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1994 Ford Aspire 1.3L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: KNJLTO6H0R
Hello everyone, I need help on this one vehicle came in because car would not start all the time found it to be a bad starter. In the mean time cust. said car would die when brake was applied to stop? This never happened to me. Cust authorized diagnostics, on ...
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1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0L engine VIN: 4M2ZU54E3W
Hello all I have this car with a noise in the front of the engine. It is a rattle/tick that seems to be coming from the bottom at the front of the engine. Does not seem to have any effect on the running/drivibility/performance. Sounds like a chain or tensioner...
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1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDA5145T
thanks to all who replied. replaced clips on rods and rear vacuum diaphram (seemed slower to open and close than the front one)return to perform repair 03/04/04 and i spoke to him 03/06/04 - no ses light or driveability problems yet!. Trouble codes: 1537 (indicates imrc plates are stuck open), 1538 (indicates imrc plates are stuck open).
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1997 Ford Expedition XLT 4.6L MIL Lamp on
thanks to all who wrote back sorry it took so long to reply i pulled the throttle body off and yes the egr passage was blocked solid cleaned it out completly and all is well i thank you all for this info thanks again mike Trouble codes: P0401.
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1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTDF18W8V
Many thanks to all who replied. the problem was a missing lower intake gasket, It was leaking internally and not externally.Replaced with new gaskets and seals truck runs like a top. thanks to all John... Trouble codes: P1000 (OBD systems readiness test not complete).
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1999 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPE24L9X
The problem was an air leak at the throttle body adapter to intake manifold gasket. Thanks for all the replies.
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2002 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Gas tank filler VIN: 1FMDU72E52
We replace gas tank (which is the only way to get the vent valves. That did not fix the problem. We then replaced the filler nozzle. That did the trick! It was not restricted. We did however notice that the filler tube came up higher than needed into the gas c...
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