Can I get diagnostic codes from my 1993 Ford Taurus LX without a scanner?

5 Comments

1. paul h says:

   November 7, 2009 at 8:10 am

   http://www.troublecodes.net/Ford/
2. Mad Jack says:

   November 7, 2009 at 8:10 am

   Got to have a diagnostic scanner. Links to websites may tell you what the codes mean, not what they are. You need to plug a scan tool into the car’s diagnostic port to find out what they are.

   If you go to most major auto parts stores, they will scan your car for free and tell you the codes
3. Robert H says:

   November 7, 2009 at 8:10 am

   Your car shouldn’t be able to give you diagnostic codes. OBDII (the industry standard (On Board Diagnostics v.2)) ports were not implemented until 1996, so your car won’t work with scanners anyway.
4. JIM says:

   October 21, 2011 at 5:51 am

   what type of diagnostic scanner can be used on a ford ’95 taurus/??
5. Mike B says:

   November 16, 2011 at 9:06 pm

   1996 is when OBDII came out, but pre-OBDII cars (OBDI) can give trouble codes. Most parts stores that pull codes for free only have OBDII style scanners, or else they would have to have a different scanner for every make of car (very expensive). I have pulled codes from 1980 cars without much difficulty from Chrysler and GM vehicles without a scanner. It is possible with Ford products, though it is a lot more involved, and uses an analog voltmeter. The exact procedure is what Paul H put a link to.