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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1987 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L blows oil VIN: 1FTEF14Y9J Tempatures are below 0 F when this occurs. Cust driving down the road and oil blows out of truck engine, seems like right rear of engine near PCV . Cust pulls over I narrowed it down to PCV freezing solid with from water saturation. Blow by is minimul in shop... |
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| 1992 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L Misfire VIN: 1FTEF15Y1N has misfire on #5 cyl.has had misfire for last 6 months. did comp. test. all were within spec 139-140-140-138-135-150. checked spark was good, hooked vechile to scope and paraded, burn times looked good .checked engine vac was at 21 at idle no bouncing. checke... Trouble codes: 179 (lean limit reached) |
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| 1995 Ford E-350 Econoline 4.9L Surge, Cuts out, Stall, VIN: 1FTJS34YOS This truck dies when placed into gear, forward or reverse. It will idle well all day long in neutral, just surges momentarily and stalls when placed in gear. The scan tool shows a torque converter lockup code when running, so the trans was replaced. It came ba... Trouble codes: 213 (PIP ckt open key on engine running) |
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| 1995 Ford Contour GL 2.0L No Start VIN: 3FALP6530S Good evening, car was towed in no start, checked over, has injector pulse, but no spark. Checked crank sensor input to ICM, good sine wave, but pip signal is good to PCM. Unplugged spout and still no start. I have no SPOUT signal. We check powers and grounds, ... |
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| 1997 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.6L Unwanted ABS operation VIN: 1FDEE1468V Greetings. I'm a GM dealer tech in need of a little help with a Ford 150 conversion van. It exhibits an unwanted ABS activation on non slippery pavement at slow speeds when coming to a stop. Usually it is a momentary event, but in one instance it activated wh... |
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| 1997 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMDU32P3V Replaced motor in this vehicle, and upon starting, MIL light came on with code P102. Customer claimed not codes prior to motor replacement. Removed and cleaned MAF sensor and code still returned. Are there other tests to confirm bad MAF sensor. Trouble codes: P0102 |
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| 1997 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L trims VIN: 1FMDU34EZV Routine check, no drivability complaints, no MIL, scanned to find all trims at (minus)-100, and 0.00 on all o2s. Ran into this last summer on another '97 ford explorer 4.0 but with lean banks (p0171 & p0174), yet passed IM/240. Can these run that lean without ... |
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| 1998 Ford Escort SE 2.0L loss of vss signal VIN: 1FAFP13P4W Please help me with the crazy one. It's not making any sence. Let me start by saying: No TSB's, I covered everything in the diagnostic chart, nothing in the fix database, no info from any other sourses checked. So here we go... This car came in with no speed... |
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| 1999 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L charging system VIN: 2FMZA5143X Vehicle came in with dead battery - no start. Alternator not charging but battery light not on - comes on key on, engine off. Had code 1246. We have power to our battery sense terminal and battery terminal on alternator. When checking the system on Genesis sca... |
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| 2000 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L rotor runout, VIN: 1FMSU43F7Y my question for you FORD experts is what is happening on these brakes,now that I need to replace the pads what are the best pads to use? anyone like the ceramic pads? are there any recent fixes or TSB's on this vehicle? This vehicle see's lots of steep mountai... |
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| 2001 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L harsh 2-3 part throttle upshift VIN: 2FMZA52411 Help from ford techs. This van came to me at a toyota dealership because we sold it. We have no ford info here. The van shifts normally under 50% or more throttle. Under light throttle accel @ 30 mph the trans. shifts into 3rd gear harshly. I have serviced the... |
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| 2001 Ford Focus LX 2.0L locks VIN: 1FHHP38391 group, I have the above mentioned 2001 ford focus zts in my shop. Customer states .came out to car in parking lot and horn sounded on entry to drivers door and would not stop. He pulled the horn fuse. Then noticed the passenger door was locked and would not o... |
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| 2001 Ford Focus LX 2.0L vibratoin in steering wheel Hi all you Ford lovers, This focus has a viberation on only acceleration at high speeds about 100k or 60 mph. It gets worse the more weight you put in the back it shakes the steering wheel but not the shifter. Has anyone seen this before. Thanks Cyle |
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| 1999 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L awd system VIN: 5LMPU28A2X help!! we have a problem with this vehicle binding on sharp turns. it feels like the front diff. is engaged. customer just returned from a trip to colorado, where he used the 4wd. problem started after he returned. we replaced the shift motor, and the gem due ... |
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| 1998 Mercury Mystique LS 2.5L od light flashes VIN: 1MEFM66L8W codes repeat and vehicle speed on scan tool will jump 25mph at steady speed need help this one has got me stumped |
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| 1999 Mercury Mystique GS 2.0L Excessive Emissions, Surge VIN: 1MEFM6536X towed in no-start, plugs fouled (replaced), outside air temp was -15* F. Charged battery and was able to start with much dificulty in clear flood mode. Scan results showed no codes stored(customer had run down battery cranking). Long term fuel trim was at -19.... Trouble codes: P1132 |
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| 2000 Mercury Villager Sport 3.3L gaskets VIN: 4M2XV12T6Y Hello all. This van came in for a coolant leak. A co-worker first looked at it and suspected water pump leak based on where coolant was seen underneath. Owner OK'd repair and requested me to do the work. Once the timing belt covers were off, it was obvious the... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1987 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1FTCF15NOH Hello techs, sorry for the delay. These holidays really got me behind everything. Hey I went ahead and checked fuel pressure again like some of ya'll suggested. Guess what, Bingoo. A bad new pump. Intermitent problem on the new pump. I had to go through all th... Trouble codes: 34 (Replaced ox sensor). |
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| 1991 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMDU32X9M A lot of replies were headed for the eec relay or crank sensor. Either of these are an excellent choice. The eec relay is positioned below the fuse box on the right fender. Being so close to the battery it could corrode easily. It had a little resistance so I ... |
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| 2000 Ford Focus Sony Limited Edition 2.0L starter VIN: 1FAFP3434Y Sorry to say that this little car is headed back to the auction. The customer has lost all faith in the car but is very understanding as we were never able to duplicate the condition while in our possestion. I did receive several suggestions concerning the... |
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| 2001 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L speedo VIN: 1LNHM81W91 Thanks to the members that answered my plea for help. The fix was to replace the ABS module that is located on the ABS assembly beside the air cleaner. The members that said that the ABS module provided the vehicle speed information for the vehicle were partia... |
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| 1990 Mercury Sable GS 3.0L 2-3 shift VIN: 1MECM55U8L Hi all, I am closing this help request at the last minute. All four replies said it probably needed rebuilt. 2 replies said they are tough to rebuild but you can do it. 2 more said don't even try. No one recommends installing a used unit. Apparently odds of ... |
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