Discussion on Clone VCM 2 device issues + defects

[karl]

mines been playing up recently some time wont connect with the obd port say no communication,also stated frezing says ids not responding

done a pump job last week and had to get me mate round with his snap on solus to program the pump as my ids wouldnt connect but connected when i first went of to the job before having it recovered to the yard to do the work

[loot]

Bad news Karl
Thought I'd take apart my vcm2 number 2 the same as yours and they are made by blind drunken ppl:-(
Very poor quality compared to my first vcm2 from another seller.
First 1 lasted a year, has 8gb memory card and quality components.
Second 1 from obd2tool.co.uk.(shower of shite) 4gb sd card

Looks like it has been repaired and resent out as new
They've replaced that c30 capacitor.
This looks suspicious too.


Might indicate what needs replacing on it tho lol.
There's also a small transistor that has been replaced and some components that are askew like they've been fitted in a hurry
My vcm2 3rd 1 that now has no Wi-Fi will be the same poor quality too.

[karl]

so what is the fix mate can you fix it ?

or am i looking on buying another one

[loot]

Well i can swap bits over and trial and error it to try and fix it, i was leaning towards fixing the first vcm but that wouldn't help would it lol, I'll have a go at number 2 same as yours but if by luck i fix it, the next thing is finding out exactly what components we need.

[loot]

Well I'm sat in my van like a knob and have been for an hour with vcm 1/2/3 trying to get 1 to go faulty and die, tried Wi-Fi and usb on all and have done a self test and upload the configuration.
No pump learns etc but would any of them break? Will they hell

Goin back in the house before the kids come and chuck sticks at my van

[karl]

Well I'm sat in my van like a knob and have been for an hour with vcm 1/2/3 trying to get 1 to go faulty and die, tried Wi-Fi and usb on all and have done a self test and upload the configuration.
No pump learns etc but would any of them break? Will they hell

Goin back in the house before the kids come and chuck sticks at my van

[loot]

You laugh Karl mcghee lol but it's not funny when your sat there with a customer telling them how you have super powers and can make they're pride and joy run better, then the bloody vcm stops winking at you

[transit-town]

https://www.mavericktechnology.co.uk/pr ... ford-vcm-2
Can this £££ be relied upon then??????

[MK7 user]

https://www.mavericktechnology.co.uk/products/ford-vcm-2
Can this £££ be relied upon then??????

I think you may still have the £600/year Ford subscription to add on top of that price.

[karl]

You laugh Karl mcghee lol but it's not funny when your sat there with a customer telling them how you have super powers and can make they're pride and joy run better, then the bloody vcm stops winking at you

ive been their

[dexter09]

Got new VCM but now it missing some component.
looks like it design fault or chinese used wrong parts but if you press both PCBs together small part on upper PCB will be cracked.
I saw in loot picture that black socked was pressed inside and was made from soft plastic to make place for that tiny part.
Mine is made from hard plastic and no space left.

Can any body open their VCM and see if that part exist?
Attached picture from internet about which component I'm talking.


VCM still works but not very confident to use it without parts...

[pp5858]

There can be different designs of the boards, so they might have done same pcb but they use different layouts of components.

So it might be ok having yours different than others. Not 100% sure that this is the case at yours, but it is common practise to do the pcb:s and designs so.

I got my own vcm2 working better with changing that cap I informed earlier but if your's is working without issues, I would continue using it.

Mine still has ocasional other issues that I'm not comfortable but it will do its work for now.

[loot]

I've compared mine with 2 sellers and the pcb layouts are different too

[dexter09]

Yes, I saw a lot of different PCB designs. And looks like they are all different by quality and price.
Also bought one from ebay seller he promised that this one will work with CAN and k-line, has 8gb card. So fingers crossed. All my other units do not work with K-line modules.
This one which I mentioned before which arrived without part, has proof that part existed, there is solder on PCB in that place. It can read and erase errors but I'm to scared to perform PCM updates with this one.

[DiscoDan]

There can be different designs of the boards, so they might have done same pcb but they use different layouts of components.

So it might be ok having yours different than others. Not 100% sure that this is the case at yours, but it is common practise to do the pcb:s and designs so.

I got my own vcm2 working better with changing that cap I informed earlier but if your's is working without issues, I would continue using it.

Mine still has ocasional other issues that I'm not comfortable but it will do its work for now.

Is your VCM 2 still going strong since changing the capacitor last year?
Think I need to do the same as I'm having the exact same issue you were now especially in cold weather, happens much less often once the VCM is warm.

Did anyone ever figure out what voltage for the 10uf 0805 capacitor? Seen some 16v ones online.