Trying to Pull Codes

Street89GT

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Hello Everyone,
I found the OBD diagnostic connector by the starter and it looks like its in pretty rough shape... Shoudl there be two wires or three running into it? The reason I ask is because there is a 3rd wire laying next to the connector with no end. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!
 
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Large plug should have 3 wires going to it. 4 if you count the fuel pump test circuit that's doubled up. The single wire next to it could be either the STI or the hood light terminal. If its the STI, it will have 5v. Hood light will have 12v. Don't use the hood for code scanning!
 
Only two of the wires were connected to the large plug. I reinserted the 3rd wire that was loose into into the large connector and re tried the KOEO test. When I flip the TEST switch on the ACTRON unit, it sounds like the fuel pump kicks in and then nothing. The light on the unit comes on briefly, beeps once and then goes dim and just stays like that. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
 
Can you tell me what the voltage is at the small grey plug? And is there any voltage at the yellow wire. Yellow wire should be the STO circuit. Which is the same circuit as the check engine light on the dash.

I tell you what. Remove the scanner. Run a jumper wire from the small grey plug to a good body ground. Turn the key on and see if you get any check engine light flashes.

And still give me the voltage checks I listed above.

Thanks
 
Here's what the wire layout should look like as viewed from the fron of the diagnostic connector...

Dumping The computer diagnostic codes on 86-95 Mustangs

Revised 19-May-2009 to update drawing for dumping the codes on 86-88 Mustangs with no check engine light.

Dump the codes and see what the computer says is wrong…Codes may be present in the computer even if the Check Engine light isn’t on.

Here's the way to dump the computer codes with only a jumper wire or paper clip and the check engine light, or test light or voltmeter. I’ve used it for years, and it works great. You watch the flashing test lamp or Check Engine Light and count the flashes.

Be sure to turn off the A/C, and put the transmission in neutral when dumping the codes. Fail to do this and you will generate a code 67 and not be able to dump the Engine Running codes.

Dumping the Engine Running codes: The procedure is the same, you start the engine with the test jumper in place. Be sure the A/C is off and the transmission is in neutral. You'll get an 11, then a 4 and the engine will speed up to do the EGR test. After the engine speed decreases back to idle, it will dump the engine running codes.

Here's the link to dump the computer codes with only a jumper wire or paper clip and the check engine light, or test light or voltmeter. I’ve used it for years, and it works great. You watch the flashing test lamp or Check Engine Light and count the flashes.

See Troublcodes.net Trouble Codes OBD & OBD2 Trouble Codes and Technical info & Tool Store. By BAT Auto Technical

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If your car is an 86-88 stang, you'll have to use the test lamp or voltmeter method. There is no functional check engine light on the 86-88's except possibly the Cali Mass Air cars.

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The STI has a gray connector shell and a white/red wire. It comes from the same bundle of wires as the self test connector.

89 through 95 cars have a working Check Engine light. Watch it instead of using a test lamp.

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The STI has a gray connector shell and a white/red wire. It comes from the same bundle of wires as the self test connector.


WARNING!!! There is a single dark brown connector with a black/orange wire. It is the 12 volt power to the under the hood light. Do not jumper it to the computer test connector. If you do, you will damage the computer.

What to expect:
You should get a code 11 (two single flashes in succession). This says that the computer's internal workings are OK, and that the wiring to put the computer into diagnostic mode is good. No code 11 and you have some wiring problems.

Codes have different answers if the engine is running from the answers that it has when the engine isn't running. It helps a lot to know if you had the engine running when you ran the test.

Trouble codes are either 2 digit or 3 digit, there are no cars that use both 2 digit codes and 3 digit codes.

Alternate methods:
For those who are intimidated by all the wires & connections, see Actron® for what a typical hand scanner looks like. Normal retail price is about $30 or so at AutoZone or Wal-Mart.

Or for a nicer scanner see Digital Ford Code Reader (3145) – It has a 3 digit LCD display so that you don’t have to count flashes or beeps.. Cost is $30.