Retrieving Codes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1995 Mercury Mystique and 1995 Ford Contour. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Diagnostic trouble codes are retrieved from EEC-IV system through Data Link Connector (DLC). Various methods and test equipment may be used to access these codes:

Analog Volt-Ohmmeter (VOM)
Scan Tester
Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL)/CHECK ENGINE Light
STAR Series Tester

DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC) LOCATIONS

Application	Location
Contour & Mystique	Left Side Of Engine Compartment, Near Shock Tower