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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1995 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L 4wd VIN: 1FMDU34X0S Techs: getting codes P1854 and P1858 have checked all powers and grounds and wiring to shift motor. Tech support says have to get 5-8 volts out of Gem module for system to work. If I disconnect connector C1 on the Gem than I do get 7.1 volts to shift motor. So... |
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| 1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Misfire VIN: 2FMDA5145T here's a good one for our ford fans...this vehicle had a code for cylinder #4 misfire and someone put all the secondary ignition on the engine. the car is now in my hands. there is still a misfire, but in cylinder #1 now. and only slight load (10%)AND GOES AWA... Trouble codes: P0304 (cylinder 4 misfire) |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 4.2L oil system VIN: 1FTDF1724V This truck came to me 7000 miles ago with coolant in the oil and a spun rod bearing. The engine was completely disassembled,line honed,bored, new cam bearings,new balance shaft bearings,crankshaft was repaired by a very good machine shop. The engine was built ... |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2FMDA5145W very poor idle + interm stall. has black plastic plentum w/individuel runners, not to be confused w/1999 which has an tsb for new v/c, plentum seals etc. this engine sounds like it has a vac. leak but all of this style plentum sound like this. fuel trim is in ... |
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| 1999 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L electric 4wd VIN: 2FTRX18L9X this vehicle has been sitting on a car lot and has been ok but they had trouble with the starter starting by itself and the alternaotr they replaced the alternator and starter relay and if the relay to ignition switch wire is disconnected its ok, but when conn... |
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| 1999 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L long cranking cold VIN: 2FTRX18L2X Vehicle is becomming increasingly hard to start cold. Once after initial start is complete, rest of starts in the day are good. Fuel pressure is instant. Does seem to light up better if throttle is held down. Check with computer scan shows proper response from... |
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| 2000 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L temp gauge VIN: 1FABP356UR this vech temp gauges goes to hot for a second on accelration. it has to be a feedback problem, i'm thinking it's a bad coil, ck'ed mode 6 data, found a #7 missfire, replaced #7 coil and plug, still acting up... ck voltage in and out of sensor, stays the same ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1993 Ford Escort 1.9L Surge, Cuts out VIN: IFAPPI5J5P Sprayed carb cleaner along intake manifold gasket and idle smoothed out,replaced intake gasket split near #1 cylinder |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 1FTDF1722V I have fixed it!!! I had a hunch, as mentioned, about the balancer. I decided to pull the balancer off this morning to inspect the key way. As I suspected the keyway was 3 times the width. I was unable to get a new one so i found a used. Installed and all is g... Trouble codes: P1507 (iac problem), P0153 (upstream o2 sensor), P0302 (cyl 2 miss), P0306 (cyl 6 miss). |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA5146W Thank You All For the helpful input. We checked everything that was suggested, and when it came down to it, we replace the intake gaskets(because we ran out of options) and the problem is fixed. The vehicle left here 1 &1/2 weeks ago, and has not returned. Tha... Trouble codes: P1131, P0171. |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 4.6L Stall VIN: 1FTZX18WOW I want to thank IATN members for replies ,from these replies i learned most common failure is IAC.Unfortunetly the customer declined repair and opted for second opinion so he took vehicle to local dealer .a couple of hours later he called to tell us that the c... |
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| 1998 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRE1420W I thank all who helped. Many of the replies made me look a little deeper. Things I did not think of. I check the crankshaft balancer to see if it was damaged. I never could find the octane jumper. Cleaning the ground fixed the cam sensor code. I ran my injecto... Trouble codes: P0340, P0171, P0174, P0300. |
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| 1999 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMZU34E6X Thanks to all who replied. Many of you hit it right on the head with this one. I used the smoke machine like many suggested and there was a leak at the intake manifold. I received the updated gaskets and tensioner from ford and everything is ok now. Thanks aga... |
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| 2000 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L rotor runout, VIN: 1FMSU43F7Y I guess we have had more success with Excursion brakes than others, with the 'Cryogenic treated rotors' we did not see this vehicle for brake work for 60k miles! Last time we saw this vehicle for brake work was 62k miles, now it has 118K on it This time it h... |
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| 2002 Ford F-150 XL 5.4L gem VIN: 1FTPF18L02 Well Friends. It turns out as the 3 replys I recieved stated, It takes appox 40 minutes for the GEM to turn OFF battery saver relay. I did not get a reply as to exactly how the system works, But I will tell you my Idea of how it might work. IT seems that t... |
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| 1999 Mercury Villager Estate 3.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 4M2XV11T6X everyone thanks very much for your help. Looks as if deposits on the injector coils causing resistane to skyrocket was the problem. Special thanks to Frank and local injector guru Doug. Trouble codes: P00, 300 (random cyl misfire). |
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