain related remained unaffected by the installation of the "aftermarket performance modifications".

 

[kickingaz]

I looked into a Ford Performance tuner Here in Commiefornia I can't do that for my 2026
It's the same motor

• For US & Canada Vehicles Only
• 2024 50-state approved. California C.A.R.B. EO#: D-431-12
• 2025 50-state approved. C.A.R.B. EO#: D-431-17
• 2026 for non-California vehicles only

Just another reason to leave that state.

 

[TurboRanger]

Just another reason to leave that state.

I will what Goose tune is on my old F150 I went with MPT they said not sold to Commiefornia Butt they sold to me

 

[Idoenone1]

Last I heard, people were installing it on 2026 Raptors, but its still not CARB-approved, so it won't install in Cali or any of the states that support CARB. So slightly less than half the states have restricted it. Last I looked that was:

• New York
• New Jersey
• Massachusetts
• Oregon
• Washington
• Colorado
• Virginia
• Maryland
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island
• Maine
• Vermont
• Delaware
• Minnesota
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• Pennsylvania
• Washington D.C.

Oh, and Cali of course. Not sure if anyone else has joined lately.

MDer here, and sure mine is a 2025, but the install was so easy that even I could do it, and I did. The instruction's included in the purchase are spot on, and shame on any Ford tech who can't install it.

 

[Alaska_Wolf]

MDer here, and sure mine is a 2025, but the install was so easy that even I could do it, and I did. The instruction's included in the purchase are spot on, and shame on any Ford tech who can't install it.

They're all easy if can read the easy and clear to follow instructions. Its the ASE certified technician requirement in the written Ford Performance Warranty that says it must be installed by an ASE certified technician to keep the warranty intact.

 

[HugAFreak]

Just to close this out, I went back to the dealer this morning and they were able to apply the tune. So yeah, very much seems they didn't really know what they were doing the first time!

 

[Mike's Build Shop]

Just to make clear the warranty on the Pro-Cal, after 36/36 if Ford wants they can deny any repairs based on the aftermarket tune.
I called Ford and wanted a clear explanation, he said "it's complicated" but the bottom line is the Ford tune can be treated just like any other aftermarket tune.
The difference is, Ford will honor the warranty to 36/36 with the Ford tune, where the aftermarket tune gets zero warranty.
He did add "it's a mild tune and we have seen zero failures".
Also, this is very important! The dealer I worked at for 13 yrs, the transmission tech I know and trust, told me that when they go in to the PCM, any aftermarket tune will ONLY show the amount of key counts since the last PCM file change, but the Ford tune will actually show the Pro-Cal calibration.
So when you revert back to the stock tune before you bring it in, they can see how many times it has been started since the file change, so with that they can see that the PCM just had a file change, they apparently have some kind of guideline on how many key counts there should be at a given mileage.
I watched a Ford rep go through the service dept to several diesels, he plugged in, read the key counts and voided the powertrain warranty on all 3 trucks, they had all been towed in for coolant loss, where the tune added so much boost that picked up the heads with the TTY bolts and blew all the coolant out, when I asked "you voiding all the warranty" he said "no, just the powertrain, I can't void the emissions warranty, but I would if I could" they all failed climbing the Grapevine, a long steep hill in Southern Calif. This incident was years ago, but I doubt much has changed.

So this is how I understand it, both from the Ford Racing guy and the dealer tech, those conversations were just a few years ago when I put the Pro-Cal on my 5G Ranger. Please don't nuke me if I'm wrong

 

[Alaska_Wolf]

Just to make clear the warranty on the Pro-Cal, after 36/36 if Ford wants they can deny any repairs based on the aftermarket tune.
I called Ford and wanted a clear explanation, he said "it's complicated" but the bottom line is the Ford tune can be treated just like any other aftermarket tune.
The difference is, Ford will honor the warranty to 36/36 with the Ford tune, where the aftermarket tune gets zero warranty.
He did add "it's a mild tune and we have seen zero failures".

That's pretty much the exact answer I got just a few days ago Mike. I was actually told the the 5 yr/ 60000 mi power train warranty essentially evaporates as well, as does an ESP power train warranty if its a failure than can be tied to an aftermarket tune. With three separate warranty departments, getting a definitive answer seems pretty unlikely.

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