To Flash A Caterpillar Engine From A High Interlock File To A Low

Interlock File

1)Locate the file (or equivalent file) that is currently on the ECM in your collection;
copy and paste this file to a location that is easy to find if you should have to return the
ECM to its original flash.

2)Locate the flash file that the driver wants installed to the truck and copy and paste this
file into the same location as the original file. Memorize or write down which is the
original and which is the new one.

3) Determine whether the ECM on the truck is a 40-pin or 70-pin.

3a) If the ECM is a 40-pin, locate flash file# 125-8005. Copy and
paste this file into the same location as the first two files.

3b) If the ECM is a 70-pin, locate flash file# 177-7013. Copy and
paste this file into the same location as the first two files.

4)Open the WinFlash utility in CAT ET. Depending on if your ECM is a 40-pin or 70-
pin, select either flash file# 125-8005 or 177-7013 and click “Begin Flash.”

5)Once the flash is completed successfully and WinFlash displays the dialogue box
saying so, click “Return to CAT ET.” Navigate to the “Configuration” screen and scroll
down to “System Settings.” The value box next to “Personality Module Code” should
say “NOT PROGRAMMED.” Double click this box and you will be prompted with a
dialogue box asking if you are sure you want to program this parameter. Click yes and
another dialogue box will appear asking you to enter Factory passwords. Continue as
you would normally; entering the factory passwords (HIGH INTERLOCK
PASSWORDS NOT REQUIRED) into their respective blanks and clicking “Okay.”
After a brief pause, the Personality Module Code should program to an interlock under
300.

6)Once this is complete and the Personality Module Code is successfully programmed,
navigate back into WinFlash.

7)Now, select the file that you located in step 2 and click “Begin Flash.”

8)Once the flash is completed successfully and WinFlash displays the dialogue box
saying so, click “Return to CAT ET.” Navigate to the “Configuration” screen and scroll
down to “System Settings.” The value box next to “Personality Module Code” should
say “NOT PROGRAMMED.” Double click this box and you will be prompted with a
dialogue box asking if you are sure you want to program this parameter. Click yes and
another dialogue box will appear asking you to enter Factory passwords. Continue as
you would normally; entering the factory passwords (HIGH INTERLOCK
PASSWORDS NOT REQUIRED) into their respective blanks and clicking “Okay.”
After a brief pause, the Personality Module Code should program to the interlock code
for the file you selected in step 2.

9)In the configuration screen, navigate to the “Selected Engine Rating” parameter group
and expand it. Double click in the value box next to “Rating Number”. Make sure that
the rating desired is selected as the current rating. If it is not, select the rating you want
and click “Okay.”

The truck should now be programmed and you will have avoided the
need for a “HIGH INTERLOCK FACTORY PASSWORD.”