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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tacomabraptor" data-source="post: 6369" data-attributes="member: 3680">I called Ford Protect this morning. The Terms and Conditions of the original contract has a section on engine, powertrain and final drive modifications that state modifications to this area would invalidate future claims should failures occur in these components. I specifically asked if software modifications were called out and they aren’t but the agent I spoke with said that the Procal, as it does modify these components via software, would almost certainly be seen by the Ford Protect Claims adjuster to be a modification. I think an important thing to note is that, say, a failure of the power seat motor, or digital dash would still be unambiguously covered. So the whole Ford Protect warranty isn’t invalidated, just engine, powertrain and final drive which is, of course, a big part of the coverage we paid for.My guess is a failure of a powertrain component would de facto be denied but it might be possible to negotiate (for example, it would potentially be possible to argue that a software update did not cause a metal fatigue failure in the transmission housing). I suspect there’s some room to negotiate around common sense. That said, taking a strict and literal interpretation of the terms of the extended warranty from Ford, installing the Procal does invalidate claims for engine, powertrain and final drive. And Ford would have every incentive to deny a claim if they find the ProCal mod (and they would, the install will show up in a diagnostic report). Why would they generously pay a claim when the contract holder hasn’t adhered to the terms of the contract? I’m putting 15k miles/year on mine and it has been rock solid. As much as the extra power would be nice, i’m not sure I’ll install the ProCal. I don’t expect to sell mine. I paid cash for it, and I have a ton invested in mods and I absolutely love where it takes me. I plan keep mine for 10+ years and as it climbs towards 100k miles the chance that something expensive fails increases. So I’m not sure I’d gamble on Ford taking a generous view if I add the Procal and then have a future failure in the areas invalidated by the Procal. I think this is as close to a definitive answer as I’ll be able to get.</blockquote>