2004 Excursion with 6.0 powerstroke, 107k miles, will start but dies right away, wont run....so took to the dealer and they say FICM, fuel injector control moduel is bad,,, $900 part, $500 labor and need 2 new batterys, another $300+... Its not under warrenty anymore and I cant afford that... could I get a FICM out of a junkyard and swap it out myself and be ok? Dealer says it would have to be re-programmed to match the computer in the truck... they say I am screwed, just buy a new one.... HELP before the stealership rapes me... thanks
Anyone know of refurbished FICM or a place where I can get one, thanks
Yes you can use a FICM from another truck as long as its from a truck, I'm not sure a E-series FICM would work. Would it have to be reprogrammed? Yes and No, I've swapped them around before from a 03 to a 06 and vice versa, they both run fine but set a soft code(no cel light) for FICM and PCM programs not matching, but again they run just fine. Also its not big deal to have the dealer reprogram the FICM. The latest flash for the 04 6.0 you have, reprograms the FICM and the PCM, so no biggie. The right ford dealer can sell you a FICM for ~$650 if you turn in your old one as a core which is a $100 charge.
I can't belive they want to charge you $500 to install your ficm! there very easy to install and doesn't take very long either. it's located on the drivers side on top of the valve cover. you have to move the degas bottle out of the way and I think it's like 4 bolts that you have to remove and unplug and you done.
Thanks for all the great help... bought one online thur www.car-parts.com for $75 ! I will install it and take it back to the dealer for reprogramming, thanks again everyone
Could I just change the ficm, and buy something like a Power Programmer from hypertech, would that reset the ficm pcm setting?? The dealer wants $165 just for telling me what was wrong, and $464 to reprogram the ficm if I change it.... hell I can buy a nice programmer myself if it will work.... thanks again fellas !
dude where do you live and what dealer are you dealing with? good greif. put the ficm on and plug it in and see how it goes. If it runs crappy buy an xcal and get custom tunes to match the new ficm.
I had the dealer put it on and reprogram it , charged me $365.... back on the road again, runs and drives great.... thanks for everyones help...
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