ProCal Tune Mistake by me- Advice

[a139124]

I got the procal tuner as a gift for my Ranger Raptor. I was under the impression that this tuner retained warranty no matter who installs it because its a ford performance part (i know, mistake by me for not looking into it better).

I ended up installing the pro cal tune myself without any issues. I've put about 500 miles on the truck since, and I've had no issues, the tune is great.

But, I am worried about my powertrain warranty because of my dumb mistake of not reading into doing it yourself vs. having it installed by ford. Is there any way I can revert the tune & then bring it into my dealer to have it redone to retain the powertrain, or will they already know that its be done and i am basically screwed either way?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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[welker]

I wouldn't sweat it too much. I just had my rear axle replaced under warranty and they did not mention the tune at all. You could try to find a mechanic with an ASE cert to make you an invoice saying they installed it if you are worried.

 

[Dingus83]

It's just a warranty on the tune not the powertrain is how people here explained it, so unless your truck develops an issue and the cause is the tune I doubt you'd run into any issues with dealer.

 

[Deleted member 9086]

I got the procal tuner as a gift for my Ranger Raptor. I was under the impression that this tuner retained warranty no matter who installs it because its a ford performance part (i know, mistake by me for not looking into it better).

I ended up installing the pro cal tune myself without any issues. I've put about 500 miles on the truck since, and I've had no issues, the tune is great.

But, I am worried about my powertrain warranty because of my dumb mistake of not reading into doing it yourself vs. having it installed by ford. Is there any way I can revert the tune & then bring it into my dealer to have it redone to retain the powertrain, or will they already know that its be done and i am basically screwed either way?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Real simple corrective action; remove and reload the OEM tune which is easy to do. Take it to an ASE mechanic, have him simply reload the tune from the Procal and provide you with a receipt for the install.

Shouldn’t cost more than $90.00 for the paper and certification. Then add it to your account as per FP requirement. It doesn’t record mileage when it’s installed, so there’s no issue.??

 

[Appleman1le]

I wouldn't sweat it too much. I just had my rear axle replaced under warranty and they did not mention the tune at all. You could try to find a mechanic with an ASE cert to make you an invoice saying they installed it if you are worried.

Why did the rear axle need replaced?

 

[welker]

Why did the rear axle need replaced?

Blew up the rear diff launching from a stop like a pro

 

[Appleman1le]

Blew up the rear diff launching from a stop like a pro

Oh damn!

 

[MAV]

Real simple corrective action; remove and reload the OEM tune which is easy to do. Take it to an ASE mechanic, have him simply reload the tune from the Procal and provide you with a receipt for the install.

Shouldn’t cost more than $90.00 for the paper and certification. Then add it to your account as per FP requirement. It doesn’t record mileage when it’s installed, so there’s no issue.??

So hold the phone a minute...

You said above that it's "simple corrective action" to remove the tune - which he said he has already used for about 500 miles - and reload the OEM tune, take to an ASE mechanic, have him reload the tune and provide a receipt, assumably to save the powertrain warranty provided by having and ASE certified mechanic install it.

Then, in another post in another thread, you said this:

There's nothing safe or ethical about messing around with ECU toggle settings, especially if you’re willing to lie about it in order to submit/save a warranty claim.

I'm not seeing how your advice here is not lying about how the tune was installed, especially considering that you implied that he couldn't be "caught" since "it doesn't record mileage when it's installed, so there's no issue".

Unless you are advocating that, in the event of a warranty claim, he owns up to the fact that he drove the truck 500 miles BEFORE following your corrective action advice, it is absolutely lying to submit/save a warranty claim.

 

[Dutch]

So hold the phone a minute...

“Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.”

 

[Deleted member 9086]

So hold the phone a minute...

You said above that it's "simple corrective action" to remove the tune - which he said he has already used for about 500 miles - and reload the OEM tune, take to an ASE mechanic, have him reload the tune and provide a receipt, assumably to save the powertrain warranty provided by having and ASE certified mechanic install it.

Then, in another post in another thread, you said this:



I'm not seeing how your advice here is not lying about how the tune was installed, especially considering that you implied that he couldn't be "caught" since "it doesn't record mileage when it's installed, so there's no issue".

Unless you are advocating that, in the event of a warranty claim, he owns up to the fact that he drove the truck 500 miles BEFORE following your corrective action advice, it is absolutely lying to submit/save a warranty claim.

Getting the paper to prove the warranty for the Procal tool and tune which he’s entitled to, isn’t scamming a dealership, especially if he made an honest mistake. Also taking in considering; the FP warranty is only good for the Procal tool and tune solely. It doesn’t take the place of the OEM warranty.

On the other hand; purposefully lying to a dealer to get a warranty claim approved while attempting to defraud, is ethically wrong.

Which is; “changing toggle settings in the ECU, with a bootlegged unauthorized software, knowing it’s illegal especially if you intend to lie about it to your dealership service.”

There‘s no warranty claim pending on his truck and simply is more of your fiction.

Your still attempting to spread the same falsehood trying to convince forum member of. You got yourself embarrassed and caught with your pants down in the FP tune thread. And here you are, with the same disdain and embarrassment, attempting to spread those same falsehood, even after being shown directly from Ford Performance.

This is what I’d expect from you, more of your poor attitude and personal malicious behavior.

Additionally, you’ve had to cross post from another thread to troll, in an “attempt “ to start an argument. No input in this thread but to troll, which is obvious. That’s you in a nutshell, it’s really pathetic and demonstrates your skewed bias and poorer behavior. Really poor personal example MAV.

Go argue with yourself, you’re doing a really poor job of it anyway.????

 

[MAV]

Your still attempting to spread the same falsehood trying to convince forum member of. You got yourself embarrassed and caught with your pants down in the FP tune thread.

Uhh...no. You must have me mistaken with some of the others on your ignore list.

This is what I’d expect from you, more of your poor attitude and personal vengeance..

Again, you've got the wrong guy. I think you're so wrapped around the axle about being called out on something that you're projecting now.

Additionally, you’ve had to cross post from another thread to troll, in an “attempt “ to start an argument.

Words mean things, regardless of what thread they're written in. Sorry if you don't like your cross posted hypocrisy illustrated.

Really personal example MAV.

You know what's a really good example? A dude that has a Bible quote in his signature who resorts to personal attacks when called out on his hypocrisy. Ironically, verse 22 of your passage states this: "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"

 

[Bondodave]

It's 2025. Your vehicle is communicating with ford every time you start it. No paranoia just facts the things listen like your phone too. Ford is on this page too. You can't beat the game if that's your game. Take your truck to the dealer, they will note it and take care of you. Honesty works. All of us that work in the automotive industry appreciate it and see through the BS. Trust me we have heard all the BS. BTW I do not work for ford, I do work with every manufacturer and know how much further advanced the vehicles are than people think they are.

 

[Rimar]

Oh damn!

Blew up the rear diff launching from a stop like a pro

That is strange. The diff should not break from a full throttle power start. Something was wrong.

 

[Appleman1le]

That is strange. The diff should not break from a full throttle power start. Something was wrong.

I see the explorer st guys doing tons of launches with no issue. I am wondering if our rear diff just can't handle the load

 

[Texas Ranger]

I see the explorer st guys doing tons of launches with no issue. I am wondering if our rear diff just can't handle the load

If you look at foreign markets you will see a small dinky SUV (ford Everest) that looks like the updated ranger, been in production since 2003.

Nothing but problems seem to plague this suv.

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