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01-28-2013, 07:44 PM
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Curiosity killed my Ranger
I need some help please. So today i was playing around with a Mustang Tuner. I have used this tuner on my 1999 Ranger 4 cyl. 2wd, to read engine light codes before. Well today i was about to read some codes to see why my engine light was on. I accidentally pressed the wrong selection on the tuner and it began reading "writing vehicle. Instead of unplugging it or hitting escape, I waited to see what would happen. Well what happened is my Ranger wont start, theres a relay in the engine compartment thats clicking like theres no tomorrow and the engine light is doing the same. I disconnected the battery and let it sit for a couple of hours and that didnt work. I tried to read codes again and it wont even connect with the computer anymore. Is it done?
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01-28-2013, 07:51 PM
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Re: Curiosity killed my Ranger
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Originally Posted by solutionman
I need some help please. So today i was playing around with a Mustang Tuner. I have used this tuner on my 1999 Ranger 4 cyl. 2wd, to read engine light codes before. Well today i was about to read some codes to see why my engine light was on. I accidentally pressed the wrong selection on the tuner and it began reading "writing vehicle. Instead of unplugging it or hitting escape, I waited to see what would happen. Well what happened is my Ranger wont start, theres a relay in the engine compartment thats clicking like theres no tomorrow and the engine light is doing the same. I disconnected the battery and let it sit for a couple of hours and that didnt work. I tried to read codes again and it wont even connect with the computer anymore. Is it done?
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Did you try unhooking the battery and see if it would reboot?
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01-28-2013, 07:53 PM
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Re: Curiosity killed my Ranger
im gonna say based on my knowledge you have 3 options
1: have it towed to ford so they can reprogram the computer
2: find a new computer and install it
3: Sell it or scrap it
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01-28-2013, 07:54 PM
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Sounds like you might have to have it reprogramed by ford
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01-28-2013, 08:03 PM
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Re: Curiosity killed my Ranger
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Originally Posted by solutionman
I need some help please. So today i was playing around with a Mustang Tuner. I have used this tuner on my 1999 Ranger 4 cyl. 2wd, to read engine light codes before. Well today i was about to read some codes to see why my engine light was on. I accidentally pressed the wrong selection on the tuner and it began reading "writing vehicle. Instead of unplugging it or hitting escape, I waited to see what would happen. Well what happened is my Ranger wont start, theres a relay in the engine compartment thats clicking like theres no tomorrow and the engine light is doing the same. I disconnected the battery and let it sit for a couple of hours and that didnt work. I tried to read codes again and it wont even connect with the computer anymore. Is it done?
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Well ,what you've done is write over the firmware on your trucks ECU without saving the original.
The only way to recover is to take it to a garage that can do what is done in this video......
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01-28-2013, 08:10 PM
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Re: Curiosity killed my Ranger
Or buy a ranger tuner an rewrite it with a ranger tune
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01-28-2013, 08:31 PM
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Re: Curiosity killed my Ranger
Thanks for the suggestions, I cant believe i did that. I should know better. Maybe inside the back of my mind it was gonna tune it to run like a 5.0.
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01-28-2013, 09:00 PM
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Re: Curiosity killed my Ranger
does it have a regular key or a PATS key? if it has a PATS key getting a new computer might not be enough itll have to get "programmed". if it has old style key just get a new computer ECU.
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01-28-2013, 09:10 PM
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Re: Curiosity killed my Ranger
It has a regular key. Will a used computer plug in and work?
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01-28-2013, 09:23 PM
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Re: Curiosity killed my Ranger
Yeah
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