Flashing your Ford 6.0L Powerstroke FICM with HP Tuners
Posted by ID Speed Shop on 2024 May 9th
1. Most importantly, REMOVE THE FICM CONTROL RELAY. We will not be responsible for an injector failure due to not removing the FICM Control Relay during a reflash!
Please check your vehicle’s instruction manual for the proper location of the FICM
Control Relay. This is located under the hood in the Relay Panel (located by the driver’s
side hood hinge).&
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What is vane sweep and why is it used?
Posted by ID Speed Shop on 2023 Oct 24th
Vane sweep in the Ford 6.0L was developed to help with the turbo stiction. Some signs of your vanes sticking is lack of power, delayed/erratic shifts, excessive popping through intake, black/white smoke. It acts like a turbo failure, which it kind of is, but in this case the only thing that fails is the vanes stick due to corrosion. Ford updated turbo design and as
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What is Inductive Heating on the Ford 6.0L FICM?
Posted by ID Speed Shop on 2023 Oct 9th
Inductive heating is an important upgrade to the 6.0L FICM Strategy, especially for those with worn injectors or very cold climates.
Inductive heating heats up the injector to pre-heat the oil and prevent "stiction", or sticking, of the injector spool valve. Stiction is caused by excess oil in the
closed side end cap/spool interface area
increasing the hydraulic lat
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