How to scan a 1995 Ford Ranger 2.3L with CEL

[BigC]

Hi Everyone,

I feel honored to post the 100th topic!

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[Physioex]

I haven’t worked on OBDI Fords in a while. But if I remember correctly the connection can be found under the hood.

[Third Gear]

Looks like it should be under the hood next to the battery,

http://www.justanswer.com/ford/1y37t-pu … ercab.html

[BigC]

Thanks Physioex and Third Gear. Awesome link….gives me renewed confidence to be able to find it. I had looked under the hood, but only near the fuse box (driver’s side) and all over on the passenger’s side. I’ll keep everyone posted (hopefully tomorrow).

[EricTheCarGuy]

This link might also help.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/34996350/Ford … -Procedure

[dreamer2355]

95 was the cross over year for many manufacturers so with your scan tool you may have to manually enter the year and so forth by looking at the VIN number when trying to get the scanner to communicate with the computer.

Does the scan tool power on when you connect it to the DLC port? Pin 16 should have B+ voltage.

I have the Actron 9185 Scan tool that does both OBD 1 and 2 diagnostics for personal use. With any 95 Chevy’s, i have to use the OBD 2 connector but manually select domestic vehicle, enter the year and go from there.

Hope this helps 😀

[BigC]

Thanks EricTheCarGuy for the added info. Great diagrams. I checked the engine compartment and there were no visible OBD I connectors. It’s like “It should be here, but it’s not”.

Thanks dreamer2355. My scan tool does receive power at the vehicle’s OBD II connection port…great point! I just can’t get it my scan tool to actually communicate with the vehicle’s computer. I’m not sure if my current Equus 3140 will allow me to perform the manual selection process as an option. I’ll look into it further.

All the evidence and data is pointing towards this vehicle just having the OBD II connection port. Again, thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions. I’ll post an update when I finally pull the code from my neighbor’s vehicle. It might take a different scan tool to do it I’ll keep everyone posted.

I think we can close this one out. Thanks again.

[rrbrian222]

I have a 1995 Ford Ranger 2.3L 4 cylinder and can assure you it is indeed OBD-II compliant. I’ve had my truck scanned at autozone and advanced auto many times and believe me, I had to beg them to come outside with their 96+ scan tool because they swore a ’95 model would be OBD-1. Ford updated the Ranger for the 95 model year and added the OBD-II EEC-V emission control system a year early, most likely to save costs down the line. I just purchased an Elm Scan 5 Compact scanner to use on this truck and my 1998 Corolla. So far it works great on the toyota and will soon test on the Ranger after I get my transmission up and running following a hydraulic slave cylinder swap on its Mazda-built 5 speed. I sucks that the trans needs to be removed every time the slave goes out, a slight PITA……(sarcasm)

Also, if the OP has any other issues with his Ranger, I’d suggest visiting http://www.therangerstation.com Jim Oaks and Co. have put together a great resource for Ranger truck owners and along with ETCG.com, it’s my favorite place on the web to hang out.

[BigC]

Thanks rrbrian222 and djdevon3. I will pass on the info to my neighbor, as well as keep note of it myself. Again, thank you for the added info. That’s why this forum ROCKS!!!!

[EricTheCarGuy]

Thank you djdevon3, great information and spot on, it’s true from about 93 up those vehicles were on the fence and it showed, we’re pretty spoiled now with OBDII.

[djdevon3]

Thanks for the compliment Eric! You sir, are still a bucket of awesome. 😉

[djdevon3]

Some Probes and MX-6’s from 1993-1995 have EEC-IV (4) and by that I mean certain factory configurations like the 2.0L automatic. EEC-V (5) does seem to be Ford’s segway between OBD-I and II so it was odd to see a 1995 626 have EEC-IV instead of EEC-V. Why? I don’t know. EEC-IV was used right up until the OBD-II switch. Check and double check to make sure you have EEC-V and not EEC-IV. Some Ford and Mazda owners have been finding out they did actually use EEC-IV (not EEC-V) all the way up until OBD-II.

There isn’t a comprehensive list yet as to exactly what make, model, year, and packages were configured with EEC-(version) or MECS. Scan reader companies like Actron and Innova have pretty good lists that come with their scanners. As I’ve found out, even they don’t know every single car that uses EEC and it’s part of their job to figure stuff like that out. Just because you have a 2.3L doesn’t mean another 2.3L owner will have the same diagnostic system. From what I’ve learned it’s usually the difference between automatic and manual owners.

This happened the most during 1995 as car manufacturers were setting up for OBD-II. A lot of weird stuff was happening in 1995 like they couldn’t make up their minds what system to put in the cars. More than likely it’s going to be EEC-V just like rrbrian said. Never hurts to double check though.

Ranger Station is a huge resource for Ranger owners. Anytime I hear the name Ranger I think of that site and I’ve never owned a Ford. It helped me a lot in figuring out my 1995 Mazda 626 has EEC-IV. I’ve written up a lengthy article on EEC-IV on the Mazda forums. I will actually have a video up on youtube about it shortly that I think is going to help a lot of people. By the way the Innova 3145 works great with EEC-IV. I can personally attest that it works great in my Mazda 626 anyway.

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