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1998 Ford F-150 4.6L Surge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on, Spark Knock
Posted to Ford Driveability on 11/1/2003 11 Replies

Customer complaint is poor fuel economy and spark knock. Also has noticed a surge when cold. We cleaned the MAF and reset adaptives and had no change,way negative at idle and way positive while driving. MAF was very dirty. Fuel pressure and volume seemed norma...

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car Vehicle Data

1998 Ford F-150

VIN 1FTZX1W2WK
Engine4.6 L / 8 cyl / GAS
Trans4-speed Automatic (Electronic)
DeliveryFI / SEFI
EmissionsOBD-II Compliant
SymptomsSurge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on, Spark Knock
OccursAlways
Misc.4X4

Trouble Codes

P0171Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 1)
P0172Fuel System Too Rich (Bank 1)
P0174Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 2)
P0175Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 2)
P0401EGR System Insufficient Flow Detected
Message Closed w/FIX

car Vehicle Data

1998 Ford F-150

VIN 1FTZX1W2WK
Engine4.6 L / 8 cyl / GAS
Trans4-speed Automatic (Electronic)
DeliveryFI / SEFI
EmissionsOBD-II Compliant
SymptomsSurge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on, Spark Knock
OccursAlways
Misc.4X4

Trouble Codes

P0171Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 1)
P0172Fuel System Too Rich (Bank 1)
P0174Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 2)
P0175Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 2)
P0401EGR System Insufficient Flow Detected