Anyone near me want to play with diagnostics?

[scooter]

In general T4 seems to be ok with the ZT260 but we have had cars that would not speak to T4

[pscan.eu]

I have been working on this quite a lot recently. Time for an update I think, and also another plea for help. Working with Greeners was great but I can't get hold of him anymore.

1. I now have a real T4 which is hugely helpful as a development tool, and I have had a chance to try it on a 260.
I found that it would go into the engine ECU, but attempting to read error codes causes it to go into a loop that you can't get out without shutting down the T4.
Reading live data works.

2. I have also found that I can get straight into the engine ECU using Ford Mustang commands. The emissions based data is already done (as in the same as an OBD2 tool). This needed a bit of tweaking compared with OBD2 but I think it works.

3. The amount of data that can be extracted in Ford mode is insane. There appear to be far more parameters in there than I have ever seen on any other ECU, with sensors for things like fuel tank pressure as well as level. You can check for errors from the fuel filler cap sensor. I don't know how many of these will actually work on a V8 R75/ZT. It might be that the sensors are not there, or the ECU might have different firmware to a Ford Mustang. This is certainly data that a T4 can't read.

I can also read error codes reliably :-)

At the moment I am wading through all of these parameters and converting them all, and I don't even know if they will work. I have to travel a bit to meet up with an owner and I don't want to keep hassling him so I am currently doing the whole lot and hoping that I'm not wasting my time.

If anyone else is closer and can let me have a play with my results so far it would be really useful.

[Nich]

You need to post your location Philip.

Nich.

[pscan.eu]

I live in Ruislip and work in Hatfield, so anywhere in those areas or between are convenient.
My normal commute is M25 J17 to J22 and back.

[scoubix]

Philip, I bought your pscan.eu interface some time ago, for my V6 75 and other Rovers, must admit I haven't used it in a while as I now own a T4 too.
I'm based in France so working together with you on 260 debugging might not be practical, but nevertheless if you need another hand in testing your software on a 260, just let me know.

[pscan.eu]

The latest update 0417 should work on your V8, so if you can give it a try I would love to hear how you get on.

[Ozjensen]

Phil,

Just seen this thread - I have a 2006 75 V8 and am based in Canary Wharf - so not too far from you. Happy to assist.

Regards

Tony

[torque2me]

I live in Ruislip and work in Hatfield, so anywhere in those areas or between are convenient.
My normal commute is M25 J17 to J22 and back.

I'm based in Hatfield if that is any help to you.

Kev