Ford "Engineering Mode"

[buck91]

Is anybody familiar with Ford's engineering mode on 99+ vehicles with digital odometer or digidash? Worked in my '12 and now in my '11 with the basic gauge cluster and digital odometer by holding down the reset button for a few seconds and then while starting. Lots of information available- some of it is very obvious like mph and rpm, coolant and trans temps but a lot of it is completely cryptic. Does anybody have a breakdown of all the information available and what it means?

 

[babbittd]

This might help: http://www.aa1car.com/library/instrument_cluster.htm

maybe this: http://www.fordtaurus.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9753

 

[robertcope]

Neat, had no idea this existed. Will have to give it a try on my Expedition.

 

[Apollo14]

It's kind of neat when you don't want to use a cheap OBD dongle + software, especially if it gives you access to so many important indicators.

On older vehicles the info is a little limited.

 

[michaelluscher]

Between that, and FORScan, you've got all the in depth info you could ever need about your Ford.

 

[Apollo14]

Actually, Forscan doesn't yet have mode 6 which would give you info such as which cylinder is misfiring.

You can pick up a Ford VCM tool and software for $22 from Ebay.

 

[michaelluscher]

This is true. But for the price, its superb.
The developer's really works hard on it.

I got $06 Data with Obdwiz, which came with my OBDLink MX.
Down in price these days, was worth every penny.

 

[artificialist]

I didn't know Ford did this, I am only used to seeing this on Cadillacs and high Buick and Olds models starting in the late 1980s.