Good article from Leno

[HNS]

Leno: Troubleshooting modern supercars is tricky, but rewarding - Hagerty Media

Well, figuring the GT is just a Ford, like an idiot I simply disconnected the battery and dropped in the new one. And bink! All the dash lights came on.

www.hagerty.com

 

[2112]

thanks for the link.

I must be damn lucky. I just swap the battery like a regular old schmuck from the olden days. Never had a code or anything else.

 

[HNS]

thanks for the link.

I must be damn lucky. I just swap the battery like a regular old schmuck from the olden days. Never had a code or anything else.

Personally I’d rather be lucky than good!

 

[Johntpr]

I disagree that it was a good article. The entire premise is wrong ! Disconnecting a battery on GT will not turn on the check engine light. The drive cycle also has nothing to do with the check engine light. The drive cycle is to ready a vehicle for State emissions inspection if you recently disconnected a battery or cleared a trouble code with a scan tool recently. The proper way to tell if a drive cycle is complete is with a scan tool. Doing a drive cycle will not turn off check engine light...unrelated!

 

[twobjshelbys]

That article is almost 4 years old, but I call a little bit of BS, er, dramatic license. Leno is far too experienced with all kinds of cars to not know about the drive cycle.

 

[twobjshelbys]

thanks for the link.

I must be damn lucky. I just swap the battery like a regular old schmuck from the olden days. Never had a code or anything else.

No, but if you put in a new battery and trot down to an OBDII based emissions test station they'll send you home and tell you to "run the drive cycle".

 

[SYCO GT]

I've also swapped my 2006 Ford GT batteries a couple times and never an issue.

But yeah, I don't love doing the drive cycle in any car...

 

[texas mongrel]

On my fourth battery, and never a problem (except when I drop the stupid bolt down into the undertray!)

 

[GTJack]

On my fourth battery, and never a problem (except when I drop the stupid bolt down into the undertray!)

Been there, done that........