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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1985 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FABP463XG This is a tough one so i hope someone can shed some light on it. the car runs rough at idle but smoothes out when a little gas is applied. tons of black smoke coming out of the tail pipe. running very rich. I got this car from another shop that could not figur... |
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| 1993 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L Hydraulic System VIN: 2FTHF26C9P I've got a strange one here. According to the customer, twice this past weekend on a trip when he stopped it was hard to get into gear and it seemed to want to creep forward. Both times it was after driving for 2-4 hours. There is a very small amount of play i... |
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| 1994 Ford Escort LX 1.9L No Start, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, code 216 VIN: 1FARP15J4R When we got this vehicle the complaint is occasional poor starting/poor performance with illuminated Mil.When you get the condition(about 2 in 5 starts)the engine will misfire on cylinder #3.Compression is 120-130 across the board.We have had a Bob installed a... Trouble codes: 216 (Cylinder 3 misfire) |
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| 1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2FMDA5148T this van will idle very high-2200 rpm on start up,after about 10-15 seconds it will idle down to normal idle-until you open the throttle and then it will do the same thing-idle high for 10-15 seconds and then idle down to normal-will do the same thing when you... |
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| 1996 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L codeb1941 VIN: 1FALP52UXT i need some infor on what to look for to fix this problem i installed a module.rf crash sensor.traced wiring still no fix would like info as soon as ican thanks |
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| 1997 Ford F-350 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTJW36F9T Hello fellow Techs, Is there a procedure in bleeding diesel fuel system when a filter is replaced? So far I'm not having any luck with this Ford. Vehicle was towed in as a no run condition' I checked for codes both pertaining to cam sensor,was able to clear c... |
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| 1997 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L wipers VIN: 2FMDA5143V Customer states, that during heavy rain conditions we experienced last week, door ajar light and low washer fluid light came on while driving with wipers on, as soon as warning llights went off wipers stopped working. Wipers did come back on and condition repe... |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L engine oil pressure VIN: 1FTDX1727V checked vehicle for loss of oil pressure when arrived, pressure at 50 psi while cold, but when driven about 3 miles pressure is lost, can shut engine down , wait 2 minutes start back up pressure will come back, drive 3 more mile away it goes, gone. we have rem... |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 2FMZA5142W Problem occurs always and only after a hot soak of approx 5 minutes to 1 hour, and is consistently reproducible. When it occurs, the engine may be difficult or nearly impossible to start. (Customer reports that sometimes she has given up on getting it started,... |
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| 1999 Ford F53 chasis 6.8L Misfire VIN: 3FCNF53S8X Vehicle came in with complaint of vibration in steering wheel under load. Test drive showed that engine was misfiring. Scanner diagnostics showed code p0300. Checked plugs and found them very worn. (equivalent of what we normally see in 70-80k miles. Replaced ... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L sounds VIN: LFMZU74E5Y this is my third exployer i had a 91, 94 and now 2000. i am noticing a thumping sound coming from the front end mostly right side gets lounder and faster with speed. i had the same problem with all three vehicles. i originally thought it was a flat spot in the... |
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| 2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L no 5th gear VIN: 1FMZU73E32 customer come in with ses light lit. says no real concern or noticable effect to vehicle. scanned truck has 2 trans codes po735,po775. code po735 axle ratio incorrect,no 5th gear. code po775 preasure control -b solenoid circuit failure. both codes found in his... |
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| 1996 Mercury Mystique GS 2.5L Flexplate VIN: 1MELM65L9S Hello fellow techs, I was given this Mystique today with a complaint of "Intermittent noisy starter". Inspected, and sure enough, the starter grinds against the flexplate, and has taken quite a few teeth off the plate! Anyways, I know I need a new flexplate an... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1995 Ford Windstar 3.0L srs VIN: SALTY1245Y Had three replies saying I was using correct clear code method.I tried three more times and finally got code cleared. |
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| 1996 Ford E-350 Econoline 5.8L master cyl VIN: 1FDKE30H7T the replies i have recived on this were awsome...i would like to thank everyone who helped...as you could see by my request i was at the end of my rope...it turned out the shop before we got it...tryed to better the brake pedal by turning the little nut under ... |
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| 1997 Ford F-350 7.3L oil pan VIN: 1FDKF38F6V Thank You all for the replies. We pulled the engine to replace the oil pan, and ordered up those pipe plugs. It was nice to hear it from more than one person! Joe |
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| 1997 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L Stall VIN: 1FTJW36F6V Special thanks to Rick, he hit the nail right on the head. The nut that holds the IPC regulator together had come off allowing the solenoid on the regulator to move thus causing the dying problem. Funny thing is how abruptly the engine would die than start rig... |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L hubs VIN: 1FTSF31F2X Thanks to all that replied. I am sure the problem was with the shift motor assy. as the hubs cked out ok. But when customer heard the part was $425.00 he decided to wait until next fall to repair. Thanks again. Bill. |
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| 1999 Ford E-150 Econoline 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMRE11L6X because of the response, is how this vehicle was repaired. the fix was a pcv valve. valve is positioned in a place that can not be seen. had a vacuum leak that did not change the way the engine ran. again thanks for all the help Trouble codes: 0171 (lean bank), 0174 (other side lean). |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Misfire VIN: 1FDWF36F3X Thanks all you diesel guys!! Definitely oil in the cylinders! Live and learn!! Vehicle is back together and running on all cylinders!!! Trouble codes: 1298 (idm). |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L fuse blows VIN: 1FTSF31F5X thanks to all that helped fix was shifter shaft short inside and easy fix. thanks to quick reply by johnny [...]. will know for sure next time! was where i was leaning and just needed the push |
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| 1999 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRE1424X Hello all What we finally found on this was that the orifice tubes that are connected to the DPFE were clogged with carbon. We tried to blow air through the orifice and was unable to do so. We removed the tube from vehicle and was able to open the passages wit... Trouble codes: P1406 (DPFE downstream hose off). |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Drive-axles VIN: 1FTNX21F7Y received many great replies - mostly having to due with checking the inner spindle bearings and the auto/manual hubs-however we have not been able to get the owner to bring the truck back in for further investigation-thats to all who took the time to reply-wil... |
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| 2000 Ford Focus LX 2.0L no start VIN: 1FAFP33P5Y Several responses saying battery cables. Replaced both cables let customer have car back.No prblem since repair. |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L Steering Control VIN: 1FMYU70E8Y Thanks for all the help! We decided to look at the shocks as a possibility. We found that when the vehicle was jounced, they seemed quite soft.Once the shocks were removed we could not actually find anything concrete to say that we had a problem in the shocks.... |
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| 2000 Ford Taurus SE 2-Valve 3.0L 1-2 shift feel VIN: 1FAFP5521Y yes the accumulator spring were wrong green spring goes into 1-2 accumulator |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L noise VIN: 1FMZU72X6Y All the replies received seem worth investigating but at the present time i will not be able to do so as the customer has been assigned to work about 150 miles away and we will not see him for awhile . Will report what is found when he ggets back into our area... |
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| 1984 Lincoln Mark VII 5.0L Digital dash VIN: 1MRBP98F5E Replacing the instrument cluster took care of the problem. We found the back of the cluster had melted but we never found any bulbs like some people suggested. Thanks to all Jay |
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| 2002 Mercury Mountaineer 4.6L heat VIN: 4M2DU86WX2 thanks for the help aand information customer decided to wait until later for us to go any futher. will amend request when they decide to go futher. thanks again |
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