Need service info
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Mountain Pass
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Need service info
I just acquired a 2001 E350 7.3 Diesel. My only experience with diesel before this is the 89 IDI that I put in my 84 E350 last year.
Any suggestions where to get service info. I am currently scanning Ebay. Did not find much on Amazon.
There is a connector under the steering column. Is this for the computer? Any suggestions for a reader?
TY
Ray
Any suggestions where to get service info. I am currently scanning Ebay. Did not find much on Amazon.
There is a connector under the steering column. Is this for the computer? Any suggestions for a reader?
TY
Ray
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welcome to the world of 7.3s!
look at this thread to get you started, it explains alot of the common mods we talk about here, and also service info. i would start out by purchasing a Helm CD manual off the internet somewhere, and if you have any more questions about service we can explain or walk you through it.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...-mods-etc.html
the trapezoidal shaped connector under the gear shifter/steering column is the OBD II diagnostic code reader point. any OBD II code reader will pull codes, but not necesarily all of them. alot of people here have Autoenginuity software and i hear it's great.
look at this thread to get you started, it explains alot of the common mods we talk about here, and also service info. i would start out by purchasing a Helm CD manual off the internet somewhere, and if you have any more questions about service we can explain or walk you through it.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...-mods-etc.html
the trapezoidal shaped connector under the gear shifter/steering column is the OBD II diagnostic code reader point. any OBD II code reader will pull codes, but not necesarily all of them. alot of people here have Autoenginuity software and i hear it's great.
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welcome to the world of 7.3s!
The trans looks mostly like an E4OD, but is it actually a 4R100?
What years are the generation of which an 01 Econoline is a part? I need a pair of 10 leaf rear springs and all the sources I have stop at 2000.
start out by purchasing a Helm CD
I went to Helm. You can spend a lot of money there. I'll need to be selective.
the trapezoidal shaped connector under the gear shifter/steering column is the OBD II diagnostic code reader point. any OBD II code reader will pull codes, but not necesarily all of them. alot of people here have Autoenginuity software and i hear it's great.
Ray
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Originally Posted by amiller93
Yea AE can even unlock the doors.
I have ordered AE. My door lock buttons currently don't do anything. Will AE tell me why?
Ray
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Originally Posted by raydav
The trans looks mostly like an E4OD, but is it actually a 4R100?
Good call on the AE software. I don't know if it will tell you the door locks don't work though - Alan, do you know?
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when you "Connect" instead of going to the enhanced powertrain module log into the GEM, ABS, Airbag/SRS, or any of the other items in the drop box, different things you can do with each.
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From: APPLE VALLEY
Originally Posted by jtharvey
That's correct. The 4R100 is basically an E4OD that is electronically controlled. The internals, case, etc, are pretty much the same.
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Until I can get some reference material I hope you can help me with some of the basics.
Brake rotor listings indicate I could have two or four wheel brake control. There is a wire to each front caliper, no wire to the rear calipers, but a wire to the differential housing. What is going on here?
Ray
Brake rotor listings indicate I could have two or four wheel brake control. There is a wire to each front caliper, no wire to the rear calipers, but a wire to the differential housing. What is going on here?
Ray
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I got the AE package. When I placed the order I missed the part where to be of much use on a diesel you need the Ford enhancement. I got that activated.
I got one CD and one DVD off Ebay. Best I can determine it is "drive-by-wire", and nothing happens that isn't controlled by the PCM. And it took me about two hours of searching the info to find the location of the PCM.
It says the first step of removing the instrument cluster is to remove the light switch ****. It doesn't say how. On top of the switch is a plunger that is in contact with the shaft, but I have not been able to get the shaft out. What's the trick?
Oh, the door locks, someone had cut the wire under the switch panel on the drivers door. I spliced it, they work. I wonder if something similar was done to the cruise control. Is there some master test point location?
TY
Ray
I got one CD and one DVD off Ebay. Best I can determine it is "drive-by-wire", and nothing happens that isn't controlled by the PCM. And it took me about two hours of searching the info to find the location of the PCM.
It says the first step of removing the instrument cluster is to remove the light switch ****. It doesn't say how. On top of the switch is a plunger that is in contact with the shaft, but I have not been able to get the shaft out. What's the trick?
Oh, the door locks, someone had cut the wire under the switch panel on the drivers door. I spliced it, they work. I wonder if something similar was done to the cruise control. Is there some master test point location?
TY
Ray