Wsho
SHO Member
Looks sharp
Thanks.. It'll look a lot sharper when I get the hot pipes and dual intakes made and powder coated too...
So what did you do to your SHO today!?
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Thanks.. It'll look a lot sharper when I get the hot pipes and dual intakes made and powder coated too...
StealBlueSho
SHO Member
Went to update my latest tune from Gearhead and got the good old “Check Charging System” code and then was told the system was shutting down to go into battery saving mode..
Wonderful, luckily it decided to tell me while the tuner was still preparing to update tune...
Soo now it’s got the bigger 850 CC battery as opposed to the stock 650 CC battery. And since I don’t have forscan I had the dealer do it so they could reset the BMS...
How I felt when it happened...
And then receipt for reference if anyone needs parts numbers etc...
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Wonderful, luckily it decided to tell me while the tuner was still preparing to update tune...
Soo now it’s got the bigger 850 CC battery as opposed to the stock 650 CC battery. And since I don’t have forscan I had the dealer do it so they could reset the BMS...
How I felt when it happened...
And then receipt for reference if anyone needs parts numbers etc...
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Johnbigdog
SHO Member
The battery saver message didnt mean your battery was bad at all. It just meant that the BCM thinks that its state of charge is low and will turn things off to prevent it from getting so low you cant start your car.
You can prevent that message when you have an extended key on time by connecting a battery charger to the car and making sure the negative clamp is connected to chasis ground. Use 15 or 20 amp charge rate.
The Battery Monitoring sensor is on the ground side of the cable and if it doesnt see charging curent it assumes the battery is being discharged. So you can still get this message with a charger connected to the battery terminals.
If you had a charging system DTC, I rarely see those resolved with a battery. Usually the battery is an affect, not a cause.
You can prevent that message when you have an extended key on time by connecting a battery charger to the car and making sure the negative clamp is connected to chasis ground. Use 15 or 20 amp charge rate.
The Battery Monitoring sensor is on the ground side of the cable and if it doesnt see charging curent it assumes the battery is being discharged. So you can still get this message with a charger connected to the battery terminals.
If you had a charging system DTC, I rarely see those resolved with a battery. Usually the battery is an affect, not a cause.
AmericanPride
Member
This
️So many times I get customers with this kind of complaint.
The alternator will start to go bad or connections and start to **** the battery. Well, ******* customer thinks it's cool to just deep cycle a battery and jump it repeatedly. Totally the battery.
They think that the simple fact the battery is dead...means that's the cause.
Johnbigdog
SHO Member
This️
So many times I get customers with this kind of complaint.
The alternator will start to go bad or connections and start to **** the battery. Well, ******* customer thinks it's cool to just deep cycle a battery and jump it repeatedly. Totally the battery.
They think that the simple fact the battery is dead...means that's the cause.
I'll take a step back and look at the word *******.
Some people know how to put gas in a car and that is the extent of it. I've met people who have never had to do that too. One of my Doctors complained to me he blew up a new car because no one told him he had to change the oil.
I like the word uneducated. Becuase we dont know who we are dealing with. Know, if the person knows better, kills the battery and complains about the part, that's a different tale.
I have meet technicians that have replaced a few batteries due to them going dead before they even consider looking for a drain.
It takes all types to make this world go.round. the best thing we can do is help each other out and make each other better. Iron sharpening iron.
Work may have chapped my ass a little more than usual this week. Continue on.
Zpak
Es Aich Oh!
Installed Jet Hot 2500° ceramic coated PPE downpipes with fresh O2’s. I’ll be honest, all in all, not a very fun job.
The nuts on the turbo flanges were pretty stubborn and awkward. Definitely needed a universal and lots of 1/2” extensions. The nuts on the catback to downpipe flanges were even worse thanks to the winter salt roads in the great state of Indiana. Finally broke three free then the last one just rounded out. Grinder wouldn’t fit so a Dremel, about 12 cutoff wheels, and the sacrifice of my worst wood chisel later, success!
Install was pretty straight forward. The two piece construction of the long pipe I believe benefits the manufacturing process not the install. Didn’t really see any reason for it and just made the job take longer manually figuring out the correct angle for the ******. My biggest take away, PB Blaster is your friend.
I wanted to do a heat test on the cats from factory to coated but didn’t want to wait for everything to cool before I got started. I will test the Jet Hot ones next oil change though and let you guys know what I find.
The nuts on the turbo flanges were pretty stubborn and awkward. Definitely needed a universal and lots of 1/2” extensions. The nuts on the catback to downpipe flanges were even worse thanks to the winter salt roads in the great state of Indiana. Finally broke three free then the last one just rounded out. Grinder wouldn’t fit so a Dremel, about 12 cutoff wheels, and the sacrifice of my worst wood chisel later, success!
Install was pretty straight forward. The two piece construction of the long pipe I believe benefits the manufacturing process not the install. Didn’t really see any reason for it and just made the job take longer manually figuring out the correct angle for the ******. My biggest take away, PB Blaster is your friend.
I wanted to do a heat test on the cats from factory to coated but didn’t want to wait for everything to cool before I got started. I will test the Jet Hot ones next oil change though and let you guys know what I find.
yaycandy
Aerospace Engineer
Threads is what took awhile on my lms catless downpipes. The threads ran into the bend of the pipe and i couldnt put the nuts on. Then i had to unfish it off and figure a sawsall to it
DARTHSHO
SHO Member
Friday I replaced the pads on all 4 tires rear had to use the tool to retract the piston. Then today only could replace 3 spark plugs because the others were cross threaded or heat synced 
BayAreaSHO
SHO Member
Replaced a fouled spark plug... again. Reverted the tune back to stock, have fouled 2 spark plugs within a month of replacing the engine! Going to be running full bolt ons with stock tune for a while until I sell the car! Lol
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DouglasB_SHO
Former owner 2011 SHO
Updated my SCT Tune after finally getting the X4 update corrected with the SCT tech remoting in to my computer. As I watched him fly through the menus, it's clear this happens more often than I would normally think it should. Once he got the X4's update corrected, I had to restore the SHO (non-PP with only CAI mod) to stock tune before it would accept the updated tune. Once that was done, it seems to be smooth. We'll find out when I take it out on the highway tomorrow.
FiveLeeter918
Ortiz Performance Sales
I believe the 2 piece construction is actually to make them not require a refrigerator box for shipment.
FiveLeeter918
Ortiz Performance Sales
My weekend consisted of switching to HPTuners for some R&D development with Ortiz Performance, replacing my windshield washer pump, changing my oil, and painting/installing my new grille. I was hoping to get a PTU flush in this weekend, but it didn't happen. Hopefully next weekend will be doing the brake swap finally.
Zpak
Es Aich Oh!
Grille looks good, much more menacing.
High on Ethanol
Just Ain't Care
Excited for HPTuners results and possibilities
StealBlueSho
SHO Member
Yup, 100% agree with what you said... however...
1: It’s a 2016 with a 2015 build date with the original 650CC battery. Wouldn’t be unheard of for the battery to be on its way out.
2: It wasn’t an extended key on issue. As the message would pop up within 90 seconds of going into accessory mode.
3: After a 45 minutes drive, I had the same issue.
4: The car wasn’t cranking over as clean as it used too.. hard starts.
5: I don’t daily this car... it spends a significant amount of time sitting in my garage collecting dust.. which is ******* batteries especially during the winter time.
All the above is classic symptoms of a dying battery. I asked Ford to check the alternator since it was there and they said alt was good.
Since getting the new battery the car starts quickly, I can flash tunes, and I don’t get the battery message...
Granted, it could be another issue and a fresh battery is covering it up... but thus far there is no indication that’s the case.
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Zpak
Es Aich Oh!
That’s kinda funny, last year my ‘14 SHO battery died. And just yesterday the battery in my ‘15 Edge gave up. I guess five years is the limit. No warning on either. Just one day decide to strand you. I remember 20 years ago nursing a slow crank for months. Hahaha.
SM105K
Streetlight Grand Prix Champ/ IG @fafomotorsports
Yep SBS, these cars eat batteries. I know for a fact that my car has gone through three batteries in seven years. Since my isn't a daily anymore either, I keep mine on a battery tender at all times. This also helps when I "prime" start my car when it sits more then 5 days at a time, which has been a lot lately.
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