[aws1963]

Can an ECM be run through a diagnostic if removed from the vehicle? I really don't want to pay to have the vehicle towed to and from the dealer. Just want the unit checked. 2005 Ford Escape 3.0L

Thanks!

 

[Cuda_jim]

Have you had it scanned with a qualified scanner and operator. IIRC your car is CAN compliant....if so, the 'free scans' are useless.
Look around your area for a ECM repair shop or auto-electric shop. They may have a way of testing it.

 

[oldtimer35]

Once you remove the power from the ECM, the memory is gone. There will be no codes in it and you cannot retrieve any information from it

 

[cjones]

Have you had it scanned with a qualified scanner and operator. IIRC your car is CAN compliant....if so, the 'free scans' are useless.
Look around your area for a ECM repair shop or auto-electric shop. They may have a way of testing it.

you're correct, CAN using an 11-bit header

 

[Poppy]

Once you remove the power from the ECM, the memory is gone. There will be no codes in it and you cannot retrieve any information from it

Yeah, I thought of that too, but he said that he wanted the ECM checked, not examined for stored codes, so I didn't post. I'm glad you brought it up in case he is thinking that he could have it checked for codes that way.