A new dialogue box will come up asking you to download a file labeled with the VIN you originally entered, and a file extension of. In cases like this you will have to hit the "Download File" button in box E (of Figure 1).
You will notice that the majority of the lines of data are only generic FFFF. In our example the PCM lines of hex appear to be there, but they are not available for a new blank PCM (as stated in the line of text above the PCM module hex table). I always read these, just in case.Īt times the As-Built data for the PMI you are performing might be missing from the Web page. In Box D the blue letters "Inst" sometimes contains additional instructions provided to complete the process. I cut and pasted that SSM page text onto Figure 1, for convenience. Always click on the SSM if one is provided the information is critical. If you click on these hyperlinked five numbers, you will open a new web page showing a Special Service Message (SSM) that contain special instructions for programming that particular module. Notice the five blue numbers, 19317, listed in Box C (of Figure 1). Continue this process until all lines of coding have been entered on the successive screens. In our example these digits are 3146 4146 508F.
Again, type in the next line of corresponding digits. Listed in the upper left of this screen will be module ID line 737-02-01. Once you do this, a fresh data entry screen will pop up, similar to the first one. Then hit the "enter" check mark in the lower right of that screen. In our example, we will take the RCM module ID line 737-01-01 (shown in Figure 1) and use the corresponding As-Built hexadecimal digits of 80 EE 65 0C 1F (also shown in Figure 1) and type them into the dialogue boxes shown in box B, in Figure 2.
The lines of hexadecimal codes shown in box B, of Figure 1 correspond to the successive PMI As-Built data screens that come up each time you type in the next line of code in box B of Figure 2. If so, you will need to know that the bold numbers 737-01-01, 737-02-01, 737-02-02, and so on, correspond to the module you have selected to program. Many times, the Ford website will not list the modules acronyms such as Restraint Control Module (RCM), as this example does.
This ID number corresponds to the As-Built data programming screen that comes up in the upper left-hand corner of your scan tool, or J2534 device PMI based software (FIG2). In the red box I designated as "A " (at the bottom of the screen capture), you will find the particular module's identification number used during the PMI process. Now let's begin to learn to use the rather arcane looking As-Built data module programming page (FIG1). Then click on the "Oasis" tab then hit the "As Built" button. You generally will find the As Built data by finding the "Service Publications" tab. The path and general look of those pages vary slightly depending on which site you entered. There are several websites Ford maintains to make As Built data available. I have tested this site against the pay site and found that the pay site has data the free site does not offer. Then scroll down to the middle of the page and select "Module Build Data (As Built)". Go to and select "Quick Guides" from the left column. Some, but not all, As Built data is available at the Ford Motorcraft website. I have found that this is only partially true. Last month, I stated that this procedure requires purchasing a per use subscription.
How to use the hexadecimal code to identify vehicle characteristics.
Some Ford As-Built data can be found for free.