2000 Ford Taurus picture of engine lit up

2000 FORD TAURUS
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GLENN SIEVE
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2000 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive 30000 miles

picture of an engine has shown up on the guage panel, left side, I do not have a manual with this vehicle. what does this mean. All fluid levels are at the capacity, engine seems to run normally.
Nov 20, 2008 at 10:15 AM
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RENAUDTN
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It means your pcm (computer) has stored one or several DTCs (diagnostic trouble code).
You need to go to autozone to have your car scanned to retrieve this (these) code(s); they'll do it for free.
reply back with the codes, and we'll start troubleshooting from there.
Nov 21, 2008 at 10:34 AM
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