Programer???
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Teching In
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Sacramento
Programer??? I have a hypertech programer and it doest light up am i doing something wrong or is it broke ???? and what is the best programer out there and do they work im hearing a lot of crap about it is it true?
Yeah, it should power up upon being plugged into the diagnostic port. If it doesn't, maybe jiggle things around a little bit to see if you got a bad contact.
If you have no luck there, I would drop by an autozone or someplace to have a scanner plugged into the car - just to make sure your diagnostic port is ok.
If the port is ok then you can set about returning the tuner. Just advising from a seller's point of view to do a bit of homework before jumping on who you bought it from.
Finally, if you do find the cord or port to have a intermittent short in it, don't use the programmer. If it loses power at all during the program you can lock up your PCM, rendering your car dead until you either get a new PCM or get the locked one force-flashed. There is also a possibility it might straight out toast your PCM.
If you have no luck there, I would drop by an autozone or someplace to have a scanner plugged into the car - just to make sure your diagnostic port is ok.
If the port is ok then you can set about returning the tuner. Just advising from a seller's point of view to do a bit of homework before jumping on who you bought it from.
Finally, if you do find the cord or port to have a intermittent short in it, don't use the programmer. If it loses power at all during the program you can lock up your PCM, rendering your car dead until you either get a new PCM or get the locked one force-flashed. There is also a possibility it might straight out toast your PCM.
