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I had the fronts put on last fall at 100,000ish miles. Replaced the 2 front half shafts at the same time and its like a new van.

Get the van washed after snow events with an underbody wash. My 2016 with 116,000 miles is clean as heck underneath. And I live in northern Indiana an hour from Michigan. (snow)

THey aren't "needed". They are there to keep the pad from rattling against the rotor. Use them if you have them. No biggie if they are gone.

Those are nastier than mine were for my first brake job at 9 years and 103,000 miles. Seriously.

One thing to keep on mind, Ford only wrote programming to support options they defined for a product line. The Gen 2 TCs have a short list of tire options Forscan can choose from. These are likely the tires the factory would have supplied on varions versions of the van. Due to the computer acthitecture, these are the only options we can reverese engineer. Other Fords like the F150, F250 trucks have a wide range of tire options. These trucks have a different computer architecture and users can input a large range of tire sizes once they have converted the tire size to a hex number. Even this has limits based on the max tire size Ford designed the softeare to handle (probably due to factory tire options). Finally, as of today the Motocraft site used to download factory as built data has been locked down by Ford. It is not working and you now need an account to even get to the proper page. Ford appears to be preventing users from reverse engineering the as built coding. I don't know how/what you are using for AI, but nothing that is accessible to normal users can accurately solve these types of problems. AI currently relies on forums like this for information and unfortunaly, there is a lot of misinformation on any forum and the information is not properly documented for a specific application (model, year, trim level, country etc.)

@windguy Great suggestions, I have not gotten that far due to time. I do have some clues - and i'll share an abridged update on findings thus far: I am going to be painfully clear on van model/etc for clarity for all future readers Gen2 TC is somehwat well documented elsewhere in this forum and Forscan forums on selecting/modifying screen menues as well as manual modificatino of as-built wheel size data. I've read extensively on that. I've used Forscan on my Gen1, there is no immediate tire size selection. Further, as as far as I can tell, As-built data is not revealing any obviuos lines of hex data that would correspond to a wheel size. I believe the wheel size data, or revolutions/mile data for speedo is stored in PCM in Gen1 TC. Forscan (thus far from my experiernce) cannot read PCM on Gen1 TC. Hoping maybe i'm doing something wrong. PCM on my van (2013 United States), according to Chat GPT across broad cross searching, is the same make PCM used in 2010/2011 Focus. I've also learned perhaps the software ELMconfig can read PCM data, but I have yet to find a reliable download source for this software to try it. Also, there is vague reference that my AI has found that suggests a Ford Dealer may be able to read/write PCM module from Ford Focus 2010/2011, and thus might translate to being able to the same my 13 TC Gen1. I haven't gotten further on this lead. My ask above for someone else to corrobrate their data from their van (from a non US variant) is an a third parallel effort to help my AI run a comparison (since UK variants had a different standard wheel size) to see if that could narrow down information from the other readable modules (ABS, IC, BCM, VSM) modules that might correspond to wheel size. Again, for Gen1 TC. Well aware Gen2 TC this data is readable and accessible in at least 1-2 locations. More to update hopefully soon....

@drum_buster Just some random thoughts to help get your question answered. Have you tried posting your question on the FORSCAN forum? I have a Gen2 TC. I'm vaguely aware that the TC shares some similarities to the Ford Focus. Not sure about the Gen1 TC, but perhaps that too is similar to the Focus or another Ford model. If so, perhaps there's a Focus forum you can post your question on as well. Keep us posted. Good luck!

Still searching for answers here: If anyone in UK has a gen 1 Transit Connect or Tourneo, and can use forscan to send me a screenshot of your IC, VSM, and GEM As Built, as well as your factory tire size, that would be appreciated. I'm having AI reverse engineer to identify if any of these as built data corresponds.

Good update. Seemed like it was happening regularly and now it's not, so you may be right on the reset fixing the problem. It was a strange problem to begin with. Forscan is such a great tool. Glad you were able to use it effectively to solve your problem.

Thank ya Sir! I found a PAM at the local wrecker for $150 but oddly enough, this issue has not reoccurred since it left me stranded last time. The last time it happened I reset the PAM w FORScan so I’m thinking maybe it just needed to be rebooted, I dunno but it hasn’t happened in a few weeks and this van logs at least 150 mi/day in the same conditions that triggered the first incident.

Not just that. It's extremely ad-heavy. Ads cover the whole screen on a phone.

@MODERATORS - last few times in the past year I've made a post, or attempted to, it's really slow or difficult to SUBMIT REPLY and complete the post. Just spins for minutes on end before posting, sometimes. It's not very robust. Maybe it's just me, but something to check into. Perhaps that's a reason why the posting traffic on this once popular site has dropped off dramatically. Thanks for your support!

@NastyNate338 - Sorry to hear of your woes. You provided good diagnostic details. Sounds like you've isolated it to a bad PAM. I too have a PAM in my 2015 cargo, located in the right rear. Very accessible. Only PAM issue I had was the front sensor speaker failed located above the headliner. No issues driving with the error condition. If you're thrifty and have spare time, perhaps you can locate a used PAM from a salvage yard. Probably the same part for 2014 - ? model years. A low mileage van should yield a newish PAM. Good luck! Keep us posted.

If I DC the PAM, I get an orange info warning but aside from warning, can operates normally. Agreed, it’s weird there’s no DTCs and that’s why I’m inclined to think it’s a failing PAM.

It is strange that there are no DTCs. What happens if you disconnect the PAM? It may be pulling the network down. You may be able to disable the PAM in Forscan if the disconnected module causes too many problems. I have a 2016 but don't have a PAM so I'm just guessing.

Got a funky one for you guys. This past Monday, I’m sitting in Van, idling w AC on, closing out a work order when Van dies. I turned ignition off then tried to restart it and a “parking aid malfunction” message accompanied by a “starting system fault” appeared on the dash. Checked all fuses = GOOD tested battery = GOOD inspected backup sensors, harness and connectors for corrosion, connection etc = GOOD Visually inspected wiring at PAM in cargo area = GOOD I disconnected battery to force a reset of the PAM and to clear any faults and then I was able to start it again. 45 min later at a stop light, it did it again and this was also resolved by DC the battery for 5 min. I bought a BT OBDII adapter and downloaded FORScan and tried to unsuccessfully recreate the fault so I could pull a DTC. It only happens when I’m parked and once while moving. I just have to wait til it happens and each time it’s reoccurred, FORScan is unable to pull DTCs off the PAM. I can reboot the PAM with FORScan now and start the van vs DC the battery so at least I have that going for me. When fault is active, it seems to trigger the anti theft because I can’t shift into neutral, roll down windows, nothing. I’ve disconnected the PAM for the time being and the van starts but I get the “parking aid fault service required” message. I’m thinking the PAM itself is hosed but don’t know how to test to verify before I drop $200 on a new one. I’m thinking if it was a sensor FORScan would spit a DTC that’s related to a sensor. Anyone know how to test a PAM? Anyone have any other ideas that I may be missing? Attached is a screenshot of the logs when the fault is active. Thanks in advance guys🤙🏽

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What color are the wires for the license plate lights on a 2021 Transit Connect?

Do you still need this?

Does anyone have the FSM procedure and torque specs to replace the engine mount and upper and lower(torque strut) transmission mounts? Thanks

Ford has no minivans left in Europe either. The Transit/Tourneo Connect is basically a VW Caddy Life and it's a VAN in its core, unlike Honda/Toyota/Chrysler products.

Hi, I know it's been a while, I tried to watch your videos on YT but they are private, any way I can watch them for inspiration please? Tia Annie

I just did it recently with forscan.

If the wiper arms are tight on the posts , then you will need to go through the timing procedure. A good scan tool will make this easy.

First thing I would check is are they loose on the posts or are the arms or posts stripped. Do you have to pull one off to reset?