smjx

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harness is from Ryan B, it's ran from TCU, to BCM for power wire , and then over to the gateway module where it is tapped into the canbus network. The only antenna connected is the sync connect antenna (The one above the rear headliner) - the other antenna for the modem isn't connected because I don't have the cable that runs in the body harness from the TCU to the bottom of the BCM to connect the two. Also If I leave the factory programming in it, the signal does nothing and just says it's in factory mode. Currently I have 01-01 Set to B132-xxxx-xxxx which allows it to atleast get to waiting for authorization. If I need to connect another antenna, which one do I need to get to plug into it?

neilc1

"It isn't good to leave one unconnected"

JM, what danger or damage could occur ?
my J087 is dual ant, and I'm only on the purple connect port,
I figured the other was the hotspot port, which I care little about.

smjx

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I'm the exact same - I'm plugged into the reddish purple port and that cable runs up to the snyc connect antenna - I thought the other one was a hotspot as well which I dont care about nor need it.

jm061

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Idk how many times I have posted this...I have lost count...the 2nd antenna simply means it has hotspot capability....the 2nd antenna itself isn't for the hotspot. Its a receive antenna for the cell signal. The modem uses diversity (from the internet: Antenna diversity, also known as space diversity or spatial diversity, is any one of several wireless diversity schemes that uses two or more antennas to improve the quality and reliability of a wireless link.) The hotspot aka WiFi antenna is internal to the modem.

gable74

I got just about all the wiring done with 2 exceptions.

1. While I have an image (supplied a few posts back by greygoose) of the BCM and which connector in the BCM to use, I have no idea of which pin on that connector is #15. There is a #1 and a #28 labeled on the inside of the connector so I counted off around the connector to which one "should be" #15. There were two openings side by side for which I am pretty sure one is #15. Just hope I am right.

2. My truck is a 2018 so it requires the additional gateway test connector to be added, which I also got from greygoose. Unfortunately I have no idea how to get the pins out of the gateway module connector to install the test connector. I have a good assortment of pin removal tools but none seems to be working. Do I go in from the back or front of the connector to remove the pins? I do not want to mess up the gateway module connector so I have stopped for now until someone can hopefully give more specifics about my two issues above.

I used a total of four M6 U-clips, three M6 x 30mm flange bolts, and one M6 x 12mm flange bolt to install the antenna and TCU module. The install of those parts and the routing of the harness were very straight forward and took about 45min to complete. I currently have the BCM wire installed and the end of the harness to tie into the gateway connector hanging under the dash. As soon as I can figure out how to remove the four pins from the gateway connector I will continue.

jm061

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I am not familiar this cable. I just want to make sure you are in the HS3 can bus system. The modem can be hooked up to another can bus system and still be seen/programmed.

Was it not B132 to begin with? If not what was it? By factory programming I mean what the programming was for that unit for the vehicle it came from.

smjx

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So what you're saying is that I need to find the cable to connect the second antenna and that could be my issue?

gable74

Here is the pin I used. This one and the one directly above it were the only ones in the row that were open. The pic on the left is looking into the BCM and the one on the right is looking into the back of the connector, so basically the same thing just one shows pin #'s.
**EDIT**
I found a pin-out of this connector so it looks like I chose correctly.
Just need to figure out how to get the pins out of the gateway connector now.

Matt2805

Has anyone successfully activated in the last 2 days? I’m starting to wonder if there are server problems with Ford.

I have a 2016 F150. I used boosted grey gooses harness and wired up everything. I have the gateway test port next to the OBD II connector that I used to connect the TCU to the network. I can see the TCU in Forscan and I also see an onboard modem ESN in the Sync 3 screen. However, each time I try to add the vehicle to the iOS app, I never get any activate buttons. I’ve tried unplugging the TCU for an hour. Also done a full battery disconnect/reconnect. Tried master reset of the sync system. I’ve reset each module in Forscan. I’ve also switched from factory mode and back on the TCU. The TCU has a good cell signal and it properly goes through the different statuses until “wait for authorization”. I’ve tried waiting overnight for it to work and that hasn’t helped either. My TCU is an identical 087 part number to the one that I8iridium used from a 2017 Escape. I also used an identical as built code.

Once the APIM recognizes that there is an onboard modem, should there be an added setting for Ford Pass? I haven’t seen anything new pop up in the settings menu. I have Sync 3.3. Once I add the vehicle to the app, should I see an activate button immediately or does it sometimes take a while to show up?

neilc1

I do not think the 2nd antennae is your issue,
mine has been working for 2 weeks on the purple port only,
and you have same signal strength as I do, roughly 180.
you seem to be stuck where I and a couple others were stuck,
and it was suspected then that ford servers were the issue.
here's my post when it started working, read back and forth a few posts.