Where is the "check engine" light?

82 GT · 04-13-2003, 04:33 AM

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.

Sicy Stang · 04-13-2003, 02:42 PM

This may be a silly answer but its right underneath the tach.

Maybe someone else can tell you exactly where the bulb is at.

Hozer 88GTConv · 04-13-2003, 08:20 PM

No check engine light on 88's...I hope, at least I have never seen one on mine in 6 years.

82 GT · 04-13-2003, 09:12 PM

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.

Sicy Stang · 04-13-2003, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hozer 88GTConv
No check engine light on 88's...I hope, at least I have never seen one on mine in 6 years.

I have an '88. It has a check engine light.

PKRWUD · 04-13-2003, 11:14 PM

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

Hozer 88GTConv · 04-14-2003, 03:21 PM

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.

lx5091 · 04-14-2003, 06:33 PM

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?

Sicy Stang · 04-14-2003, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hozer 88GTConv
Just when I think I have a grip on this thing, you guys point out something like this.
In 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.

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).

04-13-2003, 04:33 AM	#1
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	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. __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.

04-13-2003, 08:20 PM	#3
Hozer 88GTConv Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 706	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. __________________ 1988 GT Convertible 331 10:1 TW heads, GT-40 intake, MSD, TRW flattops, B Cam w/ 1.7's, MAC exhaust, 24's, 70 TB, 76 MAF, 3.73's, Pro 5.0, Koni's, Anderson PMS, Wideband 02, yatta, yatta... One week with new motor, two speeding tickets...joy

04-13-2003, 09:12 PM	#4
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	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. __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.

04-13-2003, 11:14 PM	#6
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	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 __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

04-14-2003, 03:21 PM	#7
Hozer 88GTConv Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 706	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. __________________ 1988 GT Convertible 331 10:1 TW heads, GT-40 intake, MSD, TRW flattops, B Cam w/ 1.7's, MAC exhaust, 24's, 70 TB, 76 MAF, 3.73's, Pro 5.0, Koni's, Anderson PMS, Wideband 02, yatta, yatta... One week with new motor, two speeding tickets...joy

04-13-2003, 02:42 PM	#2
Sicy Stang Sizzlin' Sicilian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: California Posts: 502	This may be a silly answer but its right underneath the tach. Maybe someone else can tell you exactly where the bulb is at.

04-14-2003, 06:33 PM	#8
lx5091 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fall River, MA Posts: 467	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? __________________ '02 Explorer XLT 4.0L --Nice Vehicle '97 Saturn SL1--Soon to be ditched for a Ford!

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