Pinpoint Tests - Non OSC Equipped Vehicle: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mercury Mariner and 2008 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Special Tools

Illustration	Tool Name	Tool Number
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.	73 III Digital Multimeter	105-R0057 or equivalent
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.	Vehicle Communication Module (VCM) and Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS) with appropriate hardware or equivalent scan tool

SOLENOID OPERATION CHART

Transaxle Range Selector Lever Position	PCM Commanded Gear	SSA	SSB	3-2T/CCS	TCC
P/N	-	OFF	ON	ON	OFF
R	-	OFF	ON/OFF	ON	^a
Overdrive (Circle D)	1	ON	ON	ON	^a
	2	OFF	ON	ON	^b
	3	OFF	OFF	ON	^b
	4	ON	OFF	ON	^b
D	1	ON	ON	ON	^a
OD cancelled	2	OFF	ON	OFF	^b
	3	OFF	OFF	OFF	^b
2	2	OFF	ON	OFF	^b
2^c	3	OFF	OFF	OFF	^b
1	1	ON	ON	OFF	^a
1^c	2	OFF	ON	OFF	^b
1^c	3	OFF	OFF	OFF	^b

^a Not allowed by hydraulics.

^b PCM commanded.

^c When a manual pull-in occurs above a calibrated speed, the transaxle will not downshift from the higher gear until the vehicle speed drops below this calibrated speed.