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black2003
12-10-2002, 12:48 AM
When you turn the key back and hold the odometer button and crank the car while holding it....it shows a few things like all your gauges ligts working...digital tach...miles an hour...fuel pressure or something????? what does all the other numbers and letters mean????

Intense
12-10-2002, 05:51 PM
it's code for the techs. that function does some pretty cool stuff.

POIZNIS
12-10-2002, 09:06 PM
The gauge if you keep sifting throught the different numbers you will come the the temp of the engine. It is cool to keep track of the temp of the engine with racing and regular road use. It will say DEGC0090, something like that, it stnads for Degrees Celcius.

black2003
12-11-2002, 10:59 PM
does it have temp in farenheight??

POIZNIS
12-11-2002, 11:57 PM
Im not sure.

dwtalso
12-12-2002, 02:58 PM
Originally posted by black2003
does it have temp in farenheight??

Nope, you'll have to convert :).

Here's a link to an article with some more info on what the diagnostics can do: http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/dtcodes.htm

black2003
12-12-2002, 09:57 PM
thanks :bna

LandShark
12-13-2002, 08:38 AM
Nice link, thanks much... :) :) :) :)

ox03
12-18-2002, 06:37 AM
Or you can buy the 2003 Powertrain Control And Emission Diagnosis Manual from Helm <http://www.helminc.com/helm/product2.asp?class%5F2=FCT&mk=Ford+%26+Lincoln+Mercury&yr=2003&md=Mustang&dt=&module=&from=result&Style=&Sku=FCS1210603&itemtype=K&mscsid=2NDXB86VKRFX8GML77LV3UXDV875BF0C> for $186.50 including S&H.

99_Venom
12-18-2002, 06:53 AM
Here is a link to explain what the codes mean:
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/dtcodes.htm

krman68
12-18-2002, 07:38 AM
Thats really cool. I'll have to try that