Mercury Cougar V6 Engine Codes
On the 1999 and 2000 EEC-V Engine Management System, you can access the Diagnostic Mode by Pressing (RESET) and (UNITS) at the same time while turing on your car. Let go as the dials spin to the right. You scroll through the modes by pressing the (SELECT) Button
WHAT THE CODES MEAN
N 32 -- THIS IS THE AIRBAG REDINESS ALERT IF IT SAYS 55, THE LIGHT BULB IS DEAD, IF IT SAYS 22, THE AIRBAG IS NON-FUNCTIONAL IF IT SAYS 32, ALL SYSTEMS CHECK OK.
E06A OR E069 -- DONT KNOW THESE, LET ME KNOW IF ANY OF YOU DO.
A = AMPS OF THE BATTERY, YOU CAN TELL YOUR ALTERNATOR IS OVER/UNDERCHARGING.
DIGITAL READOUT OF THE ENGINE SPEED (TACHOMETER) THIS IS AN ADJUSTMENT TOOL, THIS READS OFF OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND IS USED TO SEE IF THEE ANALOG GUAGE IS CORRECT.
DIGITAL READOUT OF THE CAR SPEED (SPEEDOMETER) THIS IS AN ADJUSTMENT TOOL, THIS READS OFF OF THE TRANSMISSION AND IS USED TO SEE IF THEE ANALOG GUAGE IS CORRECT. THIS WILL BE CORRECT WITH ANY TIRE/WHEEL COMBO, USEFUL IF YOU WANNA SEE HOW MUCH YOUR SPEEDO IS OFF BY CHANGING TIRES, ETC.
190 F -- THIS IS A DIGITAL READOUT OF THE COOLANT TEMP, THE CORRECT SHOULD BE 192-194 DEGREES F.
FL00 -- THIS NUMBERS TELLS YOU IF ANY CYLINDERS ARE NOT FIRINGS. ON THE ODOMETER UNDER THIS SELECTION WILL READ NUMBERS THAT ALTERNATE FROM 9AT/9BT/9CT/9DT/9ET/9FT THESE ARE YOUR CYLINDERS FIRING IN ORDER. THE CORRECT FIRING ORDER IS 1,4,2,5,3,6 SO THE PANEL WILL READ IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF 9AT/9DT/9BT/9ET/9CT/9FT. KINDA COOL HUH !!
DTC -- DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES, IT WILL FLASH DTC AND A NUMBER OR NONE, IF IT FLASHES NONE, EVERYTHING OK, IF IT FLASHES A NUMBER IT IS A DTC CODE OF SOMETHING WRONG. I HAVE 4 PAGES OF DTC CODES ON MY WEBPAGE.
R13 -- DON'T KNOW THIS ONE EITHER. I BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH IGNITION TIMING IS MILLISECONDS, GOTTA CHECK MY FORD FRIEND WHO GAVE ME THESE CODES.
ALSO YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE ODOMETER DISPLAY AS YOU ALTERNATE, OTHER CODES LIKE 50301F and 5032C AND 5044A. THESE ARE OTHER EEC-V DIAGNOSITC CHECKS FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE MAF AND BACK-RELEASE PRESSURE VALVE AND PCV VALVE. NOTHING YOU CAN REALLY DO ANYTHING WITH.