Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Module

REMOVAL

WARNING
- DO NOT MODIFY SYSTEM CONFIGURATION OR COMPONENTS OR REPLACE COMPONENTS WITH PARTS NOT ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR USE WITH NATURAL GAS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED THE MATERIALS, COMPONENTS, AND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION FOR THIS ENGINE, AND EACH PARTICULAR SYSTEM IS PRECISELY CALIBRATED FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION. THE USE OF DIFFERENT PARTS OR MATERIALS COULD PRODUCE AN UNTESTED CONFIGURATION THAT COULD RESULT IN FIRE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE.
- IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR NATURAL GAS VEHICLE BE CORRECTLY MAINTAINED BY FORD NATURAL GAS TRAINED PERSONNEL. IF A PROBLEM OCCURS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CORRECTLY TRAINED PERSONNEL DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. IF THE PROBLEM RELATES TO THE FUEL SYSTEM, CORRECT PART REPLACEMENT IS IMPERATIVE TO KEEP YOUR VEHICLE OPERATING AT NORMAL PERFORMANCE. COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS COMPONENTS AND STANDARD FUEL COMPONENTS ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE. IF YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATURAL GAS FUELED VEHICLE PROCEDURES, DAMAGE MAY OCCUR AND YOUR WARRANTY MAY BE INVALIDATED.

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.







2. Remove the upper radiator sight shield.







3. Remove the Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) module harness connector cover.







4. Remove the NGV module electrical connector.
1 Loosen the NGV module electrical connector bolt.
2 Disconnect the NGV module electrical connector.







5. Remove the NGV module and bracket assembly.
1 Remove the bolts.
2 Remove the NGV module and bracket assembly.







6. Remove the NGV module bracket assembly screws.







7. Remove the NGV module.

INSTALLATION












1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Be sure to install the NGV module harness connector cover to prevent water from entering the NGV module.

NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 mi) or more to learn the strategy.