mchan68 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Is anyone else having issues with reprogramming the PCMs on these? I have one right now, that I've used three different IDS/VCM combos unable to complete the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybullitt Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I have one that goes into a endless loop of trying to find part number and validating. Hotline and my fse said some got the wrong gpcm installed and its causing the ids to not like the part #. I have not gotten the truck back in to check the gpcm # yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 On 12/31/2018 at 4:06 PM, tonybullitt said: I have one that goes into a endless loop of trying to find part number and validating. I have my third one here doing exactly as you describe, getting on my last nerve. I too, have opened a Hotline Contact request. What was the suggested resolution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 All I can say is that I am so glad I haven't done this yet! I wonder if this is an IDS problem or a truck problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Okay.... For those of you wondering, I haven't received any response from Hotline yet. Here's my workaround. I have managed to complete four stock units by starting IDS sessions and clicking NO when it identifies the vehicle. At that point, when IDS asks for a PCM part number and/or tear tag number, I simply punch in the MBW7 tear tag number retrieved from OASIS. At that point, IDS proceeds with the PCM calibration by downloading the As-Built data from the internet. Once this process completes, it moves onto the NOx11M recalibration, only to display yet again, the same message, "Are you here to obtain PCM part numbers so that you can flash program the PCM or do you wish to restore the PCM's configuration data back to factory original settings?" leaving you with the only choice of clicking the "confirm" prompt and the next screen, "Do you wish to re-try?" with a YES and NO choice. After hitting that same brick wall as I did when attempting to do the reprogram by the usual method, I decided to ignore the request and simply started up the engine and then clicked YES. Since the IDS senses the engine running, it then requests the engine to be turned off rather than going back into that endless circle of the two screens mentioned above. Upon shutting the engine down, it then proceeds to reprogramming the TCM and then the process completes. Since the above mentioned method managed to get the process to complete with success, I then tried it on another unit today, this time starting the session by the usual method and then starting the engine as soon as that message causing me this grief displays. It looks like starting the engine when not requested to do so, manages to get the process to complete for those of you wondering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybullitt Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I haven't got truck back to try anything yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Cool Mike! Did you try to reprogram the PCM afterward to see if it tells you there are no updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Keith Browning said: Cool Mike! Did you try to reprogram the PCM afterward to see if it tells you there are no updates? Yes. Not just with the IDS used to complete the process, but also our shop IDS as well, so that it wouldn't identify a previous session when connected to the DLC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Definately worth noteing. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybullitt Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Your method worked for me also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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