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| CAUTION: This info is unofficial and may be out of date, incomplete, inapplicable, or wrong. Use at your own risk. | Service & maintenance | Sorry... | ||||
| General | Body mechanical | Body electrical | Instrumentation (Future) | Engine (Future) | Routine maintenance | Parts |
| VIN & Build | Mid-year Changes | Tech Svc Bulletins |  Under the dashpad |
Tricks | (Future) | (Future) |
Ford AG was especially proud of the engineering of the space between the dashboard and the firewall. Every modern car contains a lot of electrical and mechanical components there, but in the Scorpio the designers strove to offer easy access for service. And if you've ever removed the dashpad and peered underneath, you know they succeeded pretty well.
Thing is, most of us are reluctant to tamper with the dashpad because it has a reputation for cracking, and we don't want to trigger a huge replacement cost (reportedly $672 from Ford). Rest easy: the dashpad is quite robust and simple to remove. Just carefully follow the directions in section 45-61 of the Scorpio shop manual, and then set the dashpad where you won't back over it during the test drive. (Oh, I'm sorry; I was thinking of someone else....)
| Locating the Major Components under the Dashpad Sources: Service manual, E&V Troubleshooting Manual, personal observations Names in italics identify contributors, where known. | |||
| Item | Appearance Quoted label text may vary. |
Location | Connector |
| Lamp Failure Indicator |
Silver metal box about 6"5 x 4"H x 1"D with an orange connector. "88GG 10C909AC ... LAMP FAILURE INDICATOR" | Attached to the inner surface of the lower LH instrument panel, below and behind the steering wheel. | 25 pins in 2 rows |
| Electronic Control module, aka "EEC-IV" Chris C. |
Silver metal box about 6"W x 4"H x 1.5"D | Lower RH instrument panel. Remove the kick panel under the dash on the passenger side footwell. Up underneath there will be two metal boxes, each connected to its own respective wiring harness. The one farther from the transmission tunnel is the EEC-IV unit. | 60 pins in 3 rows with central securing bolt |
| Auxiliary Warning module | Silver metal box with 2 attachment ears and a black connector. "Ford 88GB-10K910-AA, 012933, 84770A" | Bolted to RH bracket above glove compartment, paired with Speed Control module. The larger one. | 35 pins in 2 rows |
| Speed Control module | Silver metal box with 2 attachment ears and a black connector. "GR Steuergerat 12V, 5GA 004 694 00, Ford, 85GB 9D844-AE" not visible without removing it. | Bolted to RH bracket above glove compartment, paired with and hidden by Auxiliary Warning module. | 16 pins in 2 rows |
| Kickdown timer relay (early cars) | Blue plastic box 1x1x2" with molded lettering. "Ford 68 125, 87GG 7P067 AA, Kick-Down Control" | Single-clipped to bracket at center of dash panel. | 5 protruding pins |
| Kickdown timer relay (late cars) | Blue plastic box 2.25x2.25x1" with white lettering. "Ford 87GG 7P067 AA, Kick-Down Control" | Double-clipped to bracket at center of dash panel. | One 6-pin, one single-pin |
| ABS Electronic Control module Chris C. |
To be determined | Lower RH instrument panel. Remove the kick panel under the dash on the passenger side footwell. Up underneath there will be two metal boxes, each connected to its own respective wiring harness. The one closer to the transmission tunnel is the ABS unit. | 35 pins in 2 rows. The mating cable connector is unique: the wires enter it at one end instead of in the middle. |
| ABS anti-lock main power relay | Dark green plastic 1" cube with 5 protruding terminals | On auxiliary relay panel | Terminals mate with green socket |
| ABS hydraulic pump motor relay | Purple plastic 1" cube with 4 protruding terminals | On auxiliary relay panel | Terminals mate with purple socket |
| Wide-Open Throttle (WOT) cutoff relay | Small blue plastic box with 4 protruding terminals | At RH end of auxiliary relay panel | Terminals mate with blue socket |
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