xr6turboman Donating Members 588 Member For: 16y 9m 17d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand, Palmerston North Posted 20/09/08 11:36 PM Share Posted 20/09/08 11:36 PM Yesterday I went to ford and ask them how much it would cost for a service for my ute, he said $270 so I asked him what they do - oil and filter and he also said they plug something into the diagnosics port and update the ecu... he explained it like updating a computer but when you update a computer its normally only virus patches or a bug with windows - pretty sure my car isn't going to catch a virus from surfing for porn lol is there any point in doing this if so what?Thanks Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 17y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 20/09/08 11:45 PM Share Posted 20/09/08 11:45 PM yes there is, as problems are discovered in the way the ecu performs they fix and upgrade the program so there can be some benefits even though you may never notice them, having said that ask any early ba owner who went back for a service and drove away with about 40kw less power since ford discovered that the gearboxes were dying so they reduced the power to save their asses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/09/08 12:30 AM Share Posted 21/09/08 12:30 AM That was the overboost fix wasn't it?As long as your car isn't tuned or anything it's a usually a good idea to just let them update as required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6turboman Donating Members 588 Member For: 16y 9m 17d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand, Palmerston North Posted 21/09/08 12:44 AM Author Share Posted 21/09/08 12:44 AM oh ok... I'll probably do it then, I'll change the oil and filter myself he said for $25 they'll plug it in and upgrade it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 9m 4d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 21/09/08 12:48 AM Share Posted 21/09/08 12:48 AM They would, or should check over the entire vehicle aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIXR6 Member 9 Member For: 16y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth WA, Currambine Posted 21/09/08 04:06 AM Share Posted 21/09/08 04:06 AM im thinking of getting the stage one kit from bpt in perth. it comes with tune from sniper box (are they any good?) and slight air intake modification. I have an extended warrenty too (will it affect my warrenty?). so if ford do the up dates on is it just a case of pluging the sniper back in storing the new factory updates and then putting the sniper tune back on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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