ECM bad?

[Lund1990]

So I was changing the tune in my 2000 when the smarty cable got disconnected. Now I keep getting "error comm time out" when it tries to restore it to stock tune. Is the ECM toasted? 

[Tractorman]

Have you tried "Recovery of the ECM" (page 9 of the Smarty S03 Instruction Manual)?  This may fix your issue.

 

- John

 

[Lund1990]

I have. I get through turning the key off and back on. It says it was interrupted and asks to install stock software. When it goes to so that I get and error comm time out

 

[Tractorman]

My next step would be to inspect the pin connectors on the Smarty cable and the pin connectors in diagnostic connector under the dash, if you haven't done so already.  If everything seems good there, then you might try contacting Smarty for help before you condemn the ECM.

 

- John

[Mopar1973Man]

Smarty Tuners are in Filer, Idaho the last that I knew.

 

https://smartypros.com/contact/

[Lund1990]

So i kinda got it. I tried a battery charger like I saw on another forum. Nothing. So I unhooked the batteries for a while , tried again and it loaded stock SW but at the end said error 14.  Tried loading catcher and went back to like it was last night. I unhooked the batteries again for a bit. Got it programmed back to stock but got the error 14 again. Truck starts and runs tho at the moment. Nervous to try loading a catcher again. I like the smarty tune much more then the edge comp box that was run on it before, no longer hooked up. 

[Mopar1973Man]

Ummm... Seriously I would consider the Quadzilla over Smarty. Quadzilla has full timing controls and fuel map controls which nets a total of 180 HP vs Edge Comp at 120 HP and then Smarty at 60 HP. Remember Smarty tunes have to play by the limits of the ECM and VP44 so it can't do much than 60 HP. DO NOT STACK TUNERS!

Edited Tuesday at 05:23 PM by Mopar1973Man

[Lund1990]

I haven't stacked tuners. That i know better than to do. Truck just feels like it's got way more power with the smarty over the edge.  Maybe I'll have to plug the edge back in. I got both of these tuners with my 2 2nd gens I own. I'll check out the quadzilla. Just have a hard time justifying the cost with the condition of these trucks. Although I may start cutting apart and welding in new body panels this spring.