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Nodid you ever find out which codes were stored in the PCM?
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Nodid you ever find out which codes were stored in the PCM?
Yes, i did some digging. It's liketrying to understand Comifornia gun laws+1 what issue are you having?
Did you try googling the symptoms and looking in ford forums for resolutions?
This is why I'm pulling my hair out.... I could literally spend couple of thousand dollars doing all this to find out my motor is toast and I'm not sure it's worth $6,000 to put a new crate motor in it when I get there..I agree, a bad motor will always be a bad motor with out intermittent issues! Like others point to, Fuel Filters, plug wires, check for Air Leaks, and check/clean the PCV valve. May also look at the fuel pump and check for correct voltage, or a volt spike, or loss of volts! Also check All Grounds! Fords are known for ground corrosion and this can cause all sorts of issues! If none of this helps, then Cam/ timing chain tensioner issues may be the cause. These Coyote engines are known to have chain tensioner issues with a lot of miles on them!
Checked over and under for wire issues. Nothing obvious.Just remembered my brother in law had a similar issue with his 05 and 5.4. His was a wire that has slightly worn through and was occasionally grounding out on the Aluminum looking AC Line. Look and see if any burn marks on the line? He taped up the wire that was arcing and has had zero problems since
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Replaced fuel filter today. Aded some cleaner and SeaFoam to fuel tank.. No change yet..Did you or the mechanic try replacing the fuel filter?
Code readers are a must have these days. I love my BlueDriver unit:
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Local auto parts shop had similar item but amazon reviews were all over the place on reliability. Thought I'd wait until I could research more on this one first. Possible they're all made by same people with different names.
Best $100 spent in the automotive tool dept.
Not sure it'll get the 8 miles to a town with a store. Have to climb large hill on bad stretch of highway...O'reillys will loan you a code scanner to use in their parking lot.
may not be normal but id rather pay $2.50 for a quart of oil every 3 tanks of gas than put new rings in it.
yeah, machining is much much better now. most people never will see an abnormal oil consumption issue with their vehicle. however, i am weekly putting new rings in the 2011-2012 chevy equinox under "special coverage" or warranty. i always said the LAST rig i would buy is an equinox,cruze or traverse BUT, everything that goes wrong with them is usually covered either by warranty or special coverage.I considered MAYBE buying a loaded traverse but I bought a toyota 4runner from across the parking lot instead.Used to be the auto makers would not do anything about an engine under warranty until oil consumption got to under 400 miles a quart. Never have worried about about an car burning oil until it got to that point for the last 50 years. When I started driving most engines didn't go much over 80-90,000 miles without needing a rebuild or 40-50,000 miles without a valve job. Most people today get 2 to 3 times the mileage out of a car as they did 40-50 years ago.