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Banks Power Ford Trucks: (Diesel ’99 - 03 7.3L Power Stroke) Power Systems- Stinger, Stinger-Plus & PowerPack systems '19991_2-2003 F250_F350 Trucks & Excursion (non-cat) User Manual

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1.

If the need should arise for you

to have your vehicle serviced, the

Banks OttoMind should be removed

from the engine control unit (ECU). It

is common for the service provider to

connect a computer diagnostic link

to the vehicle regardless of the type

of service being performed. When the

OttoMind is installed, the computer

will return a code that indicates a

memory fault with the vehicle ECU.

The suggested repair for a fault of

this type is replacement of the ECU.

2.

The operation of the OttoMind is

such that the computer is directed

to reference certain information in

the OttoMind rather than the ECU.

Therefore, the memory fault that

occurs is not an ECU failure, but

rather the presence of an electronic

device that the diagnostic computer

cannot identify.

3.

To avoid confusion about whether

or not an ECU is properly functioning,

simply remove the OttoMind from

the ECU before having the vehicle

serviced, and reinsert the plastic

cap in the ECU access port. The

OttoMind can be easily accessed

from inside the truck, and it is

unnecessary to remove the computer

from the vehicle. The OttoMind may

be reinstalled after the service is

complete.

4.

It is also not uncommon for

a service provider to update the

program in the vehicle ECU. If

this occurs, it is possible that the

programming in the OttoMind will

no longer match the ECU program.

If you experience any difficulty with

the operation of the Banks OttoMind

after service, check with the service

provider to determine if an update

was performed. Then contact

customer service at Gale Banks

Engineering for an updated OttoMind,

if necessary.
Your system includes three Banks

Power logos that have been

designed to compliment the Ford

badging on your truck. We have

provided measurements, which will

allow you to place these logos in a

position that gives a clean factory

look. See Figure 12.

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Section 9

SERVICE TIPS

Figure 12

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