2000 Ford Explorer Wiring Discrepancy
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Topic: 2000 Ford Explorer Wiring Discrepancy
Posted By: mikegl71
Subject: 2000 Ford Explorer Wiring Discrepancy
Date Posted: August 29, 2003 at 6:54 PM
While looking here for wiring colors chart for a remote starter for the 2000 Ford Explorer, I got two different charts that contradict each other .. Can anyone help me decypher which is the correct chart? One chart says there is no IGN2 wire - One says the IGN2 wire is Gray / YELLOW, AND the same Gray / YELLOW wire is ALSO the Accessory wire. Can one wire serve as both IGN and Accessory? Don't we normally seperate these so the heater turns on after the car is started? Also, one chart says that the BLACK/ Green wire is the accessory, and the other chart says that the BLACK/ Green wire is IGN3 .. https://www.the12volt.com/wireinfo/volt.asp?Year=2000&Make=Ford&Model=Explorer&Table=Security OR https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/detail.asp?info=alarm&year=2000&make=Ford&model=Explorer&ID=17802&type=Alarm Thank you ---
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Posted By: elrayodesinaloa
Date Posted: August 29, 2003 at 6:59 PM
Test the wires using a DMM if you are unsure. Where ever you get information about car's wiring diagrams there might be differences because some cars tend to have diffrent wire colors (not often but it happens) and I think everyone should agree that you don't just hook up wires because someone told you, you need to identify, test, and carry on with the install. Good luck
Posted By: 10nesne1
Date Posted: August 31, 2003 at 12:46 AM
I agreed with Elray. You should test every wire and regardless what others tell you. Here is another wiring info for your reference.
Good luck
Ford » Explorer » 2000
ITEM WIRE COLOR POL LOCATION INFOTECH #
12 VOLTS yellow + ignition harness
IGNITION 1 GREEN/ purple + ignition harness
Two wires each at switch, both are common, only need to power 1 each during remote start.
STARTER 1 RED / lt. blue + ignition harness
ACCESSORY 1 gray / YELLOW + ignition harness
Two wires each at switch, both are common, only need to power 1 each during remote start.
ACCESSORY 2 BLACK/ green + ignition harness
POWER LOCK pink / YELLOW - driver's kick panel
POWER UNLOCK pink/green - driver's kick panel
FACTORY ALARM ARM arms on lock
Arms on lock only with door open. It is necessary to send a signal to door trigger as well as lock to arm factory alarm.
FACTORY ALARM DISARM dk. GREEN/ purple - driver's kick panel
DISARM DEFEAT pink/orange driver's kick panel
You may also use the pink/green power unlock wire.
DOORLOCK MOTOR pink/black driver's kick panel
DOOR UNLOCK MOTOR RED / orange driver's kick panel
PARKLIGHTS POSITIVE PURPLE / white + driver's kick panel
Also found to be WHITE/ black at the rear of the switch.
PARKLIGHTS NEGATIVE WHITE/ purple - driver's kick panel
HEADLIGHT red / YELLOW + light switch
BRAKE lt.green + driver's kick, brake switch
DOOR PIN -
In the drivers door harness find yellow/black for the drivers door. In the drivers kick panel find lt. GREEN/ YELLOW for the drivers rear door. In the passengers kick panel find gray/red for the passenger front door, and pink/lt. blue for the passengers rear door. All four wires are negative trigger and must be diode isolated together. Refer to directfax document #1076 for wiring information.
HOOD PIN tan/lt.green - driver's kick panel
TRUNK PIN WHITE/ purple - driver's kick panel
DOMELIGHT SUPERVISION use door trigger
TACH tan / YELLOW pcm
The PCM is located at the top of the firewall towards the passenger side, the tan / YELLOW tach wire is also found at the back of the instrument cluster.
VSS gray/black A/C pcm
The PCM is located at the top of the firewall towards the passenger side, the tan / YELLOW tach wire is also found at the back of the instrument cluster.
WIPER wht & dk.blu/org + wiper motor or relay
Also found yellow/white (-) at the firewall connector.
HORN yellow/lt. green - steering column
ITEM NOTE INFOTECH #
Immobilizer Use DEI module 555F to over-ride during remote start.
Special Note Some models of this vehicle are equipped with PATS (Passive Anti Theft System). Use DEI module 555F to over-ride during remote start.
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