Quote:
Originally posted by PA 3L SVT:
Quote:
Originally posted by Sandman333:
[b]Don't know why they just didn't skip the EEC-IV and go right to the V with a brand new engine.
That OBD-II EEC-V on your 95 Windstar probably cost a small fortune to make at the time (relatively speaking), since at the time Ford was making gobs of OBD-I EEC-IV and ramping up production of OBD-II models on a new production line. Capacity was very low at first on the new OBD-II model as they were trying to get the process right, explaining the small number of vehicle lines using it in 95. There are quite a few differences in the manufacture of the EEC-V compared to the EEC-IV (double sided reflow, new thermally conductive adhesive, spray coating instead of dip coating, new ring casting/heatsink and connectors). Of course, they all had to use it in 96 so the line had to be "proved out" before being completely dependant on the new process for all vehicle lines. There's more to launching a new product than flipping the switch on the new line and walking away. wink [/b]
I understand all that, PA, but think about it- wouldn't it be more cost effective to incorporate the new computer with the new engine. It had to have it the following year anyway, so it was inevitable. Now Ford has to maintain stockpiles of both systems for the Contour, rather than just the OBD II system they would have had to have if they used it right off the bat.

It doesn't make sense that they used the EEC-IV one year only, and then every year after would be EEC-V. It would have been much more cost effective to introduce EEC-V on the Contour's Duratech than the 3.8L pushrod, given that the 3.8L had already established itself with the EEC-IV and its related systems.

"When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." - President George W. Bush

95 Contour SE ATX V6
"Cracked" Secondaries
DMD Installed
SVT Brakes