HEC Instrument Cluster Diagnostics
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andy davis,
You can get common code for Ford for free by down loading the Ford specific pdf from Actron. They also have a page to look up codes on the fly.
http://www.actron.com/cgi-bin/web_st..._id=506896_647
If you want the complete listing of all the ford ones, you can get a book of them for 65.00, but it is not really worth it, IMHO
http://www.jendham.com/Handbooks/For...02_Version.asp
Texcowboy9,
Press and hold the trip botton, and turn your truck on. Hold the trip button in, until it reads test. Then you push the button to scroll the menu of items until it says rpm I think is what the display says.
The links are :
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/News/99hec.htm
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/dtcodes.htm
You can get common code for Ford for free by down loading the Ford specific pdf from Actron. They also have a page to look up codes on the fly.
http://www.actron.com/cgi-bin/web_st..._id=506896_647
If you want the complete listing of all the ford ones, you can get a book of them for 65.00, but it is not really worth it, IMHO
http://www.jendham.com/Handbooks/For...02_Version.asp
Texcowboy9,
Press and hold the trip botton, and turn your truck on. Hold the trip button in, until it reads test. Then you push the button to scroll the menu of items until it says rpm I think is what the display says.
The links are :
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/News/99hec.htm
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/dtcodes.htm
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"Running the test with the key on and engine off makes the cluster see no oil pressure."
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That makes sence to me, but my question is when the truck is running the code DTC5254 is still there even though the oil pressure gage itself is working. Is that something common as like a bug in the software that causes the code to be there? Thanks
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"Running the test with the key on and engine off makes the cluster see no oil pressure."
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That makes sence to me, but my question is when the truck is running the code DTC5254 is still there even though the oil pressure gage itself is working. Is that something common as like a bug in the software that causes the code to be there? Thanks
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Originally posted by 01 XLT Sport
jefflaws:
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"Running the test with the key on and engine off makes the cluster see no oil pressure."
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That makes sence to me, but my question is when the truck is running the code DTC5254 is still there even though the oil pressure gage itself is working. Is that something common as like a bug in the software that causes the code to be there? Thanks
jefflaws:
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"Running the test with the key on and engine off makes the cluster see no oil pressure."
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That makes sence to me, but my question is when the truck is running the code DTC5254 is still there even though the oil pressure gage itself is working. Is that something common as like a bug in the software that causes the code to be there? Thanks
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Originally posted by jefflaws
That test isnt even meant to be run on a cluster when it's installed in a vehicle. Its a bench test type thing. The fact that someone discovered it and made it public just complicates things.
That test isnt even meant to be run on a cluster when it's installed in a vehicle. Its a bench test type thing. The fact that someone discovered it and made it public just complicates things.
a code one set by 2 times dirving is not cleared once the problem is cured. The code need to be cleared by a scaner or by clearing the computer I thought.....That is more so what I was asking.
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Im not sure because there isnt much documentation available to us at ford. You would have to ask someone that works for visteon to get a definate answer. I would suspect that either it keeps the code until the power is lost to it, or a certain number of cycles without the condition present.
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jefflaws:
Thanks to you both. I figure the cluster read out is there for a reason for some type of test and diagnostics or why else would it be there? And of course Ford don't want to give to much information on it because, even though I love my Ford truck, the company itself is no different then any other to try and suck as much money from its customers as possible and provide as little help as possible. Like SSCULLY had mentioned in a post before you can "buy" a book for $65.00 to explane Ford codes. That is such BS, Ford should provide it to customers for free or at least for "cost" only which would be somewhere around $5.00.
SSCULLY you mentioned something about the Actron scanner. Does it read only generic codes or does it also read P0 and P1 codes? How much does it cost? Thanks for any information. One of the biggest reasons I love this site is I can get answers to almost any question I can think of. Try calling Ford and doing that
jefflaws:
Thanks to you both. I figure the cluster read out is there for a reason for some type of test and diagnostics or why else would it be there? And of course Ford don't want to give to much information on it because, even though I love my Ford truck, the company itself is no different then any other to try and suck as much money from its customers as possible and provide as little help as possible. Like SSCULLY had mentioned in a post before you can "buy" a book for $65.00 to explane Ford codes. That is such BS, Ford should provide it to customers for free or at least for "cost" only which would be somewhere around $5.00.
SSCULLY you mentioned something about the Actron scanner. Does it read only generic codes or does it also read P0 and P1 codes? How much does it cost? Thanks for any information. One of the biggest reasons I love this site is I can get answers to almost any question I can think of. Try calling Ford and doing that
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I figure the cluster read out is there for a reason for some type of test and diagnostics or why else would it be there?
I figure the cluster read out is there for a reason for some type of test and diagnostics or why else would it be there?
It is there for a reason, so that the company that makes and refurbishes them (Visteon) can diagnose them. Those codes in that thing are not OBDII codes by far.
In the field, there is no pinpoint test or diagnostic procedure that uses that test. We (ford) access the HEC and its test functions through the SCP and ISO9141 datalink that visteon built into it for us.
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