Here are the OEM Ford wiring diagrams for the coils, along with the PCM connector location and pinout so you can check from the coil connector to the PCM connector for an open circuit as well. It will still be the Violet/Brown wire the PCM middle connector, pin 10 is for cylinder 6 (coil F) control wire. So, with the PCM connector unplugged and the coil unplugged, check the resistance from the coil connector to the PCM connector for less than 5 ohms, and also check from the PCM connector to Ground to make sure that wire is not shorted to ground. Technically that should have blown the fuse, but some PCMs can now shut down control circuits to protect the PCM if it detects excessive current flow, but not all of them can do that. Hopefully the PCM is not damaged.
You can check the control wire using a test light with the coil connector back probed the control pin, there should be a dim pulse on the test light when the PCM is pulsing the ground (control) wire. If the PCM has no control of the coil, the test light will just stay lit.
But check the old coil across the 2 primary connector pins (will have a lower resistance), and then one pin should read a resistance reading to where the spark plug goes into the coil at a much higher resistance (coil secondary) will usually be 10k Ohms or higher.
So according to Ford in diagram 9, if the control wire is shorted to ground, it will not damage the PCM, but this does not mention a coil shorting out, For the Edge is also shows a 3 wire connector at the coil, but only pins 1 and 3 are supposed to be used, apparently not to confuse anyone. But I have seen 2 wire coils damage PCMs when they short out.
As for you question on the coil connector, make sure the pins inside the connector are tight, I use a pin that is the same size or smaller as the one you see inside the coil itself, that's the size you want to use when checking the tension of the harness side connector, make sure when using your test pin, there is good drag when pulling it out of the harness connector, it shouldn't just fall out by itself.
If you have any other questions about any of this testing just ask.
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Saturday, February 8th, 2025 AT 2:39 PM