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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for April 1, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1992 Ford Mustang LX 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FACP44E9N Although the customer is not clear on when this problem started, it has been at least 6 months in and out of his and other shops. The base symptoms are cold start- almost impossible to stay running (surge and stall-sounds like starving for fuel)-warm up-gets b... Trouble codes: 31 (evp sensor), 91 (no o2 switching), 96 (fuel pump monitor) |
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| 1994 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L Misfire VIN: IFTCR14A3R Hello Fellow Technicians, I have a customer vehicle that was brought in yesturday with a complaint of the car running rough, and black smoke coming out of the exhaust system. So I verified the customers complaint, and started out by running a KOEO and KOER Te... Trouble codes: 218 (IDM High or Open) |
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| 1995 Ford Ranger STX 4.0L pulls right VIN: 1FTCR15X1S pulls to right after left turn ok after 50 yards pull is gone |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L follower VIN: 1FTDF18W2V Hi group, Need some advice on this one. Vehicle comes in with complaint that while on the highway the engine started running poorly and making noise. We look at it and it has lost the follower on intake number 4. We find a couple of service buletins on this i... |
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| 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 Cool Coupe 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FALP1136W Fords have been killing me lately! This little ZX2 came in after failing the OBD2 test at the E-check station. The customer just bought the car from a co-worker and had a light engine knock when cold. After flushing the oil system per Ford's TSB, I told him to... Trouble codes: P1381 (Variable Cam Timing over-advanced) |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L pwr door VIN: 2FMZA5140Y 2000 Ford Windstar Se with Right Side Power Sliding Door. When power sliding door is closed it pops open a crack and does nothing. When it is opened and you push the button to close, it almost closes and then it opens up again. We replaced the contacts, reprog... |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNX20F1Y cust has had an intt prob. vehicle drove in approx i month ago with complaint that vehicle had lost complete electrical power. engine would not crank, and after a short while it cranked, started and check engine light was on. when vehicle got here, check engin... Trouble codes: P1391, P1393 |
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| 2000 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L driveline VIN: 1FMPU16L3Y hi Ford Guys, this expedition acts like limited slip chatter but thats not it - about every 3rd take off, under easy accel, just after wheels start to turn, you will feel & hear this chatter/chuggle (not misfire)- anyone seen this occur. Thanks Eugene |
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| 2000 Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L reverse, manual low VIN: 1FDXF47F0Y hello, here's a real interesting problem for you. the type of transmission is a 4r100. when reverse is selected and you step on the gas slightly, the torque converter starts applying and severely lugs down the motor. if you step on the gas further it comes out... |
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| 1986 Lincoln Town Car 5.0L Cooling Systems VIN: 1LNBP96F9G hi guys cust complained that when stopped at gas station on a hot day,the temp gage was on the l (of normal)upon ck up the car didnt seem to overheat.the up rad hose was cool and easy to squeeze.cust wanted to replace the radiator and fan clutch(the old ones s... |
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| 1991 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L 3-4 shift VIN: 1LNCM81W6M Need help on something that likely will be simple.I overhauled this unit for no reverse. The band was broken, and a basic overhaul was performed freshening up clutches and seals. The torque converter was replaced also, and cooler flushed. I also cleaned the va... |
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| 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L catalyst monitor VIN: 2MELM75W4T Vehicle has been driven over 400 miles since code cleared,needs to pass emission test. Check engine light has not come back on,but catalyst monitor is still "not ready". Vehicle has been driven stop and go traffic and highway daily. Why is monitor still not re... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1992 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMDU34X2N Thany You all, Carquest had the part available once many of you told me where to have them look. Thank You all once again. |
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| 1992 Ford E-150 Econoline XL 5.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDEE14H6N Well, Thanks to an understanding customer and all the replies sent. The problem was found to be a fualty fuel pressure regulator. I had pressure with in specs. But when I took the vaccuum line off the regulator gas was seeping out of the regulator vaccuum port... Trouble codes: 173 (Lack of HO2S Switch Rich Bank 1 koer), 538 (Insufficent Rpm Change Dynamic test koer), 632 (TCS did not change). |
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| 1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L disappearing coolant VIN: 2FMDA5145T The replies were really impressive and pointed us in the right direction. IATN is really awesome. A number of people suggested we try a 24-hour pressure test with plugs out, then crank engine and look for spray of coolant out one of the cylinder. When we came ... |
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| 1997 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTHX26F8V ok, i'm gonna give as much information that i can possibly give on this topic. first of all the customer (and i) swear this rig used to have fast idle when a person first started it when cold. i'm not sure how cold it was but i remember when it was new that it... Trouble codes: 344 (cam sens), 1746 (epc sol open circuit). |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L lighting VIN: 1FTRX18L8W Customer never returned for repairs. I recieved good information about wiring shorting to ground at the bottom of the gear shifter. Thanks to all who replied. If the customer returns in the near future I feel sure I can fix it. |
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| 1999 Ford Windstar 3.0L Cuts out VIN: 2FMZA51U4X Thank you very much Guys, replies were very helpfull, if for no other reason to get my mind going on the right track. But as it often turns out on one like this I was having a hard time nailing the problem down because there were actually two seperate problems... |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L Noise VIN: 2FMZA5147Y Thanks for the replyes. This is the first one I had come in with this problem. Every reply but 1 hit the nail on the head. The upper intake manifold had seperated and was causing the noise. Problem is fixed, THANKS! |
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| 2001 Ford Excursion XLT 5.4L suspension VIN: 1FMNU40S62 Thanks for the information that was given. It turned out that the upper part of the link needed to be taken apart and put back together... customer called back today and has driven the truck for over 350 miles with no noise... Thanks Again for the responses. A... |
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