Wash File for CAT ECM ADEM4 and ADEM2

[toshor]

Thanks far_call have u used this program maybe u can help use drive it

[dimitar22]

What is the difference between flash and wash file?

[Wristpin]

A flash file can correct problems oem has had with their software plus other things and that's why they come out with new ones plus when you buy a new or reman ecm it normally comes blank and someone has to flash it.
A wash file was used years ago by cat and their dealers to clean a ecm to "like new condition", They haven't offered them for years from what I understand and I'm sure the ones that has turned up won't work. They would have to be ecm specific because how would it know what to clean?
Cat don't offer them anymore, now they want you to send the ecm back to be cleaned for a charge of course.

[dieselman77]

TRY THIS IS YOU WANT TO I WAS TOLD TO START THE FLASH AND JUST AS IT STARTS TO FLASH TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND IT WILL COMPLETELY ERASE THE ECM TO YOU CAN REPROGRAM TO WHATEVER YOU WANT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WORKS REALLY WELL AND YOU DONT HAVE TO CALL CAT FOR FACTORY PASSWORDS IT LETS YOU SET THE FTS/FLS WHEN IT IS A NEW PROGRAM HOPE THIS HELPS HAVE A GOOD DAY

[Wristpin]

TRY THIS IS YOU WANT TO I WAS TOLD TO START THE FLASH AND JUST AS IT STARTS TO FLASH TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND IT WILL COMPLETELY ERASE THE ECM TO YOU CAN REPROGRAM TO WHATEVER YOU WANT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WORKS REALLY WELL AND YOU DONT HAVE TO CALL CAT FOR FACTORY PASSWORDS IT LETS YOU SET THE FTS/FLS WHEN IT IS A NEW PROGRAM HOPE THIS HELPS HAVE A GOOD DAY

And if you mess up the ecm so it won't take a flash?? You're up the creek! You will have to buy another ecm plus you're engine is down till you get it going again. Also ecm's are very expensive. I bought one for a 2008 ford F750 with a cat C7 and it was 1500 dollars!!

I for one will not try this.

[dieselman77]

YOU DONT HAVE TO GO GETTING ALL MAD IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION THAT WAS TOLD TO ME BY A FRIEND AND HE HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AT ALL DOES IT ALL THE TIME IF YOU DONT WANT TO TRY IT THATS YOUR DECISION BUT IT BEEN PROVEN TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS

[toshor]

I have tryed it and it doesn't work . Has any one got the program working yet I am going to try it next week

[dieselman77]

YOU HAVE TO WAIT JUST TILL IT STARTS PROGRAMMING AND THEN TURN THE POWER OFF FOR THE IGNITION IT SHOULD WIPE OUT THE ECM MEMORY IF NOT THEN I DONT KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU AFTER THAT I HAVE SEEN GUYS JUST PULL THE PLUG OUT OF THE 9 PIN CONNECTER BEFORE AND DO IT THAT WAY BUY SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT LET YOU SEND NEW CALIBRATION ITS REALLY RISKY AND I DONT RECOMMEND IT BECAUSE IF YOU CANT RECALIBRATE THEN YOU HAVE TO BRING THE ECM TO CATERPILLAR AND THEY CHARGE YOU ALOT OF MONEY

[podo_waras]

Dieselman77, I did several time like you're mention above, it is work, but there is a problem whenevrer you wants to prgram the ECM with another flash files, some time it will give you personality module mismatch and you will need factory password to solve this issue.

Toshor,..if you want to flash your ECM and there is personality module mismatch, just post the html file in this thread and hopefully somebody will help you for the factory password.

[hanzem evr]

TRY THIS IS YOU WANT TO I WAS TOLD TO START THE FLASH AND JUST AS IT STARTS TO FLASH TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND IT WILL COMPLETELY ERASE THE ECM TO YOU CAN REPROGRAM TO WHATEVER YOU WANT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WORKS REALLY WELL AND YOU DONT HAVE TO CALL CAT FOR FACTORY PASSWORDS IT LETS YOU SET THE FTS/FLS WHEN IT IS A NEW PROGRAM HOPE THIS HELPS HAVE A GOOD DAY

please could you explian with more detiled

[Strykerforce]

Dieselman77, I did several time like you're mention above, it is work, but there is a problem whenevrer you wants to prgram the ECM with another flash files, some time it will give you personality module mismatch and you will need factory password to solve this issue.

Toshor,..if you want to flash your ECM and there is personality module mismatch, just post the html file in this thread and hopefully somebody will help you for the factory password.

PERSONALITY MISMATCH is a term used that you are trying to flash an ECM with different Flash CODE. Each FLASH CODE represent CAT Application base and Serial Number. Sometimes there is even lower & higher series serial number of the same application that will display MISMATCH ERROR when flashing an ECM.

PERSONALITY MODULE MISMATCH - Refers to Engine RATING issues base on Engine application.

Cheers mate.

[B.2]

We once had a 777 D 60 % throttle they tried everything so I turned it into a 992 G, it didn't like it ( mismatch ) then flashed it back again don't know why but it did the job 99 % throttle

[hanzem evr]

So , guys
what the defrenc bitwen copy configuration and reflash used ecm , can i copy configuration from c15 truck to c15 generator , and what about used ecm can i reflash it or blank ecm only.
thanks to my friends.

[dieselman77]

COPY CONFIGURATION JUST COPIES ALL YOU INFORMATION AND PARAMETERS FROM ONE ECM TO ANOTHER LIKE ALL YOUR SENSOR DATA AND YOUR CRUISE SETTING / GOVERNOR SETTINGS USUALLY. REFLASHING AN ECM IS REPORGRAMMING THE ECM FOR MORE HORSEPOWER OR LESS HORSEPOWER DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO. AS FAR A COPYING A CONFIGURATION FROM A TRUCK TO A GENERATOR IM NOT SURE IF THAT IS GOING TO WORK OR NOT NEVER TRIED IT BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO REFLASH THE ECM YOU NEED THE CAT FACTORY PASSWORDS TO CHANGE THE FLS/FTS SETTINGS AND SOMETIMES YOU EVEN NEED IF FOR REASON 5 OR 55 DEPENDING ON WHAT VERSION OF ET YOUR USING TO DO THE REFLASH. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY YOU ARE TRYING TO DO DID THE GENERATOR ECM GO BAD AND YOU ARE TRYING TO REPLACE IT WITH A USED ONE ? OR ARE YOU TRYING TO REFLASH I NEW ECM ? IF YOU ARE REFLASHING A NEW BLANK ECM YOU DO NOT NEED THE FACTORY PASSWORDS YOU CAN SET ALL THE PARAMETERS ONE TIME WHEN YOU FLASH IT TO SET THE ECM UP HAVE A GOOD ONE IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK I WILL HELP YOU ALL THAT I CAN

[hanzem evr]

thank you verry much
now i explian my problems.
1- i have generators with bad ecm type c15 C5L , and i have used ecm type C15 9NZ , can i copy config from C5L to 9NZ and use it for generator.

2-can i copy config from C7C to JTF , is it safe opration ?
and the copy for all parameter or with out fls fts and engine SNo ?

3- can i reflash used ecm , or flashing for blank ecm only ?
i mean flashing used ecm type jtf to become c7c .

thanks in advance