ProCal Tune - self installing hardware and tune?

[BadRobot1031]

Just purchased the ProCal Tune for my Bronco Raptor, looking for advice on doing the install myself and if anyone here has did the tune there self.

Thanks
David

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[WheresMyBronco]

Very easy to install it yourself, I think it came with a guide or a link to a guide that shows you how to do it. If I remember correctly, I think you just need a Windows PC to upload the tune onto the ProCal

 

[BadRobot1031]

Thanks for the replay

 

[Jmor]

You can install it yourself, but look at the Ford Factory Ford warranty requirements.
I had Ford install mine on my wildtrak 2 years ago. Because it use to be required to have a Ford dealer or a ASE certified installation. I Didn't want to jeopardize my Ford Warranty. It may have changed though.

 

[BadRobot1031]

Thank you

 

[Black_Stallion13]

Big misconception about the warranty with these things - it has to be done by a Ford dealer to maintain the ProCal warranty NOT your vehicle’s overarching warranty. Just do it yourself, there’s nothing to it.

 

[Combustion_King]

windows based PC, signing up for a Ford performance account, the instruction that come with it are straight forward. maybe 30-45 mins total project with the updates, and going from truck to PC and to truck etc.

you dont need to keep it connected, or mounted.

 

[HeliPilot]

I installed mine myself. Dealer never had anything to say about it when the bronco was in for service.

 

[Ducati1098]

Big misconception about the warranty with these things - it has to be done by a Ford dealer to maintain the ProCal warranty NOT your vehicle’s overarching warranty. Just do it yourself, there’s nothing to it.

Not just the warranty for the procal device itself, but any failures caused by it also.

 

[Brian_B]

Hardest part is making the Ford Performance account, really.

I'd suggest putting the battery on a tender or charger while you are flashing the tune - it doesn't take long, but it's cheap insurance against a hiccup.

 

[Brian_B]

Not just the warranty for the procal device itself, but any failures caused by it also.

That's the same for any aftermarket thing you do really, though.

If you did have a drivetrain failure, a dealer would have to point to ProCal as the cause to deny warranty... which would indicate there would be an issue with all the vehicles running that tune file from ProCal, as they are all just software files that get flashed.

Worst thing that could feasibly happen - in my opinion - is you go to flash and halfway through your battery craps out, leaving a ECM somewhere brain dead. That would be a non-warranty repair job right there related to self-installation.

 

[Black_Stallion13]

Not just the warranty for the procal device itself, but any failures caused by it also.

Yes, obviously if something crazy would happen fixing it wouldn’t be covered but there’s not really anything that can go wrong tbh unless you majorly fail at following basic instructions. I’m saying if you install yourself successfully nothing warranty-wise is affected after the fact. You can also flash back to stock in the matter of a couple minutes at anytime if you would need to do anything warranty related down the road and were worried about it.

 

[Ducati1098]

That's the same for any aftermarket thing you do really, though.

If you did have a drivetrain failure, a dealer would have to point to ProCal as the cause to deny warranty... which would indicate there would be an issue with all the vehicles running that tune file from ProCal, as they are all just software files that get flashed.

Worst thing that could feasibly happen - in my opinion - is you go to flash and halfway through your battery craps out, leaving a ECM somewhere brain dead. That would be a non-warranty repair job right there related to self-installation.

Yes, obviously if something crazy would happen fixing it wouldn’t be covered but there’s not really anything that can go wrong tbh unless you majorly fail at following basic instructions. I’m saying if you install yourself successfully nothing warranty-wise is affected after the fact. You can also flash back to stock in the matter of a couple minutes at anytime if you would need to do anything warranty related down the road and were worried about it.

Yeah I’m not saying anything will necessarily happen or the procal will cause any damage. But shit happens sometimes, so just thought I’d add that in there.

 

[Ducati1098]

You can also flash back to stock in the matter of a couple minutes at anytime if you would need to do anything warranty related down the road and were worried about it.

Flashing back to stock would be a waste of time. Dealers know it’s been installed just by looking at Oasis.

 

[Black_Stallion13]

Flashing back to stock would be a waste of time. Dealers know it’s been installed just by looking at Oasis.

You are giving the dealers an awful lotta credit in the smarts dept. lol but yeah they probably could see a data log if they wanted to

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