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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1988 Ford F-250 Custom 5.8L Stall VIN: 1FTFF25H6J This truck came into the shop not running on the front gas tank. The customer had someone else replace the front tank as it was rusted and leaking. Diagnosis revealed the front tank pump was inop. We replaced the pump & sender ass'y and switch over valve with ... |
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| 1992 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L unknown VIN: 1FMDU34X6N Intermittent problem with brake system sticking on when coming to a stop. Customer complaint when he brought vehicle in. I could not verify on test drive before brake inspection. I replaced loaded calipers due to uneven pad wear, rotors beyond spec for resurfa... |
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| 1995 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire VIN: 2FMDA5146S The vehicle has a misfire at at idle and at cruising speed,low load, which is not there under load. The problem seems to go away each time it comes into the bay. It is most noticable idling in gear. Also,it does not seem to be isolated to any one cylinder. No ... |
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| 1995 Ford Taurus GL 3.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FALP5241S Hi Ford techs, I have this Taurus witch will move itself before you accelerat,Customer will panek & brakes( brake swich 6 times ) when he tryses to stop. Ford hade some wore don but no help , I have replace Idle control valve adjuste idle to 725 & set timing .... |
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| 1996 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALTY1245X mil comes on after clearing,and same code 402 egr flow.also noticed on hill with load car seamed to miss.i am not to keen on this egr system but have noticed "dpfe" replaced or looked to have been.i think i called this this sensor correct.please ignore vin. Trouble codes: 402 (excessive egr flow) |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 4.2L turn signals VIN: 2FTDXO728Y hey there ya'll got this truck in here 1997 f-150 turn signal inop when you apply brake pedal they light up but don't flash went and test multi switch replaced multi sw test and replaced turn signal flasher ?? preformed alldata tests ? test cir 44 to ground al... |
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| 1997 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L loss of power VIN: 1FTJW36F3V Howdy, This Powerstroke is giving me a stroke! Last week came in for intermittent no start, loss of power, check engine light. Pulled codes po344, p1211. Had the suffix code 92 cam sensor replaced with 93. Fuel filter housing was full of black stuff and the lo... Trouble codes: P0344, P1211 |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDA51UXW windstar runs with no driveability problems, but sets the check engine light and code 446. if code is cleared, it comes back on engine running self test. alldata shows this code for a contour, but under testing it mentions every code but 446. i believe this is... Trouble codes: 446 (evaporative emission) |
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| 1998 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L cruise control VIN: 1FMYU22XXW I have done all I know to do and now I need some help. Cruise is inop, after initial test found servo faulty. Replacing servo still inop, tried testing by using switches on wheel, alldata says to hold cruise off button down then turn ignition switch on, cruise... |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L steering pump? VIN: 2FTZA544XX Possible bad bearing? I have never heard this before!!! |
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| 1999 Lincoln Continental 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: ILNHM97VOX Vehicle came in with complaint of stalling at stops and died several times going down the highway.Scanned the computer and found no codes.Tested fuel pressure,found it to be low and low amp probed the cicuit.The probe looked uneven so I replaced the fuel pump ... |
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| 1991 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 5.0L Air Bag VIN: 2MECM75F6M Hello techs This vehicle is flashing code 4. I have followed Mitchell's circuit test E. At step 7 I have 4.42 volts on circuit 617. I followed the test procedure and am directed to replace the Diagnostic Module. The problem is, my customer says this part was r... |
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| 1999 Mercury Villager Estate 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 4M2XV11T4X This villager came in with a slight tip in hesitation and intermittent stall when idleing. If it idles for a minute or so the idle rolls and will sometimes stall. No codes stored in the system memory, fuel alfa trims are around 100. We cleaned the throttle bod... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1994 Ford Aspire 1.3L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: KNJLTO6H0R Thanks to all who replied to my help request, all were good info and mostly things that I had already tried. I want to thank David [...], I beleive you hit it on the head. I remember hearing about those aftermarket parts before but never really had a problem... |
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| 1996 Ford F-250 Special 7.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on First I would like to thank the 4 members who came to my aid. Armed with the information I received I am sure I would be able to repair this truck. After waiting for 2 weeks now customer is a no show.I learnt that the code P0605 cuold have been an aftremarket ... Trouble codes: P0605, P1746 (Pressure controll sol open circut), P0282 (Cly 8 low), P0476 (Exhaust pressure controll valve low output). |
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| 1996 Ford Ranger Splash 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTCR14AXT I want to thank the three persons who kindly replied to request. Especially to Bob from Texas and Ronald from Arkansas who suggested that there could be a problem in the valve train. The following is a summary of the work done to the vehicle: Since this 4 cyli... Trouble codes: P0301 (cylinder 1 misfire). |
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| 1999 Ford Escort LX 2.0L abs system VIN: IFAFPI3P3X Thank you to Gerald, Butch and Troy, the intermittant problem finally reared its ugly head in the right front sensor when checking it with a lab scope the third time we checked it. Thank you to all who responded. Thanks also to those that mentioned checking th... |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Starting VIN: 1FDWX37F8X I want to thank everyone, and there were many (14), who replied to this help request. The majority of the replies confirmed a fuse box problem caused by a leaky windshield that allows water to get into the fuse box and cause the corrosion internally and they a... |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L Speedo VIN: 2FMZA5146Y Thanks to all who posted. Almost everyone suggested we check the ABS sensors since the speedo runs off of them. IATN member Tim [...] sent me a previous fix post the hit the nail on the head. It said they found a broken tone ring. We checked the vehicle and... |
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