No code sticker
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No code sticker
1997-2003 Ford F-150’s, F-250 Light Duty & Ford Expedition:
Go to the passenger side of the vehicle, open the front door, and then look in the front part of the door frame, in the general area of the door hinges. There you should find a small sticker that has 3 letters followed by 1 number on it, that is your computer code. Note: Do not use the information from the sticker on the back of the Driver’s door that says “Calibration” on it, that is NOT the code.
Go to the passenger side of the vehicle, open the front door, and then look in the front part of the door frame, in the general area of the door hinges. There you should find a small sticker that has 3 letters followed by 1 number on it, that is your computer code. Note: Do not use the information from the sticker on the back of the Driver’s door that says “Calibration” on it, that is NOT the code.
The top of the sticker is gone... nothing their?
Is their another way to get the code? What about the 8th digit in the vin (the engine digit) can it be referenced to the code?
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From: Charleroi PA
using a flash light look above the passenger side kick pad. You will see the computer it is a silver box. On the very end there will also be a white tag with the info on it . There maybe a clip blocking the view of the tag. if this hapens grasp the clip and pull towards you it will come right off. THen get the code and reinstall the clip.
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From: Virginia
Hi Larry,
Yep, sometimes the door frame stick is missing - they get washed off, sometimes people just remove them to "clean up" the appearance of the door frame, paint repairs, etc.
Just as Chuck kindly posted, you can easily find your code by looking on the PCM itself - usually on the back of it is another tear tag code sticker. In the cabin on the passenger side, look just above the kick panel, and you'll see a very thin, aluminum box up against the "wall" there. The PCM is about 1.5 inches wide the way it's mounted in these late-model F-150's, about 6 inches tall (9" long). It will be held against it's mounting bracket by a black plastic pressure clip. This pressure clip has a little tab on it (the tab sticks out just about 1/4" (to the left), so you can just get enough grip on it) - grab that tab and then just pull straight back (towards the back of the vehicle) on it, and it comes right off.
Then usually underneath where that clip was covering up, you'll find another code sticker. Then just reinstall that clip, so the PCM can't vibrate or bounce off it's bracket once again, and you're finished. Takes all of 30 seconds - and sometimes you don't even have to remove that simple little black pressure clip, sometimes it's just in plain sight.
Now if you still don't find a code sticker, there is another way - it's too much to type it out here, just give us a call at that point & we'll walk you thru removing the PCM from the vehicle - which is easy to do. On top of every Ford PCM (which is the right side of the PCM the way it's mounted in the late-model F-150, so you have to remove it from the vehicle to see ) is another larger sticker that has a number of lines of info on it - one of which, printed in bold capitals, is the computer code.
Good luck!
Yep, sometimes the door frame stick is missing - they get washed off, sometimes people just remove them to "clean up" the appearance of the door frame, paint repairs, etc.
Just as Chuck kindly posted, you can easily find your code by looking on the PCM itself - usually on the back of it is another tear tag code sticker. In the cabin on the passenger side, look just above the kick panel, and you'll see a very thin, aluminum box up against the "wall" there. The PCM is about 1.5 inches wide the way it's mounted in these late-model F-150's, about 6 inches tall (9" long). It will be held against it's mounting bracket by a black plastic pressure clip. This pressure clip has a little tab on it (the tab sticks out just about 1/4" (to the left), so you can just get enough grip on it) - grab that tab and then just pull straight back (towards the back of the vehicle) on it, and it comes right off.
Then usually underneath where that clip was covering up, you'll find another code sticker. Then just reinstall that clip, so the PCM can't vibrate or bounce off it's bracket once again, and you're finished. Takes all of 30 seconds - and sometimes you don't even have to remove that simple little black pressure clip, sometimes it's just in plain sight.
Now if you still don't find a code sticker, there is another way - it's too much to type it out here, just give us a call at that point & we'll walk you thru removing the PCM from the vehicle - which is easy to do. On top of every Ford PCM (which is the right side of the PCM the way it's mounted in the late-model F-150, so you have to remove it from the vehicle to see ) is another larger sticker that has a number of lines of info on it - one of which, printed in bold capitals, is the computer code.
Good luck!
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does this also apply to a f250 superduty? the sticker on the drivers side door is worn off. i looked at the computer (i think, on drivers side under the dash?) and i didnt see anything that looked like it would have a code on it. will i have to take the computer out to look for it, or is there somewhere else i need to look? 
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From: Virginia
Hi SS,
Depends on the model year, but yep, you're on the right track. The SuperDuty's have their PCM's over on the driver's side in those same model years - - so the PCM is just above the brake pedal, and usually has a black plastic cover over top of it that you will have to remove in order to get a look at the code sticker on the back of the PCM - which is why you may not have seen the PCM itself, usually there is a black plastic cover or "cap" over the back of it that has to come off first.
To remove the PCM in those model years of SuperDuty's, first disconnect the battery (both of them if it's a PSD), and then use a 10mm socket to loosen the 10mm bolt-head that will be in the middle of the wiring harness "hub" underneath the hood there on the driver' side. Then once you loosen that bolt enough so you can detach that wiring harness, then you can come back into the cabin and push the PCM over to the right, and it will POP! right out into your hand. Don't just try pulling it straight back out of the firewall, that's hard to do as the opening that the front inch of so of the PCM protrudes thru in the firewall so it can connect to the wiring harness is a pretty snug fit, so just put your hand on the back of the PCM and push it over towards the passenger side of the cabin, and it will pop right out.
Depends on the model year, but yep, you're on the right track. The SuperDuty's have their PCM's over on the driver's side in those same model years - - so the PCM is just above the brake pedal, and usually has a black plastic cover over top of it that you will have to remove in order to get a look at the code sticker on the back of the PCM - which is why you may not have seen the PCM itself, usually there is a black plastic cover or "cap" over the back of it that has to come off first.
To remove the PCM in those model years of SuperDuty's, first disconnect the battery (both of them if it's a PSD), and then use a 10mm socket to loosen the 10mm bolt-head that will be in the middle of the wiring harness "hub" underneath the hood there on the driver' side. Then once you loosen that bolt enough so you can detach that wiring harness, then you can come back into the cabin and push the PCM over to the right, and it will POP! right out into your hand. Don't just try pulling it straight back out of the firewall, that's hard to do as the opening that the front inch of so of the PCM protrudes thru in the firewall so it can connect to the wiring harness is a pretty snug fit, so just put your hand on the back of the PCM and push it over towards the passenger side of the cabin, and it will pop right out.
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From: Virginia
Hi SS,
Yes it will, as long as it's programmed with the right code!
Just FYI - that is true only for those SuperDuty's that have the V8 engine - if they have the V10 or the PSD, then they have to use the gold module, for those who want the older "standard" performance tuning.
At the risk of playing salesman, don't forget that the blue module won't do nearly as much for those SuperDuty's as our custom tuning will - and we do have single-program chips for the lowest possible cost for custom tuning on those trucks, if that might help you - just FYI so you know. I point this out because in those 5.4 SuperDuty's, very few of them can go Open Loop from the factory, which means they don't even make their full STOCK rated power - and that is usually not fixed in the blue Superchip module, that requires our custom tuning to take care of that - and overall, we get easily double the power gains in our custom tuning that you get from those blue Superchip modules. You may already know all of that, if so, sorry about that - just making sure.
What I'd suggest is as soon as you find the code for that SD 5.4, let me know what it is and I can check it for you to see for sure whether it has the open loop limitation or not for sure, before you spend any money on that chip - that is, if you haven't already purchased it, or whatever (I don't know if it's maybe something you already have that was used on another vehicle, or whatever). Just a thought........
Good luck!
Yes it will, as long as it's programmed with the right code!
Just FYI - that is true only for those SuperDuty's that have the V8 engine - if they have the V10 or the PSD, then they have to use the gold module, for those who want the older "standard" performance tuning.
At the risk of playing salesman, don't forget that the blue module won't do nearly as much for those SuperDuty's as our custom tuning will - and we do have single-program chips for the lowest possible cost for custom tuning on those trucks, if that might help you - just FYI so you know. I point this out because in those 5.4 SuperDuty's, very few of them can go Open Loop from the factory, which means they don't even make their full STOCK rated power - and that is usually not fixed in the blue Superchip module, that requires our custom tuning to take care of that - and overall, we get easily double the power gains in our custom tuning that you get from those blue Superchip modules. You may already know all of that, if so, sorry about that - just making sure.
What I'd suggest is as soon as you find the code for that SD 5.4, let me know what it is and I can check it for you to see for sure whether it has the open loop limitation or not for sure, before you spend any money on that chip - that is, if you haven't already purchased it, or whatever (I don't know if it's maybe something you already have that was used on another vehicle, or whatever). Just a thought........
Good luck!