PCM Reset

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2000 Mercury Mystique, 2000 Ford Pickup, 2000 Ford F550 Super Duty, 2000 Ford F450 Super Duty, and 2000 Ford Contour. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

After a PCM reset procedure has been performed, the following conditions will be met:

All DTCs will be cleared from PCM memory.
All freeze frame data will be cleared from PCM memory.
Diagnostic monitoring results will be cleared from PCM memory.
OBD-II system monitor status will reset.
DTC P1000 will be set in PCM memory until all OBD-II system monitors or components have been tested to satisfy OBD-II drive cycle without any faults occurring. To clear DTC P1000, perform OBD-II DRIVE CYCLE. See DRIVE CYCLES under ADDITIONAL SYSTEM FUNCTIONS.

To perform PCM reset using scan tool, follow scan tool manufacturer's operating instructions. If after clearing DTCs a fault has not been corrected or fault is still present, hard code will immediately be reset in PCM memory.

CAUTION: When battery is disconnected, vehicle computer may lose memory data. Driveability problems may exist until computer systems have completed a relearn cycle. See COMPUTER RELEARN PROCEDURES article in GENERAL INFORMATION before disconnecting the battery.