22+ Expedition FORSCAN - Warning

[m3olsen]

.... I use an OBDLink MX+ most of the time.

I meant to ask: how are you liking the MX+? Would you spend the money for it if you had to do it all over again? I'll start with the OBDLink EX corded for programming. MX+ only runs with Forscan Lite, correct?

 

[LokiWolf]

I meant to ask: how are you liking the MX+? Would you spend the money for it if you had to do it all over again? I'll start with the OBDLink EX corded for programming. MX+ only runs with Forscan Lite, correct?

You can do all the coding you want with the MX+. I attach it to my Windows Tablet and do 95% of my coding with it. Works great. If I am really poking around or when I was messing with the APIM Firmware I used the EX. The MX+ stays attached to our Expedition pretty much 24/7. I use it with the FORSCAN app on my iPhone for monitoring, and then pair with laptop for coding.

 

[m3olsen]

You can do all the coding you want with the MX+. I attach it to my Windows Tablet and do 95% of my coding with it. Works great. If I am really poking around or when I was messing with the APIM Firmware I used the EX. The MX+ stays attached to our Expedition pretty much 24/7. I use it with the FORSCAN app on my iPhone for monitoring, and then pair with laptop for coding.

@LokiWolf that's awesome! I was guessing that Lite only let you monitor settings and not make any adjustments.

 

[Andy B]

The big thing that EVERYBODY needs to remember. Ford is NOT keeping the programming and module config the same in a generation or even a model year anymore. That is proven by the fact that the 18/19's programming is different than the 2020's, and the 2021's even have a few small tweaks. With the chip shortage, Ford is making more changes even more often. On the 21+ 150's we are seeing changes after updates. Not only does the module matter, but the version will too. I haven't seen the modules on a 22 Expy yet, but I expect them to more closely match the 21+ 150 than the 21 Expedition. You change a bit based on previous coding, and if you did not back up, you could be REALLY sad. There is nobody that I am aware of mapping differences between the versions in this community, like there is in the 150's. With Russia and Ukraine and the FORSCAN developers being in Russia, there is risk of less and less support(They can't get paid). If you are on a 22, be very careful of the changes you make, and BACKUP before every change.

Thank you so much for this warning.