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Someone please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any help will be appreciated, i have a 2004 ford f-150 heritage 4.6 liter v-8 and i took my truck to advanced auto parts to have it scanned, it is saying that 02 sensor is running lean what does that mean??? i changed out the two on the passeger side with new ones (bosch), cause they said it was on bank 2 side so i tried the old ones that i replaced put them on the driver side bank 1, and it is still running like crap it has a very rough idle and it will sometimes stall at a redlight it like jumps rpms between like 800 -1000 back and forth almost dying should i buy 2 more and try it ???? or do u think it could be something else and the computer is playing games ?????? thank you
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The computer is telling you that the gas mixture is too lean, this can be caused by a number of things, but the most common is air leaks that allow air in behind the MAF sensor. Check for bad vacuum hoses and the PCV valve first off.
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Help! Ford Heritage 6
Any help will be appreciated, i have a 2004 ford f-150 heritage 4.6 liter v-8 and i took my truck to advanced auto parts to have it scanned, it is saying that 02 sensor is running lean what does that mean??? i changed out the two on the passeger side with new ones (bosch), cause they said it was on bank 2 side so i tried the old ones that i replaced put them on the driver side bank 1, and it is still running like crap it has a very rough idle and it will sometimes stall at a redlight it like jumps rpms between like 800 -1000 back and forth almost dying should i buy 2 more and try it ???? or do u think it could be something else and the computer is playing games ?????? thank you
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the codes are po171,p2197,po174 the man said this was probably front and back sensors located near the converter.
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he recommended first trying to use sea foam to help clean off the carbon buildup if that does not help he said I could replace the sensors. What do you think?
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For any lean codes the first thing to check for is always vacuum leaks. You would be amazed how much money people have thrown at vehicles to avoid paying a shop for diagnostic services. Always check the simple stuff first before believing anyone that tell you to buy parts.
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thanks for the help on this issue. I am at a loss on checking the vacuum leaks where would I start to look? How many are there? Should just take it to a shop and ask them to check for vacuum leaks? So many shops just want to start replacing parts that I am not sure I need.
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That's a great question. Without having access to the PTS website or working at a dealership I don't know where one would gain access to the Ford PCED. Perhaps digital copies are available for sale somewhere?
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thanks for the help on this issue. I am at a loss on checking the vacuum leaks where would I start to look? How many are there? Should just take it to a shop and ask them to check for vacuum leaks? So many shops just want to start replacing parts that I am not sure I need.
If you can't find any leaks that would be a good time to find a good diagnostic shop. Good being the key word there. I worked on a Taurus one time that the owner had at 3 different shops. They had put on a total of 6 02 sensors and a MAF sensor for a lean condition. 15 minutes monitoring fuel trims and then hooking up a smoke machine led me to his vacuum leak they never even looked for and I'm far from a genius. Those places apparently just didn't care.