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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for January 29, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 1991 Ford LTD Crown Victoria S 5.0L Excessive Emissions, cold start VIN: 2FACP73FXM hello guy this car came in with 2 problems one is cold start problem, to get this car to run you have to hold down the accelerator half way for a minute or 2 then the car will run on its own. i check the iac motor and it`s in specs also check ect sensor and ac... |
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| 1996 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMDU34X9T Greetings fellow techs. About 2 months ago this vehicle came in with a DTC PO304. Finding nothing obvious, I gave the vehicle a tune up. Cleared the code and sent my customer on there way. Today it returned with the same code. The customer claimed when the che... Trouble codes: P0304 |
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| 1997 Ford Windstar GL 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDA5145V We are having a problem with this Winstar. It keeps setting a code P0302 after two drive cycles. It only seems to miss just off idle, a very light throttle. If I disconnect the EGR valve, the misfire goes away. We had replaced the TPS and the plugs and wires e... Trouble codes: P0302 (Misfire 2 Cyl) |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L No Start, blows the pcm fuse VIN: 1FTDX1722V every time i try to start the truck is burning the maxi 30amp fuse (fuse #24)which is located in the engine conpartment; i already change the relay but there no change. i tried to check for codes there is no cummunication between the scanner and the pcm.the f... |
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| 1997 Ford E-350 Econoline 5.4L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1FBJS31L5V help. as best as i can describe it, this van has a stumble at cruising speeds, 40 mph and higher. this has been an underlying problem on it's last three visits. we've replaced spark plugs, throttle sensor, egr vac solenoid, and dpfe pressure on seperate occass... |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA5146W No complaint of runability at all. Mill light on. o2 sensors all seem active but bank 1 sensor 1 is consitantly below 400mv switches from 90 to 200MV although it does sometimes go rich. Modis trouble shooter mentions TSB 9823-10 which talks about the maf/baro ... Trouble codes: P1131, P0171 |
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| 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 Hot Coupe 2.0L Cooling Systems VIN: 3FAKP1130W the heater in this escort is just luke warm even after driving for long periods. the temp gauge shows cold and the radiator and heater hoses are just warm. the cooling fan is running, so i'm thinking impeller on water pump is free-wheeling and not moving coola... |
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| 1999 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L MIL Lamp on, VIN: 1FMZU34E4X code po171 & po174 intermittent performed flow chart tests with no obvious defects Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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| 1999 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Rack and pinion VIN: 1FALK58564 Vehicle came in with a power steering pump that was burned out. Replaced the pump and p/steering fluid was pushed out of the pump resviour when the vehicle was turned off. Replaced the rack and the two lines, pressure and return, and it still pumps out the flu... |
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| 1999 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L transaxle VIN: 1FAFB52U4X This taurus has reverse when it's cold (temp.here today is below zero) after a short drive there is no reverse.I have checked line pressure and it will rise to over 220 psi (when warm) if reved in reverse.Checked in the pan and found no debris,all forward gear... |
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| 2003 Ford Explorer XLT 4.6L abs system VIN: 1FMZU73W93 Hi gang,i'm working on this '03 exploder,customer says going down their steep driveway when snow/ice there,that they go sideways. Even beyond 5-6mph,the ABS doesn't even try to activate. When going about 10mph it will activate,but i don't blame them for not at... |
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| 1998 Mercury Mystique LS 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1MEFM66L7W rec'd from used car dealer. has been to other shops. fuel filter,all o2 sensors,coolant sensor,spark plugs and wires replaced. we have seen these codes on other tech help requests. does ford have a pattern failure problem that sets po171 and po174? we have a 2... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1988 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L No Start VIN: 1FABP58U4J Thanks to all the people that replied, the fix was a coil with intermittent output. Had enough power to fire plugs if not under compression. Sometimes you get to busy to think about the basics. IATN is great , thanks again. |
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| 1993 Ford Aerostar 3.0L Engine VIN: IFMCA11U4P I finally have time to installed a new heater core on my own truck,now the heat is good. Thank you for the all replies. |
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| 1995 Ford Escort LX 1.9L No Start VIN: 1FALP15J6S here's the situation now;i checked power and ground at ecm,everythings was ok so i plugged it back and the problem dissapeard,it start every times now.i am not a champ on the lab scope but i am sure crank signal was ok at icm but no signal comming at pip or id... |
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| 1997 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L windows-radio-steering VIN: 1FALP52U2V Hi All: This one is out the door, actually by 9:30 this morning. It was the M.L.P.S. as 90 percent of the 25 responses I received had suggested. Having worked in the transmission repair industry for 14 years I was familiar with water intrusion problems on Ford... |
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| 2000 Ford Focus SE 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP34PXY Well, my gut feeling of a vacuum leak was correct on this Focus, and I kind of trapped myself into not finding it. I was using the smoke machine and I had blocked off the PCV hose after disconnecting it from the PCV valve in the valve cover. The problem was, I... Trouble codes: P0171 (System lean). |
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