Ford 111 System pass
How to read it
Code 111 reads as 1 flash, pause, 1 flash, pause, 1 flash on the check-engine light. Jumper the self-test input to signal return at the test connector, then run the key on engine off self test and the running self test, counting the check-engine flashes each time.
New to flash codes? The How to Read Ford EEC-IV Self-Test Codes walks through the test and what the numbers mean. The general OBD-I guide covers the rest.
What does Ford code 111 mean?
System pass
What this result tells you
- Both the KOEO and KOER self tests finished with no faults stored.
- All sensor and actuator circuits stayed within range through the test.
- A fresh repair cleared the memory and the system now passes.
- A battery disconnect wiped the keep alive memory ahead of the test.
- The fault is not present at the moment the test runs.
What to do next
- Read code 111 as a clean pass, not a stored fault, so no parts are due on its account.
- Keep reading the flash sequence and address any code that follows it.
- Road test and retest when a driveability symptom points to an intermittent fault.
- Repeat the test under the same conditions that set the symptom before declaring the system healthy.
- Retest once more after any repair to confirm the pass still holds.
Source
Source review recorded
Sources and review
Review: checked against the recorded source material.
- EEC-IV Ford trouble code table (MIL, description, type)
archived reference page (troublecodes.net via Wayback Machine)
Supports: code identity and meaning
Fetched directly. The three-digit row matches the description used in the data file.
https://web.archive.org/web/20030720231430id_/http://www.troublecodes.net:80/Ford/eec-iv.shtml
- Ford trouble codes, Contour, Escort, Mustang, Probe, Taurus and Tempo 1992-1995 (code, description, probable cause)
archived reference page (troublecodes.net via Wayback Machine)
Supports: code identity and probable causes
Independent table on the same archive site with matching code identity and a probable cause column.
http://web.archive.org/web/20160501223306id_/http://www.troublecodes.net:80/ford/contour-escort-mustang-probe-taurus-tempo-1992-1995/
Last updated 2026-10-10.
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