Continental V8-4.6L DOHC VIN V (1998): Powertrain Management

Also for this vehicle: Continental V6-232 3.8L (1982), Continental V8-281 4.6L DOHC VIN V MFI (1997), Continental V8-302 5.0L (1984), Continental V8-4.6L DOHC (1995).

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01Relays and Modules Relays and Modules: Sections
02Sensors and Switches Sensors and Switches: Sections
03Maintenance Maintenance: Sections
04Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine, Cooling and Exhaust: Sections
05Powertrain Management Powertrain Management: Sections
- Relays and Modules - Powertrain Management26 pages
  - Relays and Modules - Computers and Control Systems21 pages
    Engine Control Module › Component Information19 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Engine Controls - General PCM Programming Procedures2 3 4 5
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3
    Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2
  - Relays and Modules - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction3 pages
    Fuel Pump Control Unit › Component Information › Locations
    Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2
  - Relays and Modules - Ignition System › Ignition Control Module › Component Information › Locations2
- Sensors and Switches - Powertrain Management111 pages
  - Sensors and Switches - Computers and Control Systems73 pages
    Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
    Customer Interest for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Fuel Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Intake Air Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Locations2
    Knock Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2
    Oxygen Sensor › Component Information25 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Emissions/Engine Controls - Driveability Diagnosis2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Power Steering Pressure Switch › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Pressure Feedback Exhaust Sensor, EGR › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Vehicle Speed Sensor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Sensors and Switches - Emission Control Systems › Pressure Feedback Exhaust Sensor, EGR › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Sensors and Switches - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction17 pages
    Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    Customer Interest for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
    Fuel Pressure Sensor/Switch › Component Information › Locations
    Fuel Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Locations2
    Inertia Fuel Shutoff Switch › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5
    Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Ignition System17 pages
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Ignition Switch › Ignition Switch Lock Cylinder › Component Information9 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Locks - Lock Service Packages Available2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Functional Lock Cylinder2 3
    Knock Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2
- Tune-up and Engine Performance Checks15 pages
- Computers and Control Systems275 pages
  - Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
    Customer Interest for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
  - Intake Air Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Locations2
  - Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Data Link Connector › Component Information13 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  - Engine Control Module › Component Information19 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Engine Controls - General PCM Programming Procedures2 3 4 5
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3
  - Fuel Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Idle Speed/Throttle Actuator - Electronic › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Multiplex Communication Network <--> [Information Bus] › Component Information71 pages
    Specifications
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Testing and Inspection › Flow of Diagnosis2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…59
  - Knock Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2
  - Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2
  - Oxygen Sensor › Component Information25 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Emissions/Engine Controls - Driveability Diagnosis2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  - Power Steering Pressure Switch › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Pressure Feedback Exhaust Sensor, EGR › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Relays and Modules - Computers and Control Systems21 pages
    Engine Control Module › Component Information19 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Engine Controls - General PCM Programming Procedures2 3 4 5
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3
    Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2
  - Sensors and Switches - Computers and Control Systems73 pages
    Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
    Customer Interest for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Fuel Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Intake Air Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Locations2
    Knock Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2
    Oxygen Sensor › Component Information25 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Emissions/Engine Controls - Driveability Diagnosis2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Power Steering Pressure Switch › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Pressure Feedback Exhaust Sensor, EGR › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Vehicle Speed Sensor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Vehicle Speed Sensor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Emission Control Systems30 pages
  - Catalytic Converter › Catalyst Shield › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Catalyst Shield: › 98-20-10 › Oct › 98 › Exhaust System - Buzzing/Rattling Noise2 3
    Customer Interest for Catalyst Shield: › 98-20-10 › Oct › 98 › Exhaust System - Buzzing/Rattling Noise2 3
  - Evaporative Emissions System10 pages
    Canister Purge Control Valve › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Canister Purge Solenoid › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Evaporative Emission Control Canister › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Evaporative System Service Port › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Liquid Vapor Separator, Evaporative System › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Exhaust Gas Recirculation9 pages
    EGR Tube › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    EGR Valve › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Pressure Feedback Exhaust Sensor, EGR › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Positive Crankcase Ventilation › Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Sensors and Switches - Emission Control Systems › Pressure Feedback Exhaust Sensor, EGR › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
- Fuel Delivery and Air Induction145 pages
  - Fuel Pressure › Fuel Pressure Test Port › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service Precautions2
  - Idle Speed › System Information › Specifications2
  - Accelerator Pedal › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview2
  - Air Cleaner Housing › Air Filter Element › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    Customer Interest for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
  - Fuel › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Fuel - Volatility Related Driveability Concerns2
  - Fuel Filler Cap › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins12 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Fuel Filler Cap: › 03-20-3 › Oct › 03 › Emissions - MIL ON/DTC's Stored/Check Fuel Cap Lamp ON2 3 4 5 6
    Customer Interest for Fuel Filler Cap: › 03-20-3 › Oct › 03 › Emissions - MIL ON/DTC's Stored/Check Fuel Cap Lamp ON2 3 4 5 6
  - Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service Precautions2
  - Fuel Injector › Component Information4 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Fuel Injectors - Non Warranty Reimbursement Testing
    Specifications › Electrical Specifications2 3
  - Fuel Line Coupler › Component Information10 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins2 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Fuel Line Coupler: › NHTSA87V139000 › Sep › 87 › Recall 87V139000: Fuel Line Coupling Retainer Clips
    Recalls for Fuel Line Coupler: › NHTSA87V139000 › Sep › 87 › Recall 87V139000: Fuel Line Coupling Retainer Clips
    Service and Repair › Vapor Tube Fittings2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Fuel Pressure Sensor/Switch › Component Information › Locations
  - Fuel Pressure Test Port › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Fuel Pump2 pages
    Fuel Pressure › Fuel Pressure Test Port › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Fuel Pump Control Unit › Component Information › Locations
  - Fuel Rail › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Fuel Tank32 pages
    Fuel Filler Hose › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins12 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Fuel Filler Hose: › 03-20-3 › Oct › 03 › Emissions - MIL ON/DTC's Stored/Check Fuel Cap Lamp ON2 3 4 5 6
    Customer Interest for Fuel Filler Hose: › 03-20-3 › Oct › 03 › Emissions - MIL ON/DTC's Stored/Check Fuel Cap Lamp ON2 3 4 5 6
    Fuel Filler Neck › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins12 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Fuel Filler Neck: › 03-20-3 › Oct › 03 › Emissions - MIL ON/DTC's Stored/Check Fuel Cap Lamp ON2 3 4 5 6
    Customer Interest for Fuel Filler Neck: › 03-20-3 › Oct › 03 › Emissions - MIL ON/DTC's Stored/Check Fuel Cap Lamp ON2 3 4 5 6
    Fuel Gauge Sender › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins4 pages
    Customer Interest for Fuel Gauge Sender: › 98-14-2 › Jul › 98 › Fuel Gauge - Not Reading Full/Fuel Filling Difficult2
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Fuel Gauge Sender: › 98-14-2 › Jul › 98 › Fuel Gauge - Not Reading Full/Fuel Filling Difficult2
    Fuel Tank Vent › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins4 pages
    Customer Interest for Fuel Tank Vent: › 98-14-2 › Jul › 98 › Fuel Gauge - Not Reading Full/Fuel Filling Difficult2
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Fuel Tank Vent: › 98-14-2 › Jul › 98 › Fuel Gauge - Not Reading Full/Fuel Filling Difficult2
  - Fuel Tank Unit › Component Information › Locations
  - Fuel Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Locations2
  - Idle Speed/Throttle Actuator - Electronic › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Inertia Fuel Shutoff Switch › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5
  - Intake Air Duct › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2
  - Relays and Modules - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction3 pages
    Fuel Pump Control Unit › Component Information › Locations
    Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2
  - Resonator, Intake Air › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction17 pages
    Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
    Customer Interest for Air Flow Meter/Sensor: › 98-23-10 › Nov › 98 › Engine - Lean Driveability Symptoms2 3
    Fuel Pressure Sensor/Switch › Component Information › Locations
    Fuel Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Locations2
    Inertia Fuel Shutoff Switch › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5
    Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Throttle Body › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Throttle Cable/Linkage › Component Information9 pages
    Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview2
    Service and Repair › Accelerator Cable2 3 4 5
  - Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Variable Induction System › System Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- Ignition System53 pages
  - Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications
  - Ignition Timing › Number One Cylinder › Component Information › Locations
  - Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Ignition Coil › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins20 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Ignition Coil:10 pages
    05-22-8 › Nov › 05 › Ignition System - Coil-On-Plug Misfire Diagnostic Tips2 3 4 5 6 7
    98-6-2 › Mar › 98 › Engine - Rough Idle/Engine Miss/MIL ON/Codes Stored2 3
    Customer Interest: › 98-6-2 › Mar › 98 › Engine - Rough Idle/Engine Miss/MIL ON/Codes Stored2 3
    All Other Service Bulletins for Ignition Coil: › 05-22-8 › Nov › 05 › Ignition System - Coil-On-Plug Misfire Diagnostic Tips2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Ignition Control Module › Component Information › Locations2
  - Knock Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2
  - Relays and Modules - Ignition System › Ignition Control Module › Component Information › Locations2
  - Sensors and Switches - Ignition System17 pages
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Ignition Switch › Ignition Switch Lock Cylinder › Component Information9 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Locks - Lock Service Packages Available2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Functional Lock Cylinder2 3
    Knock Sensor › Component Information › Specifications2
  - Spark Plug › Component Information › Specifications › Gap2
- Transmission Control Systems19 pages
  - Actuators and Solenoids - Transmission and Drivetrain › Actuators and Solenoids - A/T5 pages
    Shift Interlock Solenoid › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Shift Solenoid, A/T › Component Information › Description and Operation
  - Lamps and Indicators - Transmission and Drivetrain › Lamps and Indicators - A/T › Shift Indicator › Component Information › Description and Operation2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Transmission and Drivetrain › Sensors and Switches - A/T11 pages
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Transmission Speed Sensor, A/T › Component Information › Locations2 3
- PROM - Programmable Read Only Memory › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Engine Controls - General PCM Programming Procedures2 3
06Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain: Sections
07Brakes and Traction Control Brakes and Traction Control: Sections
08Starting and Charging Starting and Charging: Sections
09Power and Ground Distribution Power and Ground Distribution: Sections
10Steering and Suspension Steering and Suspension: Sections
11Heating and Air Conditioning Heating and Air Conditioning: Sections
12Restraint Systems Restraint Systems: Sections
13Accessories and Optional Equipment Accessories and Optional Equipment: Sections
14Body and Frame Body and Frame: Sections
15Cruise Control Cruise Control: Sections
16Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Sections
17Lighting and Horns Lighting and Horns: Sections
18Windows and Glass Windows and Glass: Sections
19Wiper and Washer Systems Wiper and Washer Systems: Sections