FICM Removal

[blueovalman14]

Howdy Ya'll-

I'm wanting to send my FICM to innovative diesel to get them to tune it. Have any of ya'll done this?? how hard is it to remove the ficm??

Does anybody have any step by step instructions that you could email me??

Thanks!

[troid123]

Looks easy enough, it is right on top. Two bolts in the back two in the front. It shouldnt take more then 10-15 mins to remove it...

[Landonschert]

not hard 8mm and 10mm the 3 plugs are the hardest part there are clips on both sides of the connectors

[blueovalman14]

ya, it looks easy enough.....

just wanting to see if there is a step by step to take this thing off.

[dukcaln]

I am interested too, when I am on vacation (disney cruise) I want to send it in to get done too.......heard its great.

[motoxracer42]

put a bucket under your pet**** on your radiator and drain the coolant until your degas bottle is empty. unhook the hoses going to it and i usually take my intake off. then there are bolts on the back and front of the ficm. make sure when you try to take the plugs off that you squeeze both sides of the connector. sometimes its hard to see. when you put the other one in make sure you dont damage the points on the connections and make sure you hear you get the connectors all the way on. you gotta push pretty hard. put it all back together and enjoy.

[blueovalman14]

Ya, I heard that its supposed to be great too.....

Ya, it sounds like its worth the down time.

[blueovalman14]

Originally Posted by motoxracer42

put a bucket under your pet**** on your radiator and drain the coolant until your degas bottle is empty. unhook the hoses going to it and i usually take my intake off. then there are bolts on the back and front of the ficm. make sure when you try to take the plugs off that you squeeze both sides of the connector. sometimes its hard to see. when you put the other one in make sure you dont damage the points on the connections and make sure you hear you get the connectors all the way on. you gotta push pretty hard. put it all back together and enjoy.

Isnt there enough hose on the degas bottle that you could just un-bolt it and set it out of the way??

[mikeproc]

I just removed the 2 pieces of the intake closest to the turbo and reached back there, it was pretty easy. It was really worth it, Eric is a great guy he got it back to me real quick and I am very happy I had it done.

[motoxracer42]

Originally Posted by blueovalman14

Isnt there enough hose on the degas bottle that you could just un-bolt it and set it out of the way??

there isnt that much room. ive done it both ways. i like just draining that little bit out and there is much more room. its really easy.