ktmlew Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 This just popped-up on my FB. Opinions? http://www.iatn.net/forums/18/74971/idm-and-ficm-breakout-box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Nice but I can't remember the last time I needed to troubleshoot the harness in a truck. The breakout box will allow the technician to troubleshoot electrical problems without compromising the wiring harness. Really? Tell me there are still knuckleheads that don't use test pins!!! https://mercurymarinecds.spx.com/Display.aspx?t=53&p=46 For MUCH LESS than $595.00 you can buy a really nice set of test leads and test pins that you can use on everything, not just an IDM/FICM harness. Just sayin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saunoras Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I had an econoline harness beat me up pretty bad for an injector concern once. What was worse was being forced to trace the short and repair it. It is a nice idea but the price of the tool would never justify the cost. I don't think I've ever pinned out a ficm harness on a truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 On F-Series applications a FICM harness costs about 1/5 the price of that if I recall correctly. 'Nuff said. As far as tracing the short on an E-Series is concerned? How much did you quote for labour to pinpoint the area and replace the short? I would've said harness or the job either doesn't get done, or gets done but no guarantee there won't be other issues somewhere else on the same harness down the road. At least with a part replacement there's a service replacement warranty on FoMoCo's dime, not YOUR dime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saunoras Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 In all seriousness I get a 30 hour/week guarantee and I collect it frequently anymore. Basically I get paid 6 hours a day to fuck around and fix shit regardless of what gets charged to the customer. I can turn four eight hour days but if I don't do shit on the 5th day then I'm screwed once again, that happened last week. The harness repair was a freebee because it was an ambulance that they needed right away (I know which one it is and it's getting a harness next time it's in). It ended up being an intake stud in the wrong location that managed to poke it's head right up dead center into the middle of the wire loom directly under the turbo intake duct. #4 was shorted out and it was causing low/high codes to be randomly thrown for 1,4,6,7. #1 and #6 were skipping at idle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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