Engine Light on??

[Snax]

Hey Guys
My engine light on my dash board is on, I was wondering if anyone has experience this problem? If so what was wrong with the car? how much did it cost to fix?
Thanks

[FOCUSonTHIS]

Could be a million problems. Take it to your local Ford dealer so they can find out the problem. To reset the ECU cost me $45.

[eXtremist]

1) Insert Key (do NOT turn it)
2) Press and hold the Trip-Meter Reset Button on the left indicator leaver
3) While holding the reset button, start your car and continue holding the button.
4) When "TEST" is displayed, Quickly let go of the button and press it
5) Pressing the button will now cycle through some 15 different modes.

1. Gauge Sweep
2. Fill in All LCD
3. Indicator Bulbs
4. ROM level
5. NVM level
6. DTC (Diagnostic Trouble Codes)
7. Road Speed MPH
8. Road Speed KPH
9. Engine Speed RPM
10. Fuel Volume
11. Engine Coolant Temp
12. Battery Voltage
13. ABS fail
14. Electronic Brake Distribution Failure
15. Illumination
16. Crank Sense

When you reach DTC, it will display ALL of your recorded diagnostic codes like this DTC#1 XXXX, DTC#2 XXXX.

It flicks through this very quickly, and keeps cycling through them.

Write them all down and come back with the results.

[zetec]

It means the engine is feeling small and it wants you to install another 4 cylinders...

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[Snax]

Originally Posted by eXtremist

1) Insert Key (do NOT turn it)
2) Press and hold the Trip-Meter Reset Button on the left indicator leaver
3) While holding the reset button, start your car and continue holding the button.
4) When "TEST" is displayed, Quickly let go of the button and press it
5) Pressing the button will now cycle through some 15 different modes.

1. Gauge Sweep
2. Fill in All LCD
3. Indicator Bulbs
4. ROM level
5. NVM level
6. DTC (Diagnostic Trouble Codes)
7. Road Speed MPH
8. Road Speed KPH
9. Engine Speed RPM
10. Fuel Volume
11. Engine Coolant Temp
12. Battery Voltage
13. ABS fail
14. Electronic Brake Distribution Failure
15. Illumination
16. Crank Sense

When you reach DTC, it will display ALL of your recorded diagnostic codes like this DTC#1 XXXX, DTC#2 XXXX.

It flicks through this very quickly, and keeps cycling through them.

Write them all down and come back with the results.

Did wat you say but DTC said "none"

[QLDxr]

Hey Snax....told you to buy my ST! :-)

(AKA - Mikey B)

[eXtremist]

Unfortunately, you've got to take your car to Ford.

I hope its still under warranty.

[ozracer]

Does that mean effectively with these ecu's you dont need a scan gauge to decipher ecl codes?

[Piotr]

Well you can find out what the problem is but for most things you will need Ford to fix it and to clear the error code.

[eXtremist]

Error code doesn't need to be cleared to turn the engine light off.

After the ECU notices the problem has been fixed, it will turn off automatically.

I'd get Ford to diagnose the problem, and I'd fix the problem myself, and if I did everything correctly, the engine light should disappear.

[photn]

It should Still be under Warranty From the Dealer You bought it from... i think they give 3 month or 30day warranty on all cars sold?.....take it back to ware you bought it from in Rockdale and tell them to FIX it...

[More revs]

Or pull the lamp out...

[eXtremist]

Originally Posted by More revs

Or pull the lamp out...

If he does that, he'll fail pink slip when his rego is due and will end up having to fix it in the long run.

Originally Posted by More revs

Or pull the lamp out...

Unless your REALLY good at microsoldering, You'd probably rather want to cut your arm off with a rusty saw then try to remove the LED in the guage cluster. LOL perhaps not that extreme