| Evean | -- 08-01-2012 @ 7:20 PM |
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anyone ever deal with VCM Metal Box IDS V80 JLR V130? user manual said make sure the USB port works and use MAIN PORT and i am sure that i used main port still not work!! i bought this VCM at uobd2 what happened? how was your VCM??
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| supereal | -- 08-02-2012 @ 7:28 AM |
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I don't recognize the term "VCM". Are you referring to the. ECM, or engine control module? That would beyond the intended scope of this forum.. Any change in the ECM in modern vehicles requires reprogramming, done by very speciali equipment usually a proprietary area of a dealer.
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| Stroker | -- 08-02-2012 @ 10:53 AM |
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Super: I had to look it up, but this is a $300 diagnostic tool to troubleshoot onboard vehicle control systems, which fortunately we only have to deal with on our modern stuff. Maybe your son Mike can answer the question, but I certainly can't. Evean: This Forum specifically deals with 1932-1953 Ford products, which do not rely upon onboard computers. Therefore many of us, (including me) haven't got a clue as to how to answer your question. Good luck with your quest.
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| supereal | -- 08-02-2012 @ 11:12 AM |
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Thanks, Dan. The technology surrounding the diagnosis equipent is simply amazing, and expensive. Most of our is Snap On, and we just spent over five grand to update it. Trying to work on modern vehicles without it is similiar to touring a foreign country without a road map. There is a move afoot to make this informtion available only to dealers licensed by the manufacturer. If it is successful. two things are likely: huge costs for even routine work, and lots of neglect by owners unwilling and/or unable to pay. We are already dealing with vehicles over 12 years old that are very unsafe on the highway.
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| Evean | -- 08-02-2012 @ 5:40 PM |
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VCM!!! the vehicle serial communications gateway i saw at uobd2 http://www.uobd2.com/wholesale/ford-vcm-metal-box.html
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| supereal | -- 08-02-2012 @ 7:44 PM |
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Thanks for the info. This is a new scan tool for me. In any case, it doesn't relate to the 32-53 years covered here. The scan tools commonly used today run into the many thousands of dollars. We have a standard charge,at our shop just for hooking it up. That is offset by replacing only necessary parts, and reducing labor charges.
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| Evean | -- 08-03-2012 @ 5:46 PM |
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you are the professional?? how to deal with this VCM? i bought at uobd2 http://www.uobd2.com/wholesale/ford-vcm-metal-box.html but cant connect my laptop!!
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| supereal | -- 08-04-2012 @ 2:59 PM |
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Sorry, can't help you with the VCM. In today's world, the diagnostic equipment changes very quickly, which obsoletes many types. It is interesting to note that the Sun-type distributor machines are now being reproduced, albeit at five grand a pop. We paid $75 for ours at a swap meet years ago!
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| Evean | -- 08-08-2012 @ 6:54 PM |
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yes, equipment change quickly as a newbie I saw nothing different between diagnostic tool anyway things done the sell service replied me soon at this time turned out that it was problem with my computer http://www.uobd2.com/search/?q=VCM
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