Engine Light, Vibrating Gas Pedal
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Mountain Pass
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Engine Light, Vibrating Gas Pedal
2008 Escape LTD V6
My Check Engine light came on yesterday. At the same time, I started to notice some weird behavior when accelerating, mostly from a dead stop in lower gears. There is a vibration in the gas pedal. The throttle/acceleration also felt a bit less responsive, but it's hard to say. When I got home I popped the hood with the engine running, and there is an intermittent sucking/air noise, coming from somewhere near the drivers side of the engine block. I couldn't identify exactly where the sound is coming from, maybe something buried further in.
Any ideas?
My Check Engine light came on yesterday. At the same time, I started to notice some weird behavior when accelerating, mostly from a dead stop in lower gears. There is a vibration in the gas pedal. The throttle/acceleration also felt a bit less responsive, but it's hard to say. When I got home I popped the hood with the engine running, and there is an intermittent sucking/air noise, coming from somewhere near the drivers side of the engine block. I couldn't identify exactly where the sound is coming from, maybe something buried further in.
Any ideas?
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Inspect the air intake boot, PCV and vacuum hoses, and intake for tears or cracks to identify the noise; however if you don’t seem to find anything, it could just be the air moving though the air box.
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There was a problem with backfire blowing up the intake manifold. Truly.
I would check the EGR valve and the diaphragm that opens it. The PCV valve is also on the drivers side of the engine and could also cause a vacuum leak. Get a good bright light and shine it back in that area. I bet you can find the problem visually.
tom
I would check the EGR valve and the diaphragm that opens it. The PCV valve is also on the drivers side of the engine and could also cause a vacuum leak. Get a good bright light and shine it back in that area. I bet you can find the problem visually.
tom
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Mountain Pass
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The acceleration issues and check engine light were caused by a cylinder misfire. It was just a bad coil, so this is fixed now.
I actually haven't checked to see if it's still making the sucking noise, I assume it is and is unrelated to the misfire. But if this is a problem I should figure out what's going on. I'll look at it this weekend.
I actually haven't checked to see if it's still making the sucking noise, I assume it is and is unrelated to the misfire. But if this is a problem I should figure out what's going on. I'll look at it this weekend.
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