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Old May 26, 2007 | 08:06 AM
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pining 4.6

I have 97 150 4wd with a 4.6 it is pinging under any kind of load.
 
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Old May 26, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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Could be several things. EGR not flowing properly, dirty MAF, fuel filter partially clogged, vacuum leak? These are the things I would look into first. Have you scanned it for codes yet? I would do that first.
 
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Old May 28, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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Experience on my end says bad knock sensor.I've seen it alot on the '97-'98's. Check the simple stuff first though like Lxman said.
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Old May 28, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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When have you changed your plugs? Have you ever cleaned you MAF? I would also recommend cleaning out the throttle body elbow [the 2 EGR ports].
 
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Old May 29, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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I have the same problem with my 2001. I will be watching this thread closely.

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Old May 29, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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It could also be the gas you're running. I had to switch to 89 because it would ping on 87. It still pings on 89 while accellerating uphill with a load...
 
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