2006-06-26 09:11:00 · 2 answers · asked by Claude W 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
There's not really enough info here to go on. However, if you happen to own a Ford, the emission calibration code may be what your refering to. Whenever you try to get a part for a Ford, it's a frequently asked question at the dealership ---"What's the calibration code?" It refers to an emissions calibration code, which can be located on the drivers door jam (usually), and helps determine which part best suits your vehicles fuel management system. Hope this is relavent to your question and helps some.
2006-06-26 10:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by helomechsmitty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emission calibration refers to the software program code in a car's computer. In a very basic explanation how much fuel
and spark is programmed or "calibrated" into the computer to burn fuel efficiently to meet federal regulations.
More detailed explanation? In car computers call PCM's contain function tables. Picture a grid with numbers inserted into each cell. Table consist is of x and y axis. Say fuel is on the Y axis and Spark is on the X axis. A calibrator will enter the values into each cell, telling the computer how to trim or adjust the fuel and spark for a given point. That calibration is burned into the cars computer
during production. And these days can be updated at a dealer.
2006-06-26 19:16:32 · answer #2 · answered by rjm96 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋