xcal 2 blowing fuses? - Focaljet

**kyle** · 07-08-2008, 12:20 AM

has anyone had any issues with their SCT blowing a fuse the 2nd you hook it up to the obd-II? key is off and out of ignition. i do nothing but hook it up and blows a fuse. other scanners at the part store, shops, etc all work. is this a known problem?

*01 zx3 5 speed*

**kennan J** · 07-08-2008, 12:37 AM

what fuses are blowing?

**kyle** · 07-08-2008, 06:16 AM

f1.10 _ 10amp. that might be helpful. thanks.

**Blivit** · 07-08-2008, 04:30 PM

Is this a new unit or have you had it for a while or purchased used?

Most likely the fuse is the one for the cigarette lighter. It is possible that there is a wiring problem where the cable plugs into the unit; we have seen it before with our older units but not so much with the newer ones.

**kyle** · 07-08-2008, 06:15 PM

its new. got it about a month ago. and yes thats the fuse with the cig lighter. but why/how would other scanners work? i dont even want this damn thing anymore to be honest. can i send this back for credit and buy something else? or just sell it to someone else?

**FocusSportVP** · 07-08-2008, 06:45 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is this the second one I've sent you? IIRC I tested the flashers you have had and they work fine, its your car from what I have seen. I can't take a product back that has no issues that has already been used for a couple of weeks, I'm really sorry. You can sell a used flasher for around $250 or so.

**kyle** · 07-08-2008, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FocusSportVP

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is this the second one I've sent you? IIRC I tested the flashers you have had and they work fine, its your car from what I have seen. I can't take a product back that has no issues that has already been used for a couple of weeks, I'm really sorry. You can sell a used flasher for around $250 or so.

this is my first one.

**FocusSportVP** · 07-08-2008, 08:39 PM

OK, I guess I confused you with someone else.

Looking at a lot of your previous posts, it really sounds like your car. Every once in a while we get weird situations like this where the car's wiring has been messed with.

**kyle** · 07-08-2008, 10:26 PM

my car just got out of the shop. everything has been fixed and they never had a single issue with my OBD hookup with all of their tools. but they tested the sct and it would still blow a fuse. i dont know what it could be and i dont want to sell the sct with a potential problem but i dont wanna be screwed out of my money and not get use out of anything. i just want something that works.

**kyle** · 07-08-2008, 10:28 PM

how can i test the scanner on something other than my car?

**iceguyb14** · 07-08-2008, 10:54 PM

put in a higher amp fuse when you use the xcal and put the regular back in when your done.. thats what i had to do because mine kept blowing the regular fuse.. others have had this problem as well

**kyle** · 07-08-2008, 11:22 PM

15? 20?

**BUR_ZX3** · 07-09-2008, 01:06 AM

Do you leave your car charger, or radar detector or something plugged in while you're trying to flash?

Thats the one criticism I've always had with the Focus... the cig lighter/power source powered full-time and not switched.

**kyle** · 07-09-2008, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUR_ZX3

Do you leave your car charger, or radar detector or something plugged in while you're trying to flash?

Thats the one criticism I've always had with the Focus... the cig lighter/power source powered full-time and not switched.

i do not own either. a.k.a. no there is nothing plugged in.

**iceguyb14** · 07-09-2008, 05:49 PM

i put in a 30amp fuse when i did it to make sure. its not going to hurt anything, just allow you to flash the car. its pretty simple....

**kyle** · 07-09-2008, 06:24 PM

ill try it i guess. is the sct pulling a lot more power than a regular scan tool a shop or part store would have? as i said thse dont pop the fuse. thats just weird to me.

**kyle** · 07-09-2008, 07:13 PM

ill be damned. bigger fuse allowed it to work. need to wait until the end of this tank. i almost dont wanna pay for the 91 octane now. oh well. such is life.

**sayin0487** · 07-12-2008, 01:11 PM

just make sure you switch back to the orniginal size fuse after you flash it

**kyle** · 07-12-2008, 01:17 PM

i know i did when i tested the scanner. ive not yet re-installed the tune. kinda trying to sell the SCT but not too many people seem interested. but i will make sure to always have the right amp fuse in there AFTER the tune.

it is what it is ... but why do i have to do this? is there still a funky electrical issue? does the sct pull more power than a normal scan tool?

07-08-2008, 12:20 AM	#1
kyle TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 780	xcal 2 blowing fuses? has anyone had any issues with their SCT blowing a fuse the 2nd you hook it up to the obd-II? key is off and out of ignition. i do nothing but hook it up and blows a fuse. other scanners at the part store, shops, etc all work. is this a known problem? 01 zx3 5 speed

07-08-2008, 12:37 AM	#2
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07-08-2008, 06:16 AM	#3
kyle TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 780	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? f1.10 _ 10amp. that might be helpful. thanks.

07-08-2008, 04:30 PM	#4
Blivit Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 89	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? Is this a new unit or have you had it for a while or purchased used? Most likely the fuse is the one for the cigarette lighter. It is possible that there is a wiring problem where the cable plugs into the unit; we have seen it before with our older units but not so much with the newer ones.

07-08-2008, 06:15 PM	#5
kyle TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 780	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? its new. got it about a month ago. and yes thats the fuse with the cig lighter. but why/how would other scanners work? i dont even want this damn thing anymore to be honest. can i send this back for credit and buy something else? or just sell it to someone else?

07-08-2008, 06:45 PM	#6
FocusSportVP Premiere Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Lair of The West Coast Cult Posts: 20,835	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is this the second one I've sent you? IIRC I tested the flashers you have had and they work fine, its your car from what I have seen. I can't take a product back that has no issues that has already been used for a couple of weeks, I'm really sorry. You can sell a used flasher for around $250 or so. __________________ Best Regards, Randy Robles Vice President FocusSport / FSWerks www.focussport.com / www.fswerks.com 714.630.6353 A work in progress - The 384 WHP / 341 WTQ FocusSport Turbo ZX3 - Click me! The FocusSport Street Tuner Challenge Focus 396 WHP / 347 WTQ - Click me!

07-08-2008, 08:39 PM	#8
FocusSportVP Premiere Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Lair of The West Coast Cult Posts: 20,835	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? OK, I guess I confused you with someone else. Looking at a lot of your previous posts, it really sounds like your car. Every once in a while we get weird situations like this where the car's wiring has been messed with. __________________ Best Regards, Randy Robles Vice President FocusSport / FSWerks www.focussport.com / www.fswerks.com 714.630.6353 A work in progress - The 384 WHP / 341 WTQ FocusSport Turbo ZX3 - Click me! The FocusSport Street Tuner Challenge Focus 396 WHP / 347 WTQ - Click me!

07-08-2008, 10:26 PM	#9
kyle TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 780	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? my car just got out of the shop. everything has been fixed and they never had a single issue with my OBD hookup with all of their tools. but they tested the sct and it would still blow a fuse. i dont know what it could be and i dont want to sell the sct with a potential problem but i dont wanna be screwed out of my money and not get use out of anything. i just want something that works.

07-08-2008, 10:28 PM	#10
kyle TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 780	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? how can i test the scanner on something other than my car?

07-08-2008, 10:54 PM	#11
iceguyb14 TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Posts: 955	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? put in a higher amp fuse when you use the xcal and put the regular back in when your done.. thats what i had to do because mine kept blowing the regular fuse.. others have had this problem as well __________________ -Jeff 2005 Infra-Red Focus ST- 241.3WHP 226.5WTQ on the lowest reading kind of dyno! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2992424

07-08-2008, 11:22 PM	#12
kyle TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 780	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? 15? 20?

07-09-2008, 01:06 AM	#13
BUR_ZX3 [FJ] Addict Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Little Saint Clara, Isle of Queen Califia Posts: 35,744	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? Do you leave your car charger, or radar detector or something plugged in while you're trying to flash? Thats the one criticism I've always had with the Focus... the cig lighter/power source powered full-time and not switched. __________________ Video from the final round of the Focus Challenge... Click Here

07-09-2008, 05:49 PM	#15
iceguyb14 TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Posts: 955	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? i put in a 30amp fuse when i did it to make sure. its not going to hurt anything, just allow you to flash the car. its pretty simple.... __________________ -Jeff 2005 Infra-Red Focus ST- 241.3WHP 226.5WTQ on the lowest reading kind of dyno! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2992424

07-09-2008, 06:24 PM	#16
kyle TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 780	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? ill try it i guess. is the sct pulling a lot more power than a regular scan tool a shop or part store would have? as i said thse dont pop the fuse. thats just weird to me.

07-09-2008, 07:13 PM	#17
kyle TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 780	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? ill be damned. bigger fuse allowed it to work. need to wait until the end of this tank. i almost dont wanna pay for the 91 octane now. oh well. such is life.

07-12-2008, 01:17 PM	#19
kyle TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 780	Re: xcal 2 blowing fuses? i know i did when i tested the scanner. ive not yet re-installed the tune. kinda trying to sell the SCT but not too many people seem interested. but i will make sure to always have the right amp fuse in there AFTER the tune. it is what it is ... but why do i have to do this? is there still a funky electrical issue? does the sct pull more power than a normal scan tool?

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