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1994 Ford F-150 XL 5.8L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTEX14H4R
Good Evening: I think that I have a Pcm problem here. Truck runs really crappy. The codes downloaded are shown above. The TPS checks bad and good. In idle position I have 4.94 volts showing WOT at idle position. The resistance shows good and a clean ramp-up f... Trouble codes: 122 (low min tps voltage), 123 (high tps voltage), 179 (adaptive fuel lean limit), 988 (hard fault fmem no diognostics)
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1998 Ford Taurus SE Comfort 3.0L Surge VIN: 1FAFP58S7W
under hard acceleration the rev limiter kicks in. it also does this at 65 mph and about 3500 rpm. slow easy driving the car runs great. no codes or any other issues. have never seen this before. does anyone have any ideas to point me in the right direction. th...
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1999 Ford Falcon 4.0L Smartlock System VIN: 6FPAAAJGCM
One here for the Aussie's on IATN. I have an Au falcon utility, 6cyl with intermittant Smartlock (factory immobiliser) cutting in. I have a flash code 1 showing up when problem occurs but cant find a definition for it anywhere. Can anyone help please
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2000 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Hesitation, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FTRX17W5Y
HELP!!! Hope one of you Ford guru's have seen something like this. As I stated in the repair history, vehicle was first brought in a little over a year and a half ago with a PCM wire shorted at the accumulator. Wire was repaired and used computer installed at ... Trouble codes: P0340 (Camshaft position snesor circuit malfunction), P0401 (Insufficient EGR flow), P0720 (Output speed sensor circuit malfunction), P0722 (Output speed sensor circuit no signal), P1131 (Lack of HO2 sensor B1S1 switch indicates lean), P1151 (HO2 sensor B2S1 switch point indicates lean)
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2000 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stumble VIN: 2FTPX17L5Y
Thanks in advance, I have a 2000 F-150 XL 5.4L SOHC in for a rough running complaint coming to a stop. I have verified this, it stumbles while coming to a stop but will not stall. During idle it will intermittently idle slightly rough. I have not found any vac...
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2000 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L No Start VIN: 1FAFP42X5Y
Thanks in advance for your help. I have a crank no start which was intermittent at first cycle key & the car would start on 2nd turn of key. Easy replaced fuel pump NOT. didn't start after fuel pump was replaced. Scanned for any codes none. Check sensor for wa...
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2001 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU03121
Came in with check eng. light on. code was P0402 excessive egr flow. idled fine & died when vacuume was applied. dpfe reading 4.92 volts. replaced dpfe and voltage remained the same. disconected the dpfe and voltage was 5.02 on scanner and at dpfegr wire at se... Trouble codes: P0402
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2002 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L unknown VIN: 1FMCU04172
This vehicle came in with a complain of a scraping noise over bumps and a vibration or shimmy on left turns. I found the vertical bushing ripped on the right side and replaced it. The vibration didn't change. I had replaced the left front wheel bearing and rep...
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2004 Ford F-150 XL 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRW1274K
This is a good one. truck came in with a p2135 (i think that was the code) p2196 , p2198. per tsb i replaced tps with kit from ford and reprogrammed computer. tsb stated to do that first before diagnosing any other p-codes. now i am getting p0171, p0174. fuel ... Trouble codes: P2196 (lack of o2 switching rich), P2198 (lack of o2 switching rich)
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2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L air distribution VIN: 1FMFU17L24
airflow comes out of defrost and floor only.vacuum resevoir and hoses hold 20in of vacuum. has 20plus in.of vacuum at oneway valve underhood.i can move panel door vacuum solenoid and arm and airflow comes out vents.cant tell if i have a bad vacuum solenoid or ...
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2000 Lincoln LS 3.9L Reflashing new ECU/P VIN: 1LNHM87A0Y
I have installed a new/used PCM into this car and am trying to flash the computer. Using a Hickock NGS scanner I have successfully copied the software from the original PCM. When I try to install the software onto the new/used PCM here is the display sequence ...
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2005 Lincoln LS Sport 3.9L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1LNHM87A85
Help, ECT ligh on, code #p2107 & #p2110 throttle actuator codes, have run all related test from alldata, replace throttle body due to shorting out, still same problem, light comes on & will not acclerate pass 35 mph. w/ect light on, run all voltage, ground and... Trouble codes: P2107 (throttle actuator control module processor), P2110 (throttle actuator control system forced limit)
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2004 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L body VIN: 2MEFM75W24
Hi, I have a good customer that gets water on the drivers side rug. Sometimes after a rain or after running the a/c. It doesn't seem to happen after running the car through the car wash. I checked the drains on the passenger side and they are clean. I couldn't...
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1996 Ford Escort LX 1.9L No Start VIN: 3FASP11J1T
thanks for all your help.. it actually turned out to be the wire pack on the negitive side ]not the ground] a little one.. again thks
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1998 Ford Ranger Splash 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTYR14X3W
thanks for all the help I found a open in the wire above the gas tank for the sensor return wire. Trouble codes: P0453.
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2004 Mercury Sable LS Premium 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1MEFM55S84
I changed aftermarket coils to oem coils.Still had same problem with skip changing from #5 to #4 and to #6.check all wiring and connectors.All seem ok.Suspect ecm drivers.Garage that sent car wanted it back and did not want to spend any more time on it.Probabl... Trouble codes: P0353, P0355, P0356.
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