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04-13-2003, 04:33 AM | #1 |
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Where is the "check engine" light?
I know this is a silly question but where exactly is the check engine light on the '88-93 5.0's?
I tried to scan for codes the other day and the light never flashed so I need to check the bulb but I don't know where it is.
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04-13-2003, 02:42 PM | #2 |
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This may be a silly answer but its right underneath the tach.
Maybe someone else can tell you exactly where the bulb is at. |
04-13-2003, 08:20 PM | #3 |
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Not on 88's...
No check engine light on 88's...I hope, at least I have never seen one on mine in 6 years.
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04-13-2003, 09:12 PM | #4 |
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I read in one of the tech articles that 1988 was when they first put the engine light in the 5.0.....the '86-87 did not have them.
Hmmm.....................interesting.
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04-13-2003, 09:56 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Not on 88's...
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04-13-2003, 11:14 PM | #6 |
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OBD I was used in Mustangs first in 1988, thus that was the first year they needed a MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) aka: check engine light. I suspect yours is burned out, or has been removed.
Take care, ~Chris
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04-14-2003, 03:21 PM | #7 |
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great...
Just when I think I have a grip on this thing, you guys point out something like this.
I my own defense, I couldn't find anything definitive in the Ford Service manuals regarding a service engine light on convertibles... But, apparently I may be an idiot.
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04-14-2003, 06:33 PM | #8 |
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if you can't physically identify the location of a particular idiot light, why not shine a flashlight on the instrument panel and watch all the labels pop out at you?
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04-14-2003, 08:33 PM | #9 | |
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Re: great...
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Well mine is not a convertable.. but I'm positive its an '88! And the lights should flash on briefly when you start the car. (Check oil and Check Engine). |
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