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1992 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L rotors
i am stumped i have a 1992 ford explorer that only warps the left front rotor, i have replaced both rotors, both calipers, both flex hoses, and brake pads. i have followed all the steel lines and looked for damage but they appear ok. i can replace the left rot...
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1995 Ford Contour GL 2.0L No Start VIN: 3FALP653XS
this vehicle came in on the hook, found 0 psi fuel pressure, added clean gas, has 35-38 psi fuel pressure but no start, has spark and noid light for injectors, will run on carb cleaner, we have install good ignition module, crank sensor, coil pack and used ecm...
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1996 Ford Ranger Splash 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FTCR14X8T
calling all ford tech, this 1996 ranger 4.0l you can start it up cold and it runs great. you can even drive it around. if you shut it off you have to wait and hour or 2 to get it to start. it dosent matter where the pedal is held, so it dosent seem like the no...
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1998 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on, high idle VIN: 1FAFP52U9W
vehicle increases in rpm almost to rev max after driving. once in park the idle increases dramatically and remains till you shut down the motor. customer states its constant but of course now its in my hands so its intermittent! any ideas? Trouble codes: P0401
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2002 Ford Focus ZTW 2.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1FAFP36302
Thanks in advance for any help! vehicle has a noticeable hesitation, surge under a light load at any speed in any gear as long as vehicle is cruising under a light load. First check showed no codes typical eng. data and low fuel pressure(20-30psi at idle and n...
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2003 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FDAF56P63
Truck is a flat-bed tow truck. Has run like poo-poo since we owned it. The other day it went about 300 miles with no issue. Shut it down for the night, the next morning went to bring it back to the shop and it started losing power almost right away. It got so ... Trouble codes: P2614 (cam sensor), P2617 (crank sensor)
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2004 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.0L Engine VIN: 1FDXE45P94
I have this E450 ambulance that has a really bad oil leak. It seemed to be coming from the valley in the engine. At first look it looked almost to be the back of the cylinder heads. After doing some digging and removing some things we found that it is really u...
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2004 Ford Mustang 3.9L traction control VIN: 1FAFP44694
If driving car w/ tracion control on at a speed of 50-60 tcs light will come on and looses acceleration. If disabled car accelerates normal. While acting up and watching wheel speeds rears, Lf and speedo all agree at 47mph, rf will be 75 mph, at 75mph on the s...
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2005 Ford Mustang 4.0L electrical VIN: 1ZVFT84NX5
hello all i have this mustang here with a battery draw of 2.5 amps.it takes about 1 week for the battery to go dead. at first it would draw for about 15 sec the go for about 30 sec off and on like that for 10 mins or so. after checking all doors and switches ...
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2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTNF21P44
hi ford techs,need an hepling hand.this ford came in with a no start condition.it came from another repair shop.it had now battery so i did not get any dtc.install batteries and it crank but no start.still no dtc.check koeo and still no dtc.did the basic and f...
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2006 Ford E-350 Super Duty 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDWE35P06
tHIS VAN RUNS STRONG i RAN MANIFOLD PSI TEST PSI MACHED SCAN TOOL UNDER LOAD 20-22 PSI ANY HELP IS APECIATED IS, is there any reflash tsb ??? thanks jeremy Trouble codes: P0299 (turbo under boost)
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2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L venting fluid
transmission complete overhaul with master kit, epc ,tcc solenoids, internal harness,trans go shift kit (in pump),pump flat sanded and torqued(always) to shift kit specs.started venting after aprox 1200 miles ,removed ,inspected trans, no problems found ,repla...
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2004 Mercury Monterey 4.2L Air Bag Light VIN: 2MRZA20294
This Mercury is from a body shop which repaired a relatively light front hit. Both bags and front crash sensor were replaced and the RCM was sent out (twice) to be reconfigured. It has B1342-faulty control module, B2294-side curtain module fault, and B2295-sid...
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1992 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L upshifts VIN: 1FA4F75U76
Thanks for all the help,I replaced the MLPS as was suggested and the trans shifted like a new one!
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1994 Ford Ranger STX 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FTDR15X7R
WE TRIED A DIFFERENT ECM AND DIFFERENT FUEL SUPPLIES. STRONG SPARK AND GOOD COMPRESSION. ALL 5 OF THE THINGS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS TRUCK RUN SEEM TO BE THERE BUT STILL WONT GO. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS TILL IT WORKS. THANKS FOR THE HELP.
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1997 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Transmission VIN: 1FMDU34E6V
Disassembled transfercase and found where the problem was. Worn out bearing pockets at each end of the case halves and the two pockets where the shift shaft sits in was elongated. Repaired and problem fixed. I had run into this same problem a few years ago, ju...
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2001 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Starter VIN: 2FTRX17WX1
This is a case of ADM. I had the alternator power lead hooked on the wrong side of solenoid and ONLY when the vehicle was running did it power up the start wire and engage the starter. Test with the KOEO everything is okay. Apparently most starters use the eng...
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2003 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4.6L No Start VIN: 1FMRU17W73
I decided to ignore the key message and look at the commuication lines. I found the tan/orange (914)to have a open curciut at times. There is several moduals on this line so I started pulling connections and looking for/praying for backed out pins burnt connec... Trouble codes: P01??, P01??.
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1997 Lincoln Continental Spinmaker Edition 4.6L EGR Tube VIN: 1LNLM97V1V
Thanks for the replies. The dealers in the Phoenix area seem to be lacking in 'drive'. I called the local Midas muffler shop to see if they could fix my tube. After looking at it, they referred me to a local shop that makes hoses-brake, exhaust, etc. Arizona T...
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1997 Lincoln Continental Spinmaker Edition 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1LNLM97V1V
I had to cut my losses on this car and refer the car lot to the dealership. I pulled the fuel tank down and verified the fuel pump connections and no pinched fuel lines on the tank. I removed the intake manifold, due to the fact that the idle vacuum was so err... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean Bank 1), P0174 (Lean Bank 2).
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1995 Mercury Cougar XR-7 4.6L Compressor VIN: 1MELM62W3S
This car is fixed. Thank you to Dan, testing procedure helped in fixing this one. 7.8 or so volts on cicuit 331 (WAC) is to low. After looking further into the wiring diagrams I still could not figure out which B+ source at IRCM was supplying voltage for a/c c...
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