Ford Motors Drive Cycle

Ford Motors Drive Cycle Readiness for Smog Check

Ford Escort and Ford Probe 1.8L Engine
Prequisites: Cold Start, Fuel level between 15% and 85%. All accessories off

Start the vehicle and idle for 5 minutes.
While in park or neutral, rev the engine to 2500 rpm for 15 seconds
While in park or neutral, rev the engine to 4000 rpm for 15 seconds
Let the idle engine for 20 seconds with the cooling fan stopped
Drive towards a highway, and accelerate to 55 mph, maintaining that speed for 90 seconds
Decelerate to 15 mph and drive for 13 minutes at speeds between 15-35 mph
Maintain a 25 mph speed for 30 seconds

For Mercury Villager
Prequisites:
Start the vehicle and idle until ECT is above 160F.
Idle for 90 more seconds
Drive towards a highway, and accelerate to 56 MPH. Automatic Transmission in D and overdrive ON. Coast for 10 seconds.
and accelerate to 56 MPH and drive for 10 minutes at that speed.
Stop and idle for 20 seconds
Accelerate slowly to 25 mph (take 10 seconds to reach that speed). Hold accelerator for 20 seoncds.
Repeat the stop and accelerate cycle 8 times

accelerate to 56 MPH for 6 minutes and keep foot on accelerator.

Other Fords
Prequisites: Cold Start, Fuel level between 15% and 85%. All accessories off

Start the vehicle and idle for 4 minutes.
Idle the vehicle in Drive for 1 minute.
Drive towards an empty street or highway, and accelerate to 45 mph slowly. Stay in second gear for 5 seconds during this acceleration. Get to the 5th gear.
Maintain a 45 mph speed for 30 seconds
Stop the vehicle.
Idle the vehicle in Drive for 1 minute.
Drive at 25 mph and drive for 15 minutes at speeds between 15-35 mph. Within this time, stop at least 5 times, and have at least 3 periods of steady speed for 90 second durations.

Drive the vehicle between 45-60mph for 8 minutes.
Maintain a steady speed between 45-60mph for 5 minutes.
Drive the vehicle between 45-60mph for 8 minutes.
Stop the vehicle and idle for 40 seconds.