idle speed at startup
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idle speed at startup
I have a 2005 E350 with a V10.
For others that have this engine as well, what is your idle speed at startup when the engine is cold?
Mine is no where near where I would think it should be. What can I do to change that?
Rob
For others that have this engine as well, what is your idle speed at startup when the engine is cold?
Mine is no where near where I would think it should be. What can I do to change that?
Rob
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idle speed
It is too low. I would assume the truck should come up to maybe 1200 on a cold morning till it warms up but it is under 1000 which in turn makes it run a tad rough and longer to warm up.
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My first winter experience with a modular motor left me with the same impression---running too slow to do any good. Being used to carburetor'ed motors I expected a higher idle to shorten warm up time.
The modular motors seem to control idle speed more by the intake air temps and would compensate accordingly. This is one advantage of the sophisticated power train control of the ECU---even on my coldest days here Ohio I've yet to see a huge increase in idle speed.
There is a slight rush when the engine first catches ignition but it settles down into a normal idle speed almost instantly, within the first 5 seconds max.
You can check or clean your MAF, same with the air filter but sounds like pretty much a normal situation to me. Maybe post this in the V10 forum as well----might be something more specific and on-point there.
The modular motors seem to control idle speed more by the intake air temps and would compensate accordingly. This is one advantage of the sophisticated power train control of the ECU---even on my coldest days here Ohio I've yet to see a huge increase in idle speed.
There is a slight rush when the engine first catches ignition but it settles down into a normal idle speed almost instantly, within the first 5 seconds max.
You can check or clean your MAF, same with the air filter but sounds like pretty much a normal situation to me. Maybe post this in the V10 forum as well----might be something more specific and on-point there.
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That's impressive mileage---I thought my '00 5.4 with 272K miles was pretty good.
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I'm amazed it has that many miles. I'm the 4th owner that I know of. It was owned by a phone company, then by a car lot, then it was owned by a movie crew and used in a movie and now it's mine. I've only replaced the PCV elbow and 2 spark plugs and the oils. She's been flipped once and she will start on the first turn. Ford built the E series like a tank and built a bulletproof V10 to power them. Long live the Econoline!!
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On the "who has the most miles" V10 forum, I'm the highest. Unless you count the people that say their buddies got 500,000 or so miles.
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No kidding but there was an E-Series for sale on eBay where the owner claimed 850K miles on a 5.4. It was all highway miles, had original brakes in very usable condition and the body looked good too.I don't doubt a motor can go incredible distances with a little luck and a lot of the proper maintenance.
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