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Technical Service Information


FORD WINDSTAR
CODE P0743, TCC SOLENOID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAULT

COMPLAINT: A1998 Ford Windstar comes into the shop with a code P0743 for a “TCC Solenoid Electrical
Circuit Fault” stored as a hard code. The unusual part of this problem is that the code is stored
as soon as the ignition is turned on.

CAUSE: Since all items relating to this type of situation had already been eliminated as the cause of
the problem, the technician decided to consult wiring diagrams for this vehicle. Since the
factory wiring diagrams were split into two categories, vehicles built before 9/8/97 and
vehicles built after 9/8/97, both were compared. The “before 9/8/97” indicated that the TCC
ground controlled terminal was at pin 82, (Refer to Figure 1). The “after 9/8/97” diagram
indicated this circuit should be at terminal 54, (Refer to Figure 2).
The technician decided to check the signal that was being sent on this circuit by the PCM.
The Red/Lt Blue wire was located at terminal 82 in the PCM connector. There was battery
voltage on the circuit at all times, usually meaning that the PCM did not deliver the ground
signal. The PCM connector location at pin 54 was molded shut!

A call to the local Ford dealer parts person revealed a “Special Service Message” that is only
available to Ford dealers that states as follows:

“THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID IN 1998 WINDSTARS BUILT


FROM JANUARY 1, 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 8, 1997, WILL HAVE A RESISTANCE OF
.98 TO 1.6 OHMS AND THE PCM TERMINAL LOCATION IS PIN 82.
THE TCC SOLENOID IN 1998½ WINDSTARS BUILT FROM SEPTEMBER 9, 1997 TO
PRESENT WILL HAVE A RESISTANCE OF 13 TO 24 OHMS AND THE PCM
TERMINAL LOCATION IS PIN 54.
1998½ MODEL YEAR DESIGNATION MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY THE LETTER “Z” IN
THE 4TH DIGIT OF THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN)”.

CORRECTION: This vehicle did have a “Z” as the 4th vin digit making it a 1998½ vehicle which means the
active TCC solenoid ground circuit should be terminal 54, not 82.
How this came about will remain a mystery. It would seem that someone working on this
vehicle in the past went through the trouble of installing a 1998½ PCM with a 1998 wiring
harness.

The fix was to drill the terminal 54 location open and move the TCC ground controlled wire
from the pin 82 location to terminal 54.

Many thanks to Jim Brinkman of Brinkman’s Transmission in Dayton, Ohio for sharing his experience
with us in order to put this material together, and congratulations to Jim and Dan for a tough job well done.

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Technical Service Information

WINDSTARS BUILT BEFORE 9/8/97

HAS THE WHITE


TERMINAL 82 WILL
CONNECTOR
BE THE FUNCTIONAL
TCC SOLENOID
TERMINAL FOR THE
AND WILL HAVE
TCC GROUND
TERMINAL 54
CONTROLLED
MOLDED SHUT AND
CIRCUIT
THIS PCM TERMINAL
WILL BE
NON-FUNCTIONAL

Figure 1

WINDSTARS BUILT AFTER 9/8/97

HAS THE BLUE


CONNECTOR
TCC SOLENOID
TERMINAL 54 WILL AND WILL HAVE
BE THE FUNCTIONAL TERMINAL 82
TERMINAL FOR THE MOLDED SHUT AND
TCC GROUND THIS PCM TERMINAL
CONTROLLED WILL BE
CIRCUIT NON-FUNCTIONAL

Copyright © 2006 ATSG

Figure 2
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