Lack power
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From: Mt Maunganui New Zealand
Lack power
I have a 4.0L Explorer that quite recently lost a lot of power. Its quite slow off the mark until it reaches about 3000 rpm then it operates normal. There are a couple of other things that I have noticed about the same time, these include a little bit longer than normal for the brakes to pressurise (or not be so hard under pedal) ( it takes about a 30 secs rather than the normal near immediate) are these all interlinked? The Air filter was a bit dirty could that have been the problem? I checked the airfilter yesterday and ordered one in. Any ideas or help would be appreciated. But it does lack a lot of power at the moment. There are no check engine lights on, and fuel consumption is fairly normal.
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Yes air filter could be it. That could also be wasting some gas...even if it is very slightly dirty, i found that it wastes a lot of gas. Is there a pep boys near you? If so, get purolater air filter from there...really low restriction and very cheap (about $11.99)... Motorcraft sucks... too restrictive.
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sounds to me like a vacuum leak. that would explain both of the problems, because the brake booster runs off of a vacuum line. Unfortunately, vacuum leaks can be loads of fun to find. Check for any cracked lines, also loose or broken connections. I would check first around where the brake booster gets its feed though. hope this helps.
-paul
-paul
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Okay I replaced the air filter, next problem how do i check the various vaccum hoses for fault? I just went for the primitive version of looking for holes and spilts. Any one have any idea on how many to check? LOL is all sounded easy.
