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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 07:41 AM
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Ok here goes. A have 04 sd 6.0. Egr delete, turbo back 4". I bought a used sct on ebay, was listed as used once on a 6.0 the retuned to stock and sold truck has 3 custom tunes from eric @ innovative. So i bought it. I got it hooked up to the truck and sure enough its unmarried with 4 unlocks left with innovatives tow/brake,street and xstreet on it. Perfect right? So i tuned with the steet tune amd runs real well. No cel from egr delete, so im real happy. I got to work (ford dealer diesel tech) and hooked up the ids just to check codes. It has p0306. Calibration error between pcm and ficm. I figured fair enough since the sct flashes the pcm/tcm not the ficm. Then i noticed the VIN! My pcm is displays the other guys VIN! Wtf? I hooked the sct back up ans it diplays married but still 4 unlocks left. So i think the sct is not VIN locked to my truck. Help! I didnt get a manual for the sct either. Sorry for the long post.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 08:48 AM
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I'm guessing you didn't upload your stock tune to the device before you downloaded the custom tune?
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 10:49 AM
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Thats what i thought so i returned to stock and retuned and watched it upload the stock tune.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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A SCT won't update the Unlocks until you return the vehicle to stock...and...connect to the SCT software, or return truck to stock and then connect it to another vehicle and program

You got lucky that the other guys tunes worked with your PCM (same strategy)



I highly recommend the Gearhead SRL if you plan on purchasing new tunes



edit: btw, SCT doesn't give you the option of downloading the stock tune. It does that 1st before allowing you to upload your custom tune
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 03:21 PM
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I think i get what your saying. So should i download the sct software to my pc and hook the sct to it to reset the stratagy?
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 04:10 PM
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I saved my stock file to my computer & a flash drive, just in case i need it.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by acroshier
I think i get what your saying. So should i download the sct software to my pc and hook the sct to it to reset the stratagy?
no point

the tuner puts the VIN # into the tuning. so you either run what you have...or go pay for a new tune
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 07:18 PM
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Ahh makes sense now. So the vin is written into the tune file. Guess im going to have to buy some new tunes then.
 
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