idatalink programming on 2001 ford escape

Also, is this ( ADS-AL(TB)-FM, Ford/Mazda Lincoln/Mercury Transponder Override (V1.6)) the firmware you are using right ?Cris

StealthEs wrote: Also, is this ( ADS-AL(TB)-FM, Ford/Mazda Lincoln/Mercury Transponder Override (V1.6)) the firmware you are using right ?

sure is and i double checked that the firmware was right so i re-flashed it and still nothing

IF you still have access to the car meter that pink wire to make sure its an actual ignition and not an acc. I'm sure you have it hooked up right but doesn't hurt to check and rule that out Ign -     L GREEN/ VIOLETCris

already did that at the shop and it all tested right, but i may look at it again tomorrow to check it for the 10th time to be sure. I don;t feel like going outside and trying to do it in the dark right now. but i am 99.99% sure it is right.

Also you used diagram B for your connector type ?Cris

if i recall it was the pink on the bypass to the pink off of the remote starter(which is the ign I beleive) I remember thinking how it seemed "idiot proof" at the time

yep diagram b.

on page 3 of the directions below the main diagram the are 5 ( A-E ) different immobilizer plug diagram make sure you used B to hook up your ECM -RX & TX connections. Seems like there is where you problem lies if all else is hooked up right.Cris

thanks for helping but i have followed the diagram to the letter and I have even tried reversing TX and RX thinking that maybe the diagram was wrong but still everytime it always ends up the same way. like i said in the first post i spent close to three hours t/s just this issue and since there are only 6 wires I have checked all of them thoroughly. I am looking for someone who has installed this bypass on some of the newer(2001-present) fords to see what they did to program(i am not sure if you have direct experience or not) once again thanks for the help though

I have installed this mod into many ford and never had a problem with programming. Let me know what the problem was when you figure it out. Good luck with it.Cris