Grand Marquis V8-4.6L SOHC VIN 6 (1996)
Engine Control Module: All Technical Service Bulletins
PCM - Reprogramming Out of Vehicle
Article No.
99-4-3
03/08/99
REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL
MODULES (PCMS) - OUT-OF-VEHICLE - EEC V
VEHICLES ONLY
FORD:
1994-97 THUNDERBIRD
1994-99 MUSTANG
1995-99 CROWN VICTORIA
1996-97 PROBE
1996-99 CONTOUR, ESCORT, TAURUS
LINCOLN-MERCURY:
1994-97 COUGAR
1995-99 CONTINENTAL, GRAND MARQUIS, TOWN CAR
1996-98 MARK VIII
1996-99 MYSTIQUE, SABLE, TRACER
1999 COUGAR
LIGHT TRUCK:
1994-97 F SUPER DUTY, F-250 HD, F-350
1995-99 ECONOLINE, RANGER, WINDSTAR
1996 BRONCO
1996-97 AEROSTAR
1996-99 EXPLORER, F-150, F-250 LD
1997-99 EXPEDITION, MOUNTAINEER
1998-99 NAVIGATOR
1999 SUPER DUTY F SERIES
This TSB article is being republished in its entirety to update the affected vehicles and to include an Application Chart for the affected vehicles.
ISSUE
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated that all aftermarket service centers shall be able to either reprogram Powertrain
Control Modules (PCMs) or obtain reasonably priced, timely PCM programming services at dealerships. Ford has released an out-of-vehicle EEC V
reprogramming cable to support this requirement. Also, PCMs are reprogrammable to update calibration levels or to reprogram a common hardware type
to a new calibration in order to fill a service need without ordering a new PCM.
