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THUNDERBIRD - 3.8L SPFI-Ma Service Code Definitions

3.8L SPFI-MA SC SERVICE CODE DEFINITIONS

Service Code Test Condition(s) Definition
111 KOEO/KOER/ CONTINUOUS System Pass.
112 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Air Charge Temp (ACT) sensor circuit below minimum voltage/254° F indicated.
113 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Air Charge Temp (ACT) sensor circuit above maximum voltage/-40° F indicated.
114 KOEO/KOER Air Charge Temp (ACT) higher or lower than expected during KOEO, KOER.
116 KOEO/KOER Engine Coolant Temp (ECT) higher or lower than expected during KOEO, KOER.
117 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Engine Coolant Temp (ECT) sensor circuit below minimum voltage/ 254° F indicated.
118 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Engine Coolant Temp (ECT) sensor circuit above maximum voltage/ -40° indicated.
121 KOEO/KOER/ CONTINUOUS Closed throttle voltage higher or lower than expected.
122 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Throttle Position (TP) Sensor circuit above maximum voltage.
123 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Throttle Position (TP) Sensor voltage higher than expected.
124 CONTINUOUS Throttle Position (TP) Sensor voltage higher than expected.
125 CONTINUOUS Throttle Position (TP) Sensor voltage lower than expected.
126 KOEO/KOER/ CONTINUOUS BP sensor higher or lower than expected.
129 KOER Insufficient Mass Air Flow (MAF) change during Dynamic Response Test.
136 KOER Lack of Oxygen Sensor (HEGO) switches, indicates lean (Left Side).
137 KOER Lack of Oxygen Sensor (HEGO) switches, indicates rich (Left Side).
139 CONTINUOUS No Oxygen Sensor (HEGO) switches detected (Left Side).
144 CONTINUOUS No Oxygen Sensor (HEGO) switches detected (Right Side).
157 CONTINUOUS Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor circuit below minimum voltage.
158 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor circuit above maximum voltage.
159 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Mass Air Flow (MAF) higher or lower than expected during KOEO, KOER.
167 KOER Insufficient throttle position change during Dynamic Response Test.
171 CONTINUOUS Fuel system at adaptive limits, Oxygen Sensor (HEGO) unable to switch (Left Side).
172 KOER/CONTINUOUS Lack of Oxygen Sensor (HEGO) switches indicates lean (Right Side).
173 KOER/CONTINUOUS Lack of Oxygen Sensor (HEGO) switches indicates rich (Right Side).
175 CONTINUOUS Fuel system at adaptive limits, Oxygen Sensor (HEGO) unable to switch (Left Side).
176 CONTINUOUS Lack of Oxygen Sensor (HEGO) switches, indicates lean (Left Side).
177 CONTINUOUS Lack of Oxygen Sensor (HEGO) switches, indicates rich (Left Side).
179 CONTINUOUS Fuel system at lean adaptive limit at part throttle, system rich (Right Side).
181 CONTINUOUS Fuel system at rich adaptive limit at part throttle, system lean (Right Side).
182 CONTINUOUS Fuel system at lean adaptive limit at idle, system rich (Right Side).
183 CONTINUOUS Fuel system at rich adaptive limit at idle, system lean (Right Side).
184 CONTINUOUS Mass Air Flow (MAF) higher than expected.
185 CONTINUOUS Mass Air Flow (MAF) lower than expected.
186 CONTINUOUS Injector pulse width higher than expected.
187 CONTINUOUS Injector pulse width lower than expected.
188 CONTINUOUS Fuel system at lean adaptive limit at part throttle, system rich, (Left Side).
189 CONTINUOUS Fuel system at rich adaptive limit at part throttle, system lean, (Left Side).
191 CONTINUOUS Fuel system at lean adaptive limit at idle, system rich, (Left Side).
192 CONTINUOUS Fuel system at rich adaptive limit at idle, system lean, (Left Side).
211 CONTINUOUS Profile Ignition Pickup (PIP) circuit fault.
212 CONTINUOUS Loss of Ignition Diagnostic Monitor (IDM) input to EEC processor/SPOUT circuit grounded.
213 KOER (SPOUT) circuit open.
214 CONTINUOUS Cylinder Identification (CID) circuit failure.
215 CONTINUOUS EEC processor detected coil 1 primary circuit failure.
216 CONTINUOUS EEC processor detected coil 2 primary circuit failure.
217 CONTINUOUS EEC processor detected coil 3 primary circuit failure.
219 CONTINUOUS Spark timing defaulted to 10 degrees-SPOUT circuit open.
341 KOEO Octane adjust service pin in use.
411 KOER Cannot control RPM during KOER low RPM check.
412 KOER Cannot control RPM during KOER high RPM check.
452 CONTINUOUS Insufficient input from the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS).
511 KOEO EEC Processor Read Only Memory (ROM) test failure.
512 CONTINUOUS EEC Processor Keep Alive Memory (KAM) test failure.
522 KOEO Vehicle not in Park or Neutral during KOEO.
525 KOEO Indicates vehicle in gear/ AC On.
528 CONTINUOUS Clutch switch circuit failure.
536 KOEO Brake On/Off (BOO) circuit failure/not actuated during KOER.
538 KOER Insufficient RPM change during KOER Dynamic Response Test.
539 KOER AC On/Defrost On during KOEO.
542 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Fuel pump secondary circuit failure.
543 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Fuel pump secondary circuit failure.
556 KOEO/CONTINUOUS Fuel pump relay primary circuit failure.
558 KOEO EGR Vacuum Regulator (EVR) circuit failure.
563 KOEO High Speed Electro Drive Fan (HEDF) circuit failure.
564 KOEO Electro Drive Fan (EDF) circuit failure.
565 KOEO Canister purge (CANP) circuit failure.
998 KOER Hard fault present ****FMEM mode****.