CODE READER
(Front Cover)
Table of Contents
Title Page No.
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CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
VEHICLE SERVICE MANUALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
VEHICLES COVERED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PRELIMINARY VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS WORKSHEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CHAPTER 2 - ABOUT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF USING COMPUTER CONTROL
SYSTEMS ON VEHICLES? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
HOW DOES A COMPUTER SYSTEM WORK ON A VEHICLE, AND
WHAT IS ITS MAIN PURPOSE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
HISTORY OF FORDS ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL (EEC)
SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FORD COMPUTER SYSTEM OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CHAPTER 3 - ABOUT THE FORD CODE READER
BEFORE YOU BEGIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
TEST CONNECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
CONNECTING THE FORD CODE READER TO THE VEHICLES
TEST CONNECTOR(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
FUNCTIONS OF THE FORD CODE READER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CHAPTER 4 - RETRIEVING CODES
OVERVIEW OF FAULT CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
OVERVIEW OF FORD CODE RETRIEVAL PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
KEY ON ENGINE OFF (KOEO) TEST PROCEDURES
(EEC-IV SYSTEMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ENGINE TIMING CHECK (EEC-IV SYSTEMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
KEY ON ENGINE RUNNING (KOER) SELF TEST (EEC-IV SYSTEMS) . . . . 32
ERASING CODES FROM EEC-IV SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
ADDITIONAL TESTS FOR EEC-IV SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
FAULT CODE DEFINITIONS FOR EEC-IV SYSTEMS CAR AND
TRUCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RETRIEVING FAULT CODES FROM MCU SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
KEY ON ENGINE OFF (KOEO) SELF TEST (MCU SYSTEMS) . . . . . . . . . . 66
KEY ON ENGINE RUNNING (KOER) SELF TEST (MCU SYSTEMS) . . . . . 68
FAULT CODE DEFINITIONS FOR MCU SYSTEMS CAR AND TRUCK . . . . 71
CHAPTER 5 - TROUBLESHOOTING
CODE READER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
CHAPTER 6 - GLOSSARY
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
CHAPTER 7 - WARRANTY AND SERVICE
LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
SERVICE PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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Plug It In
The first groups of codes sent to the Code Reader are called
"KOEO Self Test codes",
For 1992 and older vehicles, the Code Reader can be used
in combination with a timing light to check ignition timing
and the vehicle's computer ability to advance ignition
timing. Follow the procedures in paragraph "A".
The KOEO Self Test (page 25) must be performed first, and
a pass code (code 11 or 111) must be obtained before
performing the KOER Self Test; otherwise, results of the
KOER Self Test may be invalid.