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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1991 Ford E-150 Econoline Custom 5.8L power loss VIN: 1FDEE14H4M I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AS YOU CAN SEE, BUT I STILL LACK POWER ON ACCELLERATION NOT MUCH ABOUT 30% IT'S SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ROURING AT THE INTAKE, EITHER STARVING FOR AIR OR FUEL, IF I PUT A TRAILER BEHIND IT. IT'S TERRIBLE ACTS LIKE A 6 CYL. FED UP ANY HELP WOUL... |
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| 1991 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L low power VIN: 1FMDU33343 Vehicle came in with 60 psi fuel pressure. Replaced regulator and fuel is now in spec. Engine will not rev in shop-goes to about 3000 and flattens out. On a test drive 2500 is max even downhill. I've checked backpressure-1 psi. Then took y pipe down-no better.... |
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| 1995 Ford Probe GT 2.5L No Start VIN: 1ZVLT22BOS car was towed into shop car had been sitting for 6 months. when customer first got car it would idle but die as soon as throttle was depressed. car slowly got worse would eventually only start with throttle depressed all the way down. and would not rev up only... |
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| 1996 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L No Start, Long crank VIN: 1FTJW36F4T Thank you for your time. Vehicle towed in as a no start. Previous shop had replaced glow plug relay. Still no start. Scantool check revealed no injector control pressure. Checked high pressure resevoir and found it was empty. Customer said it hadn't been run f... |
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| 1999 Ford Escort LX 2.0L abs system VIN: IFAFPI3P3X abs activates speraticly at any speed and without warning.abs light does come on when this occurs. abs light goes off when the brakes are released. brake light does not come on. |
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| 2001 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L ride control VIN: 1FMZU73E31 we've got an 01' 4wd explorer with a popping or clicking noise most noticeable at low speeds, and triggered by nothing more than uneven pavement. an inspection of the front suspension revealed loose lower ball joints, but replacing them had absolutely no effec... |
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| 2001 Ford Pickup F250 Super Duty 7.3L abs module i have run every test i can find to try this vehicle has lost speedometer and function of abs all circuits have continuity scanner shows the vs to be 3 mph no matter what any help will be appreciated the codes set are only vss not reading correctly should have... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1989 Ford F-350 Custom 7.3L Oil Pressure gauge VIN: 2FDLF47M9K Well I realized this AM that I had made a bad assumption in thinking that this was a 'REAL' oil pressure gauge. I researched the parts comparison between the senders and the engine warning module and discovered that the trucks with the warning module are in fa... |
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| 1990 Ford Mustang LX 5.0L lean left bank only VIN: 1FACP41E9L Want to thank everyone for all your input. I feel stupid over this one. We didn't think that the secondary air system would just affect the left side only. But as soon as we disconnected the air-pump the O2 went rich. Looking at the tube, it might be that the ... Trouble codes: 91 (o2 not switching lean condition). |
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| 1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDA5141T Thank You...to all of your replies (18) . You led me straight to the problem. By clearing code P0304 & A test-drive with the EGR vacuum plugged, The mil stayed out & there was no misfire. I then removed the upper intake to find 5 out-of-6 EGR ports plugged wit... Trouble codes: P0304 (Misfire detected on 4 cylinder). |
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| 1997 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Unknown VIN: 1FMDU34E8V Well, all is quiet with this Explorer. Being that this is an AWD Explorer there are no auto hubs at front wheels so that was not a possibility on this vehicle. Bruce [...] hit the bullseye. After dis assembly and inspection of T/C, I found the range hub teet... |
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| 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0L Steering VIN: 1FMZU35P2W I had several people voice concerns about Lucas Products power steering additive. I flushed out system and installed a good quility p/s fluid and my problem disapeared. Thanks to all that replied. |
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| 1998 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L Misfire VIN: 1FDXE47F6W Thanx everyone-turns out that it is quite straight forward to remove these injectors-on some of the positions you have to take the electrical portion of the injector off-4 screws that use a torx type socket-no a normal size-and just pry up and the injectors re... |
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| 1998 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMPU18LXW Finally heard back from the customer. Thank you to all who told me about the air flow meter cleaning. The meter was dirty and I did clean it. On closer inspection, we found what appeared to be a piece of a butterfly wing trapped in the air path of the air flow... Trouble codes: P0171. |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNW21F7Y Thanks to all who responded to my cry for help, dieselmann, gbegoon,TOOBADQ,&jonpfister. Most said to remove the Superchip software before test. I forgot to mention in my original post that I had already removed it. I had cleared the codes then ran the KOEO te... Trouble codes: P0216 (Injector low side short to ground). |
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| 2001 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRE14291 Once again all replies were most helpfull and dead on the money. This is a perfect example of assume on my part. I checked passage from egr to upper intake and was clear. I just had never run into a tube that was clogged and by god this one could never be stop... Trouble codes: P1406. |
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