Adjusting speedometer with Forscan


jcwhidby

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The speedometer in my 2007 Ranger is reading about 5% high. I would like to use Forscan to make the necessary adjustment through the PCM but I can't find the applicable field that will allow me to make the adjustment. Does anyone know where to find it? I’m new to Forscan so it's very likely I am doing something wrong... Thanks.
 
The speedometer in my 2007 Ranger is reading about 5% high. I would like to use Forscan to make the necessary adjustment through the PCM but I can't find the applicable field that will allow me to make the adjustment. Does anyone know where to find it? I’m new to Forscan so it's very likely I am doing something wrong... Thanks.
Supposedly, the dealerships can do it. There is no way to do it that anyone has published with Forscan. I've dug and dug trying to find something for my 2011.
 
The pcm / ecu is what controls the Speedo.

FORScan can not communicate with the pcm on these vehicles, that functionality has never been developed.
 
I was afraid that might be the case. Thanks.
The best you can do is compare what the speedometer reads compared to a gps and adjust accordingly. With 31" tires, my truck is traveling about 3 mph faster than what the speedometer is telling me on average. So, if I stay a little bit under what the speedometer is telling me, I'm close.

If you are worried about getting a ticket, most police officers will give people a buffer. So, in my case, even if I travel at the speed indicated by the speedometer, I'm still safe from getting a ticket. Generally speaking, it should be the same for you. Granted, there are some reguons where buffers are not granted for reasons ai won't go into because of politics, but if you know that and know the general error of you actual speed to what the speedometer is tellin you, you should still be good. Also, a ticket for traveling a couple of mph over the speed limit will be thrown out or something will be taken away if you show up at the magestrate's office to contest the ticket.

Traveling out of state tends to throw a monkey wrench into the works but if most people are traveling faster than you or if you are traveling with the speed of traffic, while not blowing by everyone and/or weaving through the traffic, you should still be good.

Let the speed demons be the rabbit that flushes out the speeding tickets. There are plenty of them out there and there seem to be more of them every day.
 
My understanding is that the speedometer is adjustable through Forscan at least to 2000, because I adjusted it on my 2000, but the later trucks, at some point, it no longer became an option through Forscan.
 
Between gear-based speedos not having that fine adjustment, and most vehicles slightly overestimating speed stock, I don't know that anything I've ever driven has been accurate inside of 5%.

If it pisses you off enough to spend $100+, the Dakota Digital box can do pretty much whatever, right?
 

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