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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 06:48 PM
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Powerstroke+Super Chips=bad ECM?????

My son has a 1999 F350 powerstroke and recently installed a 3 stage Super Chips programmer. Now he is getting codes indicating ECM problems and the truck runs terrible. Could there be a connection or coincedence?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 07:25 PM
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i would remove the super chip programe and clear the codes, thensee what happens from there. I have had superchips do the sme thing before in some truck I have worked on.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 10:06 PM
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Please post a question only once. I'll answer your question here as well:

Its normal to get PCM error codes for that. The PCM does a checksum on the ROM and if its modified from a stock checksum it throws and error code. Has nothing to do with problems, the code will always be there when its tuned.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 09:27 AM
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Found out that Super Chips had nothing to do with the problem. He had a bad injectoe wiring harness on one side.
 
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