EF/EL Falcon Odometer digital readouts!

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Ever wanted a digital tacho?  Ever wanted a digital speedo?  Ever wanted to know Litres of Fuel to empty?? - Then here is your answer!

"Hidden in your odometer - under the speedo/tacho (orange coloured) - is an 18 in 1 computer read out, used by ford mechanics to diagnose problems with your car.  - It also is used to run trip computers in certain Falcons, Fairlanes & LTDs. - Handy to know when you want to test how much fuel you have left and check when your last service was!  In fact it has 18 functions in all, - some of which I am not sure exactly the function of - but half of them are pretty cool! Cruising around town with a digital speedo or digital gear select display rocks!!!"  Sounds alright by us...

"If you are buying an EF/EL soon, you should run this program to look at things like last service, average fuel use. You can soon tell if the person has been a hoon or has ever serviced the vehicle as they probably claim to.  - Here are the steps to turning your computer on.  I recommend you don’t run it all the time because I have had the odd problem, but its fun to look at and very handy."

"The instructions seem tedious but believe me they work.

1. Turn your EF or EL falcon to the first click (acc) and leave keys in ignition
2. Hold down the odometer reset button for 10 seconds
3. After the ten seconds, keep the odometer button pushed in but turn your keys onto ON
4. a) Let go of the odometer button, press it again,
    b) Let go, press it again,
   c) (you guessed it) Let go, press it again and hold until the seatbelt icon on your dash turns off
5. The screen will go blank, followed by a flashing FORD - Your trip computer is now ON.
6. You can press the odometer button now to navigate between 18 menus, including digital rev/speedo, digital fuel to empty, digital average fuel, current fuel, last service km’s.
7. To turn off, follow steps 1 to 5 again.

Here are the meanings of each dispaly:

(top)/(bottom) of dislplay

1 Petrol in Litres (No Level Buffering)/Petrol Sender Resistance (Unbuffered)
2 Coolant Temperature (Degrees C)
3 Engine RPM/Vehicle Speed (KM/H)
4 Oil Pressure (Bar, 1 decimal Point)/Battery Voltage (Volts)
5 Instant Fuel Consumption (L/100Km)/Instant Fuel Consumption (x 0.1 Litres)
6 Fuel used since Trip Avg L/100 Reset (x 0.1L) - This Value is used to calculate the Trip computer Average Fuel consumption L/100Km/Kms Travelled since Trip Avg L/100 Reset
7 Buffered Fuel Tank Level (In Litres) - Value used for Petrol Gauge/Buffered Fuel Tank Lever Sender Resistance
8 Gear Position (PNRD321)
9 Unknown - 256/Unknown - Varies from 00, 01, 02
10 Unknown - 81/Unknown - 00
11 0000 1100
12 1111 0000
13 0000 0000
14 00
15 00
16 00
17 Illuminates all Segments/Illuminates all Segments
18 Blank Odometer Screen/Blank Odometer Screen

This readout will last approx 5 minutes, then revert to original odometer readout. You can drive with this display on.

Let me know how you go if you try this out!  Discuss Andrew's mods or Andrew's car here...

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