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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on Hi Guys Ive got this customers windstar 3.8 with a recurring 171 and 174 lean code that just wont go away. My genisys streaming data shows the MAF voltage at .05 and the flow at 1.34 gal/sec when the engine is off.Does this mean the PCM needs a reflash or so... Trouble codes: 0171 (lean left bank), 0174 (lean right bank) |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTNX20F5Y hello every body(happy new year).thanks in advance for the time to look at mi post ,truck came in a tow ,no start ,codes p1316,1293 and 1294,have a cam sensor and y tried it, no start. when it came in only 1316 code was in memory,when y do inj buzz test 1293 a... Trouble codes: P1316 (p1293-), P1293 (p1294-), P1294 (testing and results) |
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| 2003 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L p/s pump VIN: 2FMZA52453 this windstar keeps coming back with a power steering pump leak. we have replace the pump twice with remaned cardone pumps. we have flushed the system before each pump replacement. Both times the front seal is where the leak occurs. this time it will not leak ... |
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| 2003 Ford E-450 Super Duty Custom 7.3L extended crank VIN: 1FDXE45F23 Truck came in with an extended crank problem, cranks long cold or hot but a little longer when it is cold. The glow plugs are good and injectors are not leaking externally with the valve covers off. |
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| 2001 Lincoln Continental 4.6L cylinders VIN: 1LNHM97V31 This Lincoln has a missfire @ low rpm under heavy load, such as going to pass a vehicle at 65 mph. most of the ignition coils & all plugs have been replaced at other shops, no one seems to be able to get this fixed for him. I found #7 cylinder with low compres... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1996 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L No Start Thanks to all the great technicians that send me help, unfortunatly the problem didn't come back, and the car is starting fine for a month, i talked to the costumer every week and it's still running fine amazing !!! |
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| 1999 Ford Contour LX 2.0L headlights VIN: 1FAFP6535X I have not had an opportunity to get this vehicle back, so I must close this post for now. Many of the replies I received were very helpful and I believe that my problem is either the dimmer switch or the central timer unit (attached to fuse box). Thanks to al... |
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| 1999 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L heat VIN: 1FTRE1424X THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP. I REMOVED THE INLET LINE OF THE HEATER CORE FROM THE VEHICLE & FOUND IT HAD A RESTRICTOR IN IT I WAS NOT AWARE OF & THE RESTRICTOR WAS PARTIALLY CLOGED i REMOVED THE RESTRICTOR & IT WORKS GREAT. THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE HELP. |
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| 2001 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRW08LX1 Replaced defective MAF from ford. This Corrected the fuel trim and baro hz readings. Test drove vehicle on third test drive did the WOT procedure. Baro hz started to climb up. Fuel trim tend to still be slight high, but ave. 8%. Trouble codes: 171 (too lean), 174 (too lean). |
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| 2002 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L clutch master cylinder VIN: 1FTYR14D72 After multiple bleeding sessions we finally got all the air trapped in the slave out of the system. Customer has not been back in almost 2 weeks now, so far so good. |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L engine VIN: 1FTSX31P64 Thanks to all who replied. I am sorry for the delay, the customer was short on cash and finally came up with the funds. Fred from Georgia hit the nails on the head. The leak was the y pipe, and the white smoke was a combination of antifreeze residue and a stuc... |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1FTSW31P94 WE REPLACED THE INJECTOR O RINGS ON THE ONE SIDE, STILL HAD SOME SMOKE, RECHECKED AND FOUND ANTIFREEZE ALSO IN THE EXHAUST,,EGR COOLER AND EGR VALVE WERE REPLACED, NOW TRUCK RUNS FINE WITH NO SMOKE,,WE WERE SURPRIZED HOW WELL THE TRUCK RAN WITH ALL THESE ISSUE... |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L starting VIN: 1FALF35PG2 thanks to all who replied.the fix turned out to be a pcm reprogram |
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| 2000 Lincoln LS 3.9L Surge, Cuts out, Stall, right bank no fire I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO RESPONDED , THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I USED THE HELP REQUEST AND I AM HAPPY TO TELL EVERYONE IT CERTAINLY POINTED ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. TURNED OUT IT WAS MORE THAN I THOUGHT, THE PCM HAD SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT BANK BECAUSE IT... Trouble codes: P0352. |
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| 1997 Mercury Tracer LS 2.0L No Start VIN: 1MELM13P7V THANKS ALOT FOR ALL THE REPLIES. THE FIX WAS TO REPULL THE USED HEAD I PUT ON AND GRIND THE VALVE SEATS SO THEY SEAT PROPERLY. I WAS STUCK ON THE FACT THAT THE PLUGS WERE ALWAYS SOAKED WITH GAS WHEN I PULLED THEM OUT, SO I WAS THINKING IT WAS GETTING TO MUCH ... |
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