{"id":303718,"date":"2025-12-10T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alientech-tools.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=303718"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:28:11","slug":"upgrade-2-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alientech-tools.com\/en\/upgrade-2-69\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford returns to the spotlight \u2013 New OBD protocol for 2.3 EcoBoost MG1CS017 GEN II."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"303718\" class=\"elementor elementor-303718\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6bacd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6bacd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d9595\" data-id=\"34d9595\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a67ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a67ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>KESS3 Protocols Releases<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f7f5c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18f7f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ford returns to the spotlight \u2013 New OBD protocol for 2.3 EcoBoost MG1CS017 GEN II.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963f8d3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"963f8d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Work with KESS3 via OBD on the latest Ford Focus ST.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786a4ec elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"786a4ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Release Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42a00a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42a00a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7636464\" data-id=\"7636464\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3312431 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3312431\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1e3a8a\" data-id=\"e1e3a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2b0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db2b0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10.12.2025 &#8211; Upgrade 2.69<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df8b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3df8b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ford hatchback equipped with the 2.3 EcoBoost \u2013 one of the most appreciated units among enthusiasts for responsiveness, torque, and turbo reaction \u2013 adopts the latest-generation Bosch MG1 MG1CS017 ECU, designed with advanced software logic and control systems that manage boost pressure and power delivery strategies with extreme precision.<\/p><p>With this new update, KESS3 allows you to work directly from the diagnostic port on this latest platform as well, offering quick and reliable access to 2.3 EcoBoost engines from 2022 onward.<\/p><p>A concrete opportunity to operate safely on the most high-performance Ford applications, reading and writing via OBD with a smooth procedure suitable both for daily use and motorsport preparation.<\/p><h2>Technical focus<\/h2><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Connection: <strong>OBD<\/strong><\/li><li>ECU:<strong> Bosch MG1CS017 GEN II<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Production years: <strong>from 2022<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Brands involved: <strong>Ford<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h2>Supported vehicles<\/h2><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3312431 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"3312431\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1e3a8a\" data-id=\"e1e3a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df8b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3df8b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><strong>Ford Focus ST<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0140ba5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0140ba5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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