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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for April 19, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1997 Ford Contour 2.5L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on Good morning guys, I have this car come in with the MIL light on and code P0401 for insuficient EGR flow. I clean the valve, passges, etc. Looked at DFPE and all looks good now. Try starting the engine to test drive, it starts and stalls. The only way to keep ... Trouble codes: P0401 (Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow Insufficient Detected), P0505 (Idle Air Control System) |
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| 1998 Ford Escort SE 2.0L Remote Trunk Opener VIN: 1FAFP13P5W Trunk opens normally with key. The remote key unit has trunk opener button, which does not open trunk. The remote key battery is at new volatage of 3 volts. The remote key opens and closes locks easily. When the remote trunk opener button is pressed, there is ... |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on, hard start VIN: 2FMZA5145W Hello again. Hoping someone might be able to help out here. We have two problems with the Windstar: one being a lean code for bank 1 and the other being an intermittant "trac off" light coming on. The first we thought that it might be and intake air problem li... Trouble codes: P0171 |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar 3.0L Key Programing Proceadure VIN: 2FMAZ51U5W Hi members, I have some proceadurs from Ford to Spare key Programing but only to model years 99-00 & 2001. The car that I have - build date 03/98.The customer said that he lost 1 of the two programed keys and he want to add another 2 new keys. I would be happ... |
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| 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII 4.6L air bags VIN: ILNLM9IV3S hi everyone, this lincoln leaks down in the rear overnight. so we check for leaks with soapy water with noluck. then we air the car up at different ride heights and try again with no luck. then we turn the switch off in the trunk. we let it set over night an... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1974 Ford F-100 Pickup 6.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: F10YKV0025 Turned out that the shiny Holley carb had a bad power valve. Replaced it and all is well now. Thanks to all of you who took time out of your schedule to help out |
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| 1986 Ford F-150 XL 4.9L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FTEF14Y9G The fix probably will be loose carburetor screws between carb base and body, but customer has decided too live with his problem. Thanks for all your help. |
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| 1995 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L O/D light flashes VIN: 1FMDU34XXS Greetings to all who replied to my request. I received helpful information from several members. Thank you all who replied. I believe the problem may have been caused from fresh tranny fluid and a new filter which alowed more fluid to flow causing the valve pu... |
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| 1998 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L sarter VIN: 1F43G7L339 Thanks to everybody for all the information that you sent me regarding this problem. I started out replacing the starter like some of you suggested; that still didn't solve the problem so I replaced the safety neutral switch like you suggested; and that did th... |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L R. Power Sliding Door VIN: 2FMZA5240Y Problem was in the latch. The latch comes w/ front & rear latches. |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L pwr door VIN: 2FMZA5140Y What a piece of trash!!! We threw a lot of parts at this thing. Turned out to be the latches in the dumb thing. Thanks to all who replied. |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNX20F1Y customer picked up vehicle 1/2 hour after help request was posted. vehicle towed a trailer to yuma arizona. 3 appointments were made and not kept. we have not seen vehicle since. 3 replies suggested a glow plug/glow plug wiring problem, one suggested an idm pr... Trouble codes: P1391, P1393. |
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| 2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L no 5th gear VIN: 1FMZU73E32 thanks for the replies. customer decided to trade truck in for another truck. never got to pull pan becuase truck never came back in to shop. wish i could give more feedback. |
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| 1978 Lincoln Continental 7.5L No Start, Stall Greetings Y'all. I say I was quite suprised to recieve a plithera of responces for my problem. Covering everything from cap to carb. A lot of the suggestions were performed for other reasons. The tank was replaced for a hole. The sock and hose at the same time... |
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| 1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0L No Start VIN: AM2ZU54EXW thanks to all that helped me ,i found a broken timing chain cassette and bent valves in cyl 4&5.costumer is towing to ford still under warr. i am a new member and this was the first time i asked for help and i found iatn is the best tool i have in my tool box ... Trouble codes: 171 (lean bank 1), 174 (lean bank 2). |
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| 2002 Mercury Cougar 2.5L engine VIN: 1ZWFT61L42 The cause of the knock on this engine is rod bearing failure. The bearings have not spun in the rod but have damaged the crank. I had thought of a cracked flexplate but it is very hard to see and we decided to remove the oil pan first so we could check the bea... |
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