As we know, original ALIENTECH KESS V3 is the one of the most advanced ECU & TCU programmers which combines Kess v2 and Ktag to one tool. This new tool allows users to access system data areas to read, write and clone via OBD, boot and bench modes, remap in a faster, easier way than ever before. Here have collected some customer's feedback. Let's see what ECU type works and what doesn't work with kess3 below.
so far tested old edc15p obd
fiat 9gf_t7 bench
edc17c64 boot and bench
insignia edc17c19 bench
old jag delhi mpc555 bdm fail but ktag worked
mazda r2ak under r2ab obd ok
peugeot dmc3.5 obd ok
psa edc17c10 obd , write 30 seconds ish ok
renault edc17c42 obd ok
ford dcm6.1 obd ok
JAGUAR MEDC17.9 BENCH OK
AUDI EDC17C46 BENCH OK
AUDI EDC16CP34 BENCH OK
RENAULT MASTER SID310 BOOT OK
BMW G11 MD1 BENCH OK
NEW 2021 MIN F54 LCI MG1 NOT OK (BUT FLEX TO)
CITROEN EDC17C60 BENCH OK
FORD sid209 obd locked ecu, no recovery
(Use TGflash for FORD SID209 (over OBD) with full recovery - Tactrix OpenPort 2 will work fine)
CNH edc16 and EDC7, not wok recovery original and recorded with kess v2 work,
VAG med17.5.5 not read boot, ktag work read
BMW Mevd17.1.2 obd not work
marelli 6jf in bench does not work
marelli 6f3 in bench does not work does not connect and in bdm does not calculate the chk
mjd603 works with bdm connected for cloning,
crd1.1 on bench but using obd worked
FIAT MJ8F3 BENCH OK
AUDI EDC17CP14 BENCH OK
OPEL EDC16C9 BENCH OK
FORD SID208 BENCH OK
PSA SID208 BENCH OK
FORD MED17.2.2 BENCH OK
OPEL EDC16C39 BENCH OK
FIAT 9DF (AFTER 2021) BENCH NOT OK BUT FLEX TO FAIL
I´ve done many SID 206 Ford all ok with Kess 3.
Sid209 ford no read boot mode, read password failed for OBD...With sid 208 ford bench I had no problems but sid 208 PSA I tried endless connections until I was able to write.
To be continued…
Read also:
Original ALIENTECH Kess V3 User Guide:
http://blog.obdexpress.co.uk/2023/12/13/original-alientech-kess-v3-user-guide-comparison-software-license-support-list/
ALIENTECH KESS V3 ECU & TCU Programmer FAQs
http://blog.obdexpress.co.uk/2023/12/28/alientech-kess-v3-ecu-tcu-programmer-faqs/
