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1991 Ford Ranger 2.3L hard start
having trouble when starting this truck cold it has no idle flair up you have to hold the gas open to keep it running iac shows 53% on scanner but nothing on truck i also smoked this truck to make sure no vac leaks nothing...i scanned the coolant and air temp ... Trouble codes: 41 (ego not switching).		 View
1994 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L Poor Idle Quality,
Just putting this out there to see if anyone has come across something like this. Customer states engine runs rough in A.M. at start up then goes away. Then after driving it for a while and letting sit, when they go to restart it runs rough. It acts like a hea...		 View
1995 Ford Explorer 4.0L no communication
Hello all! My name is Tom and I'm really pulling my hair out on this one. My partner (George) tried getting codes and checking data. He could get codes, but could not get data. This vehicle has both an OBDII connection and the typical Ford connector under hood... Trouble codes: 637 (Oil Temp Signal HighOpen), 327 (EGR EVP Signal Too Low), 641 (Shift Solenoid 3), 639 (No Transmission Speed Sensor).		 View
2000 Ford Focus 2.0L Mechanical
We have this focus here with a blown (I mean pistons sideways in cylinder} motor. I can get an Escort motor SOHC for a reasonable price. Any problems using that in a focus? Will any 2.0 "P" motor work if I swap intakes etc? Thanks for the help.		 View
2000 Ford Escort 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall
this vehicle came in with a broken timing belt tensioner. I have replaced the timing belt and the tensioner,using the special tools required except the peg. I could not get to the hole because of the converter being in the way. I've checked the timing several ...		 View
2001 Ford Focus 2.0L MIL Lamp on
replaced egr sensor, solinoid and egr valve.Cleaned egr tube and ports to sensor with wire and solvent,checked all vacuum tubing in system for leaks or blockage.When car is at idle and i ground egr sensor sensor pulls in and stalls car. how do i test to see if... Trouble codes: p401.		 View
2002 Ford Explorer 4.0L unwanted downshift
Hello, folks. This Explorer works fine almost always! Trans shifts all feel fine and normal and the truck has no codes. Every once in awhile (perhaps once or twice every 80K or so) it will downshift while @ steady cruise. @ 100km per hour, RPM's will go up to ...		 View
2002 Ford Pickup 7.3L No Start
Had this diesel towed in after stalling on hiway with a no start,owner worked on it himself for 2 weeks then brought it in,i checked codes and camsensor kept coming up,replaced sensor, code was gone, still no start.checked glow plug systemand all is operating ... Trouble codes: PO344 (camsensor).		 View
2003 Ford Econoline 6.8L cruise controll
truck came in servoe broke off fender replaced servo did not work ran flow chart results pointed to servo or pcm ohm pcm checked ok tried neww clock spring and switches		 View
2003 Ford Econoline 6.8L Electronic
Hi. Techs. I need help. This van with 4R100 transmission has very rough shifting from 1st to 2nd gear, sometimes at 40mph. There is a DTC P782 '2-3 shift error' code. The a/t fluid is not burnt. No abnormal data readings I can see. I am suspecting shift soleno...		 View
2003 Ford Expedition 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, stumble at idle
Need help bad. I have been working on this expedition for a week now. No codes or pending codes. Vehicle stumbles at idle and under load like a missfire but not able to find missfire. Unplugged each coil at a time and missfire worse same with injectors unplugg...		 View
2004 Ford Pickup 6.0L noise
Hello, I have an f-250 that has a small moan on decell. I think it may just be the vanes in the turbo comming back to home. This happens after you get onto the boost and let off. Does anyone have any documentaion on this on that will say that this is a normal...		 View
2004 Ford Pickup 6.0L loss of fuel press
vehicle needs current reflash, advised customer. checked fuel pressure while driving after injector replacement found erratic pressure, replaced fuel pump, and filters, also cleaned and replaced fuel pressure regulator. Now it has a pressure drop under heavy l...		 View
2004 Ford Pickup 6.0L Surge, Cuts out, Misfire
Hi Ford Guru's, We have this truck and we are not all that familiar with, it smokes bad and is miss firing and surging under load and pinging. We found this bulletin about fuel injectors and it said something about running the fuel low could cause it. The cust...		 View
2005 Ford Pickup 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire
Hello and thanks again for any help. Three shops have worked on this one already and now its my turn. 2005 ford f250 5.4 gas engine. Runs extremly bad at idle, I have codes for missfires on cylinders 3,4,7,and 8. It also is running lean on both banks. I have c... Trouble codes: 0303 (missfire cyl 3), 0304 (missfire cyl 4), 0307 (missfire cyl 7), 0308 (missfire cyl 8), 0171 (bank one too lean), 0174 (bank two too lean).		 View
2003 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L Starter
Vehicle came in cranking but it would not start. It had a code p1237 fuel pump secondary fault. Dg and determined it needed a fuel pump driver module. Replaced module and now the vehicle will not crank. Unhooked every thing and it acts the same. No sure what h...		 View
1994 Mercury Villager 3.0L Surge
Used car dealer brought us this villager. Will not rev above 2000 rpms while driving. Acts like a rev limiter, every thing checked perfect here and at the Ford dealer. I have spark jumping on no. 5 cyl. replacing cap rotor and wires. Just wondering if this wil...		 View
2001 Mercury Cougar 2.5L brakes
Hello to all, thanks for reading. This car brakes quite well at lower speeds, infact quite touchy. Once you reach 50 MPH and up, it requires heavy braking effort on the pedal with very poor performance on the actual braking of the vehicle. It does not lock up...		 View
2004 Mercury Monterey 4.2L Misfire
Good Morning, this one has me puzzled. car came in 2 months ago for a misfire in #2 cylinder. we don't have an adequate ignition scope but it was obviously an ignition miss that was easily reproduced under load. we replaced plugs and wire set with Motorcraft p... Trouble codes: p0171 (Bank 1 Lean).		 View

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1996 Ford Pickup 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on
I replaced all 4 glow plugs on that bank and had a hell of a time getting two of them out. Patience, spray lube and working them back and forth over and over paid off. The gasket electrical connectors inside were even worse than outside. After harnesses, harne... Trouble codes: P0236 (MAP sensor circuit performance), P0279 (Inj 7 circ low), P0263 (1 contribution problem), P0269 (3 contribution problem), P0275 (5 contribution problem), P0281 (7 contribution problem).		 3
1997 Ford Escort 2.0L MIL Lamp on
removed tube to clean.not real dirty,but now dpfe climes to 3.70 volts.customer drove car for a week or so,no light on.thanx again for the replies. Trouble codes: P0401 (insufficient egr).		 7
1997 Ford Explorer 4.0L engine
Its Fixed!!! This truck really took me to the edge of my sanity. I made up my mind that I was going to fix it and want to say thanks for the helpful replies. First I will have to say that there is a lot of infomation that is missing in [...]. Don't get ...		 6
1999 Ford Ranger 2.5L Poor Idle Quality
wel, stuff happens when you get stupid and forget the basics. this one is fixed. just for grins, i scoped out the ect, and whataya know way out of range. replace with oem part and all is well. thanks to all who replied.		 5
2001 Ford motorhome 6.8L MIL Lamp on
sorry for the delay. This one had to go to the dealer. Just heard back today that they had to put in some kind of grounding harness as per a tsb. I couldnt find a tsb in all data on this but i would like to know if it is valid. Thanks everyone for the inpu... Trouble codes: po722 (output speed sensor malfunction), po720 (output speed sensor signal), po503 (vss intermittent).		 6
2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac 4.0L abs
WE INSPECTED AND CLEANED ALL ABS SENSORS AND PROBLEM WAS STLL THERE. WE REMOVED THE "NEW" NAPA ROTORS AND REPLACED WITH FORD ROTORS AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THANKS FOR THE GREAT RESPONSE. IATN IS A GREAT VALUE AND SUPPORT SYSTEM.		 13
2005 Ford Econoline 5.4L MIL Lamp on
Thanks to all for info. Will check tank for plastic degrading and possible fuel pump at a future date! The branch manager of this fleet wants to keep truck on the road at this time! Until the truck quits running or fails an emission test no further info. I... Trouble codes: P0191 (Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit Range Performance).		 7
2007 Ford Mustang 4.6L unknow
Because this 2007 Shelby GT has aftermarket equipment including modifications on the PCM, this vehicle's PCM has to be reprogrammed by the aftermarket company. IDS does not have the capability to reprogram the PCM on this vehicle That is the answer I got fro...		 1
1996 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L blower
thanks to all who responded.the blower motor control module is under the hood on the evaporator housing. the new module comes with a updated harness plug that needs to be spliced in. looks a little tricky to change the module ,but finding it was half the battl...		 14
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