🏆Top Tip: Read Error Codes with FORscan! The Ultimate Ford Falcon OBDII Reader & Reset Tool
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ส.ค. 2024
- Today we're taking a quick look at a neat little tool called FORscan! This app allows you to connect to your Falcon's ECU (from AU onwards) and read error codes to help diagnose problems, plus reset or reconfigure all of the different models within the vehicle. #MOTORINGBOX
FORSCAN OBD TO USB CABLE:
obd2australia.com.au/product/...
Download FORscan:
forscan.org/
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Just had my Forscan cut off, resting up watching this.
lol The comments are as good as the videos. Nice work and well done everyone.
It's satisfying peeling back the layers of forscan and really nutting out any problems you're having in the car. Be sure to check out my DIY tissue box mod too: th-cam.com/video/2Kcmm1KAugE/w-d-xo.html
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If you have phimosis, you can’t use forscan.
Lol
Interesting as always mate! Thanks for sharing the ForeScan and what it can do with us.
Any time!
I have used this program to reset HIM module to get my stereo and a/c running, totally worth paying for the extended liscence
Spose it beats hard reboot ( also works) bcms are utter garbage on these.
I wonder if it would get my blend door motor going. Drivers side was working. But noisy. Took it apart. Everything looked fine. Now it only goes to hot. Doesn’t go back to cold. Might need a reset or something
If only the BA had some kind of mobile office desk!
Hi Sean, been running it for about 18 months to two years now. Fantastic tool to have with my 4 Ford's. Not much you can do configuration wise with my AU'S but can do heaps with my Ranger. The fault diagnosis function is great and has been handy with figuring stuff out. Highly recommend getting the extended licence for eighty odd bucks for lifetime updates. Police mode is worth it too in BA as you get digital Speedo in the RH screen.
What can it do for an AU series 1, and can it monitor for engine missing on a BA falcon 2003 - series 1 ? ie can it tell you which cylinder is miss firing?
For my Ba falcon it says misfire module not supported.
thanks for sharing needed this tip , newly aquired AU owner , enjoy your content an subscribed cheers
Welcome aboard!
I need something like this as well. Need to do my research. I bet the AU would come up with 100 codes and still run like a dream.
Au is not fully obd2 compliant.
@@marktaylor3802 is that normal for cars that age? Would a VT-VZ Calais be the same?
@@shanecameron7869 try google i'm not interested in knowing holden junk too
@@marktaylor3802 wow
@@marktaylor3802 forscan works on my S2 AU, but the Torque app doesn't.
Shanks for sharing about your forscan! Wicked
Hi Sean i always enjoy watching your channel and seeing what you have been up to. Although this has nothing to do with todays topic, I have a '06 BF lpg Falcon, it developed a vibration, on closer inspection the drive shaft centre bearing had perished and come apart. It was a simple fix and only took me a couple of hours to replace. Its maybe something for you to look into on your car. Keep up the good work mate, Phil. NZ
Mine needs doing as well, but I'm not sure if I am going to attempt it myself!
@@MotoringBoxTV be brave. Easy for me to say!!
Great program. Used it to program my central locking on the Mondeo to autolock on drive away when Ford said it wasn't possible......
Nice one, that's quite funny actually.
Thank you for making this video. Just ordered the adapter
Did the cord work? About to buy one too
I haven’t tried yet as I have a Bluetooth one too. Been a bit slack.
Interesting. I took out my blend door motor because it was noisy. Took it apart. Had a look. Looks fine. Put it back in now it only goes to hot. Won’t go back to cold. I wonder if I could reset the HIM HVAC with this program and get it working 🤔
Good work mate...
Cheers from Bill...
Good video
Another motoring box quickie
paying for forscan license allows you to do the more advanced stuff. For you OBD to detect Canbus stuff you need to rewire and add a switch to the adapter
😂👍I see what you did there
I just bought the adapter after downloading Forscan, I’m gonna enable police mode as a once off to see what it’s like, I know that it’s only a digital speedometer
I wish I could have my Forscan back after it was removed in 73.
LOL
hey mate is there any vids of the gauges on this model wanted to see whats it like on a falcon myn is very model to your with the display just wanted to see before purchased
Thank you. I should have looked this up ages ago. Got a falcon with a fault code for the RCM but have no idea how to fault it, taking it to ford soon so they can diagnose. I am a mechanic myself but do not know where to start when it comes to a code that doesn't point you in any direction.
Do you happen to know what the code is?
B1251 is the sensor in RH mirror, if there is no outside temperature reading on your ICC screen the sensor is probably not fitted (its built into high series mirrors).
U1900 the service manual says "Document and clear the DTC’s. Read fault. received. DTC’s. If the DTC is registered again
referto CAN bus diagnostics section 303-14."
Cheers mate. I'll have to check the footage again, but I thought it said internal sensor. I've never seen any temperature readouts anyway.
Hi Sean, quick question can you activate cruise control with forscan? I brought a ute with no cruise option... but did remove the steering wheel and added the cruise buttons. And been told you can activate it using ford icc program. Just wondering if this program can solve it.?
A great tool, especially when you have 2 Falcons and a Mondeo and the wife has a Mazda 3
Quick question. Do you think this bad boy would work with a 2017 mustang?
@@shanecameron7869 should work
@@rwd323 might grab one. Thanks
Sean, I notice they also sell a branded version for Forscan use - ie $88 connector vs the one you used. Apart from the manual switch on yours, is there really any difference between them? And are you able to monitor for engine missing?
The old FORESKIN 👍
Can you reset or eliminate the speed limiter with thus set up old mate.?
Good ole betty got articulated in the UK lol
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Will this help me code a new pcm in my BA
I thought power seats were standard in the front of BAs, etc. At least for rake and pitch.
Nice tool, must investigate getting one.
Actually yes they are - I meant the base forward and backwards though, which I guess the seat memory module is often attached to.
Basic adjustment yes, memory seats was more high series (Ghia etc)
@@MotoringBoxTV can the forscan progam change things in the ecu
😂 forskin made my day 😂
ACM Audio Control Module.
PCM Powertrain Control Module(eec/ecu).
BCM Body Control Module.
HIM Heater Integrated Module(Hvac).
RCM Restraints Control Module.
ABS Antilock Braking System.
IC Instrument Cluster.
If you get the extended license off Forscan to add to the app/program you will get use of all programing features available on your laptop.
Some codes are generic and if you click into the error you will see the warning light option is OFF.
Can you reprogram modules with this for example if I buy a second hand ACM, can I reprogram to suit my FG? What adapter do you recommend?
I've had a few Beers I had to read that title like 3 times.
i have the U1900- 63 too it seems to only stay on and wont go away on a manual pcm and auto pcm had the same code U1900- 63 goes away when car is turned off and on again
Wow cant believe you can remove smart shield with forescan thats mint...
I don't think you can remove it as such, but you can reset the modules to potentially clear any problems.
Angel 2003 Fairmont I6
I have climate control.....same display fault.
Driver seat control not present.....seat works fine.
The rest of the software is OK though
Seems to get confused with which bank present with O2 sensors.
Right rear speaker fault worked a treat....fixed that.
Nice! Yes, it sounds like some of the codes are from missing equipment. This makes sense I suppose, if Ford used the same loom whether certain upgrades were present or not. Like electric seats or climate control.
@@MotoringBoxTV in the ba there were 2 different levels of body loom. level 1 was ba xt spec, and had wiring for front only power windows, the rears were manual. version 2 was used in ba futura and above, and had the wiring for the rear power windows. i changed a ba xt series 1 interior loom to a ba futura series 1 loom to convert to rear power windows. part of this also required changing the drivers door loom, as the other windows wont work if a working 4 way window switch is not in the drivers door to complete the circuit. i used a fairmont ghia series 1 drivers door loom, which had extra wiring for the door courtesy lights, and had what is known as a grizzly module, which is a small circuit board on the loom. this connects to the mirrors, and provides the signals to shift them as per the memory seat/mirror request. i also added fairmont ghia seats, but had issues with the seat airbag wiring. i was able to get the electric adjustment working, but not the memory function due to the computer not being programmed to do it. so yes there is limited main looms, but then there are also different subsidiary looms that attach to them, and there are also different levels of body computers to control everything.
Hey bud,you forgot to mention the switch on the actual ob11 box that connects to the module,whats it for?
What do i need for this to work on an au series 2 ? Please help
I used this same adapter on my S2 Fairmont Ghia and it worked fine 👍
HI!
Forscan is a really usefull tool, just a pity it can't also detect rust.. It's also a great name for Kiwis to try and pronounce😉😉
You made me laugh out loud! Nice work...
What’s the code for a AU that catches a glimpse of its own reflection in the shops windows whilst doing a Mainy
I’ve got a silly question Sean? Have you designed any BA XR6 Turbo T-shirts yet ?
Not yet!
The Ford dealer software for the Falcon is “IDS”. IDS is a global tool and the UK dealerships should have this tool/software and would probably work fine. Forscan is reverse engineered from IDS, a counterfeit version.
Interesting...
Not true. You can purchase genuine license for IDS , just not from Australia . Nudge nudge, wink wink.. Hint IP
Hi Sean, just came across this video do you know if this tool and software works with a AU falcon 6 cylinder. I am having trouble with an intermitent misfire.
Yes it should do.
Cheers
Great video how to fix radio code issue I changed icc on ba Falcon from stranded to premium
I believe they have to be recoded by Ford if you swap ICC's.
Ok thanks for reply
@MotoringBoxTV that's no longer the case if you purchase the Forscan extended licence. It allows you to re-match all those modules and the ICC becomes fully usable. I was one of the original Alpha testers for Forscan on the BF series. Was a lot of back and forth and my car was unusable until the programmers fixed all the bugs. Well worth it in my experience
0:42 - LOL
With the codes you are getting will be a crossover with the BF so the readout that you get is for BA-BF and then there’s a different software for the FG-FGX models. But you have to figure out when they went from 4speed to 6speed.
was that Hubnut who imported the AU Sean ?
Yup.
@@MotoringBoxTV the car he bought in New Zealand
Have you tested it on the AU? I recently got a similar adapter and it wouldn’t show up in Forscan
Yes a few months back - worked fine 👍
What about AU 1999 Wagon? Should it work?
Hi mate , I have problem with xr6 turbo ba auto, example sometimes when I'm at traffic lights the car vibrates and stalls ,and another example when transmission on reverse also happened the same thing happen , already I changed spark plugs and coil pack, and car has been tuned and we didn't find any problems on computer, what is your advice thanks so much.
When you say vibrates, does the whole car shake pretty violently and you can't really drive it? Or other times when driving, does it sometimes feel like the car is accelerating by itself? (slightly)
@@MotoringBoxTV yes accelerating byself slightly sometimes not always, and when car making shake sometimes feels like whole car shake yes, but the shake looks like always the same thing not increasing, sometimes shake happened make car stop sometimes happened but the doesn't stop.
My money is on an intake manifold gasket leak. I filmed a video doing it on the AU, but the BA is pretty much the same job. th-cam.com/video/dWgkHCybatg/w-d-xo.html
I can't promise that's what is wrong with your car, but worth considering.
@@MotoringBoxTV thanks heaps
@@MotoringBoxTV I'm watching the video now
Bro what laptop do you use
It's an old Dell G3
If i remember correctly the U1900 code is thrown due to connecting the forscan scan tool you just need to reset it
Bluetooth ELM adapter's are shocking! So is wifi apparently. Oh and cabled USB doesn't connect always either. Short version good luck and get that lotto entry in and your cable software combo MIGHT just do what it said it would do, well almost. Still trying to find a quality interface cable 😓
Yeah my cheap ELM adapter seemed to work only sometimes. Very hard to get it to connect to Bluetooth apps like Forescan. And zero success on AU 1.
I was just reading through the comments whilst listening to the video in the background and all I hear is "FORESKIN." Hahahhahaha i quickly left the comments
Once you hear it, you can't unhear it...
@@MotoringBoxTV bloody oath mate
Ive been interested in getting a scan tool, only i dont have a laptop 🤔
It works on my Samsung phone with a cheap as mini elm327 off eBay via the Bluetooth as a reader.
If you want to be able to code you need the cable and laptop and extended license.
@@marktaylor3802 i'll look into that, be cheaper than a laptop but i probably would do coding so that doesnt matter to me
Use your phone with Bluetooth dongle
Foreskin for Ford fans only 😂
Is this where you find out those 2 white wires were the wrong way around? ;)
Nope, that was sort of a slightly educated guess haha
Foreskin... Wait fuck
How about supporting the developers and buy an extended licence
I paid for forscan and I can do more than the free version. It cost $15
Yeah g'day mate I bought one of those chords bloody thing won't work I can't contact them my phone won't answer email they're a bunch of bloody ripoffs
i think the can bus fault is almost mandatory.
Sounds that way
Start the car. Reset codes and check codes while the car is on.
Sorry bro mine got chopped off at birth. 😂👌🏼
I mean my foreskin not my Pecker. 😂
Lmao at the joke😅
U1900 is a nuance code from the scan tool itself. Just ignore it
Seems that way. The car runs fine in any case.
@@MotoringBoxTV deffo is.
U codes are module to module error's
P is powertrain
B is body
Note fg need a hs/ms can compatible elm327 cable
test are.
Key On Engine Off
Key On Engine On.
Do Both.
My foreskin finally arrived in the mail, usual eBay scam that Aussie seller but it comes from Asia 🙄
I hope it's big enough
Nerd
Did you hear what the Jewish man say to his doctor after surgery? Keep the tip.
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Supercheap sell this pretty good obd2 by toolpro plug in and reads the codes out on the screen it comes with $100 worth every penny