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Mar 4, 2013 | 05:42 AM

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Tugly

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Originally Posted by aussie_f350

Ok so clay and brian(chunderdownunder) both say AE works with Brazilian built trucks. So us Aussies and kiwis are good to go

That's very good news, now I need to notify whoever posted to the contrary.

Mar 4, 2013 | 06:29 AM

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Think it was me!!

Mar 4, 2013 | 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Tugly

There it is folks! Kudos to MiamiPSD for mentioning it! I'm helping with the nuances of AE, but the bible for the Powerstroke (whatever year) is the Powertrain Control and Emissions Diagnostics (PC/ED) manual. Woodnthings suggested I buy one and I have it. nlemerise bought one and he learned what I have - the PC/ED is the book that showed the Ford techs how to troubleshoot the Powerstroke - but a scan tool (like AE) AND the book are two halves of a complete tool. I got my Ford factory book used online for about $75. In the absence of this, the last link in my signature will give you a very powerful troubleshooting quick-reference.

I bought my AE about 3 weeks ago and got my 1999 manual off E-bay for $35.00...Great combination and helps with troubleshooting.

Jeff

Mar 4, 2013 | 09:38 AM

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So... I'm on hold here. Has anybody done the homework? If so, what were your results? Share time.

Mar 4, 2013 | 09:40 AM

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Homework!?! That's the main reason I opted out of a master's degree.

Mar 4, 2013 | 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Tugly

It might be too old for the security dongle, but it sounds like you didn't enter the activation code for the Ford Enhanced bundle. When you buy the software with a bundle, you have to click on "Help", then "Feature Activation". A screen will pop up, showing what is activated. I hope you saved your box with the activation code in it.

I actually lost my activation code and the folks at AE were kind enough to email me a new one!

Mar 5, 2013 | 05:07 AM

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C'mon guys, nobody cracked open their AE and was curious if their fuel economy/performance could be easily improved? This is one of those things that's very basic, inexpensive, and important.

Mar 5, 2013 | 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tugly

C'mon guys, nobody cracked open their AE and was curious if their fuel economy/performance could be easily improved? This is one of those things that's very basic, inexpensive, and important.

If I had AE I would have been the first to so my homework

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Mar 5, 2013 | 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cjgray1974

Anybody know how the AE compares to DP's infinity. just got my first diesel "that's mine to play with" a couple months ago. got an infinity but wondered if I should get an AE too, or if it would be a waste of money. Thanks

The infinity and the AE are the same thing.
Infinity pros:
No laptop needed
Always running
Easy to use

Infinity Cons:
Does not change speed for larger tires
Lie-o-meter (MPG calc) will not work
At this time you can only add one sensor. (DP is working on this)

AE pros:
Allows for speed change for larger tires

AE cons:
Have to have laptop
You will never be able to add sensors
Harder to use in comparison to Infinity

Mar 5, 2013 | 10:26 AM

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eyyu

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Mar 5, 2013 | 10:46 AM

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tug, i figured out that the psi or whatever above sea level in my area is 14.4 .. was that my home work ? i better go study some more .

Mar 5, 2013 | 11:08 AM

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tug, i figured out that the psi or whatever above sea level in my area is 14.4 .. was that my home work ? i better go study some more .

I was hoping that somebody had a look at the sesnors with KOEO, then drove while recording those same three sensors with the instructions I posted. If someone shares their observations/data, we could discuss it openly and then move on to graphing the data. I have tons of data that I could blab about... but actually doing it is where a person really learns and it sinks in. My first attempt at writing that had a typo - "it stinks in"

Mar 5, 2013 | 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rishsd

I dont know any thing about the infinity but can you take the infinity out and diagnosis other Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Chrysler, Ram, GM, Dodge, etc etc vehicles without messing up the tunes or is it vehicle specific?

Mar 5, 2013 | 12:23 PM

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i dont think my truck would be a good example for discussion right now, i still got the three bad sticks. the good news is, when i finish the job i'm on this weekend. ryan at ffd will be getting my order.

its been a looooong time coming.

Mar 5, 2013 | 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by robbragiel

Yes and no. You can test any ford obd2 vehicles, I would imagine that you could test Lincoln made by ford. The others you can test but you cannot get all the values. Just like AE you would have to buy the bundles from DashDAQ. I hooked it up to my 2003 honda accord and it worked but I could not get all of the sensors. I have also hooked it up to a ford explorer and I got all the values that my AE gave me.