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Oct 21, 2016 | 05:06 PM

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duste

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Originally Posted by WatsonR

Can you pull the degas tank and FICM front and rear brackets to reach it.... easier than a turbo for just a plug.

Just did the IPR valve this way, drain a 1/2 gallon of coolant, pull the degas tank and the FICM and you can reach it quite easily . Make sure you get that steel retaining clip back on the plug to prevent it from coming off. Should be done before your coffee gets cold or your beer gets warm.

Oct 21, 2016 | 06:08 PM

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Brad Wissinger

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Yup, pulled the degas tank and the FICM...got the plug connected. Truck is alive and running! Thanks for the help guys!

Oct 21, 2016 | 07:14 PM

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duste

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Glad to help, been drawing a lot of help from this forum lately, nice to be on the giving end for a change.

Oct 25, 2016 | 07:18 PM

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Brad Wissinger

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So now got another question...since I did the EGR delete, when I get on it goin down the highway, I feel a LARGE delay in power. It's also when I'm coming from a dead stop (like at a traffic light). Any ideas about this?

Other issue in havin is I drained the batteries so I charged them using a charger that plugged into the cigarette lighter...next morning my tuner won't turn on at all. Truck starts and runs good just driving point A to point B,just trying to make get 5.0

Oct 25, 2016 | 08:18 PM

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tfunk88

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Is your VGT plugged in? Not saying you may have missed missed another plug, but...

As for the tuner, have you tried totally unplugging it and then plugging it back into the OBD port?

Oct 25, 2016 | 08:26 PM

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LCR

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Cig Lighter and OBD II run on the same fuse. Possible you blew it, check for power from the cig lighter with a cell charger or what ever. If none then the fuse is blown and explains why the tuner won't power on.

Oct 25, 2016 | 08:36 PM

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Brad Wissinger

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VGT is plug on turbo? Verified plugged in. Unplugged and plugged tuner back in.

Tested the cigarette lighter with cell charger...no power. Checked the fuse (I think it's number 16) and it's not blown.

Oct 25, 2016 | 08:43 PM

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LCR

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If there's no cig power there's not OBD II power, fuse 16 should be blank, you're looking for fuse 12

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Oct 25, 2016 | 08:53 PM

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Brad Wissinger

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Yup...was lookin at the wrong fuse. I think this might be the cause of the turbo lag also, I think the truck was tuned back to stock before I bought it and after doin the EGR delete should run on a performance tune, right?

Oct 25, 2016 | 09:15 PM

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tfunk88

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Egr delete should run fine without tuning, will just have check engine light if certain model year...late 04 or newer

Oct 25, 2016 | 09:33 PM

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LCR

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Did I miss what kind of tuner it is? It it's one that works on the fly instead of re programming altogether that may be the issue if there's no power going to it.

Oct 26, 2016 | 04:19 AM

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WatsonR

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And those types of tuners are bad for the tranny!

Oct 26, 2016 | 06:10 AM

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Brad Wissinger

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Sorry, it's a SCT livewire tuner

Oct 26, 2016 | 07:29 AM

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No that would completely reprogram the truck, so it shouldn't be your problem. either way I'd get the fuse fixed and go from there. If it ran fine before the dead battery and now it doesn't start from there, and go through all the fuses. annoying, but If you have a good pair of pliers it's what 3 minutes to pull them all.

Oct 26, 2016 | 07:59 AM

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WatsonR

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That tuner would leave programming in the PCM, doesn't need plugged in and should not hurt the transmission. It's the shift on the fly type to stay away from.

Clean the EBP and MAP sensors and the hose/tube feeding them. Use some weed whacker line to open the hole in the nipple to the intake and clear the EBP tube to exhaust.

A fuse isn't your problem with turbo lag.

What code is the truck showing if any?

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