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May 26, 2013 | 06:02 PM

purpletruck

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DTC format

I am not really concerned with the problem the code is indicating. I am trying to figure out what a P0xxxx code is or if it exists. All of the code lists I can find show the generic 0 codes as being 3 digit--P0xxx. Is this some type of special manufacturer code even though it begins with a 0 not a 1?
Hope this makes sense.
The codes that are confusing me are P01744 and P01151. Is it possible that the reader used displays codes in some weird way, adding the extra 0? I dont have the reader manufacturer info right now. Also, this is second hand info, im trying to help someone with their searches. Maybe they wrote the code down wrong.
What do you think?

May 26, 2013 | 09:58 PM

Rockledge

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Ford OBD-II codes are formatted with a "P" followed by four digits. A good list w/descriptions can be found HERE.

May 26, 2013 | 10:02 PM

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Welcome to FTE.

The 0 isn't used in 4 digit numbers, so he has inserted an extra one with the 0.

This link may help un-confuse things some between generic & enhanced codes, ect. OBD-II Codes Defined

May 27, 2013 | 12:24 AM

purpletruck

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Originally Posted by Rockledge

A good list w/descriptions can be found HERE.

Thanx for that. A friend of mine has been looking for something like that. I'm not a mechanic. This road has led to some interesting places. I'm definitely smarter than I was yesterday, so this is a good thing.

May 27, 2013 | 12:42 AM

purpletruck

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Originally Posted by pawpaw

This is what I thought. I read that OBD guide to format, or whatever you call it. I printed it out, too. Thats why I was so confused. Four digits after a 0 code just doesnt seem right. Honestly, I think its the other way around. He put in an extra zero. Because P1744, and P1151 are actual codes. But theyre codes the other way, too--if you keep the zero and drop the fourth digit. idk.

Strange though, I have an invoice from service a few years back and it also lists this P01744. But, the description is the same as the non 0 code, the tcc. Strange. Maybe certain equipment, or older, or something reads this way.

Oh yeah, to the one who posted the DTC chart: It looks like a valuable tool. That's out of a textbook, right? Is it a textbook, or a manual or something?

thanx!