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Hi - Every so often, my daughter's 06 v8 will stall for no apparent reason. It always happens when the car is at very low speed, the steering wheel is being turned, and most often the brake is being applied. Basically when you are backing into the driveway or parking at a mall. It almost sounds...

I want to replace all 4 o2 sensors on our 06 v8. I know I replaced 2 of them when I swapped the engine 6 years ago, but the other 2 are original with 300k and 16 years on them. No errors yet but thinking it may be good idea to do it. From what I see there are 2 part #'s: Oxygen Sensor...

2006 v8, 301k miles 150k miles on the current engine For the past few months, I can smell the gas or very rich exhaust fumes inside the cabin, especially at start. I looked under the hood, checked injectors for any leaks and nothing. The long term fuel trim is 8-9 % on both banks, short term is...

Hello everyone - It does not look like our 06 v8 is leaving the family anytime soon since my youngest driver in the family inherited it from me with just 300k and she likes it. It's running strong, transmission shifts great (still OEM), the only issue is that the current engine that has about...

Just few updates on my front. The 2007 EB v6 with 137k miles is gone, traded it in to get myself a 2012 F-150 super crew with the short 5.5 box, Lariat, fully loaded with 107k miles. Pretty nice upgrade for myself, realizing at the same time that it's 9 years old already (production date 2011)...

Hello - Last week my 06 ex blew the brake line: from ABS unit to the brake hose at the caliper. Luckily, it's the front left. So it's the shortest one, easiest to remove and the cheapest. I got it from Ford for $ 30. Looking at those braided connections, I can tell the other 3 are not far...

Since the cold temperatures arrived here on the East coast (20 this morning in NY), it was time to turn on the seat warmers. The passenger side works very well. The driver side - the light stays on the switch, but the seat does not warm up, and then suddenly it will a little, then stop again. I...

Hello there - questions for all the DIY-ers and shop owners. What is a decent scan tool that goes beyond a basic code reader and can also communicate back with the car ie: purge valve command, etc. I am looking for example at LAUNCH X431 TOUCH PRO OBD2 but I know other companies make them. My...

Hi all - On our 07 I am adding a brake controller. Originally, the truck had 4 flat connector only. I already have the 7 pin connector that came with the class 3/4 hitch platform that I installed. I looked under the dash and I see the plug for brake controller. Is there a brake wire somewhere...

This is just theoretical for now, but based on the weird noises coming from our 07 4.0 v6, I may be looking at the timing job on it. The body is in very good condition, new tires, new tranny 16k ago, so it's a keeper LOL My approach would be to pull the engine out which I can do, and deliver it...

Hi - Friend's 2003 XLT v8 has door ajar light. Everything is closed, there are no switches on the door jams. What controls that ? Thanks

Hello - I am re-posting the questions since I got no responses whatsoever in the 3rd gen forum. Helping a friend, 2003 Explorer 4.6 v8 AWD XLT. It always starts when cold, so he drives it to work, parks it for a day, and it starts after work, gets home, parks it for the night, ok again in the...

When I depress the brake pedal, all is fine, truck brakes like it normally does. But when done, the pedal will rise back up but very slowly. I checked the calipers, lubed the pins, all moves ok down there. I noticed that my brake booster is making high pitch sound if I depress the pedal very...

Posting this for a friend of mine. His 2003 XLT with 4.6 2v will start in the morning when cold but if he stops at a gas station after driving for a while, it will not start. He says he smells fuel when cranking. Any ideas ? No codes.

As I mentioned in my other post, the day before we leave for a long trip including pulling a small camper, the car is acting up. It even stalls on me out of nowhere. I had some doubts if I am going to be able to complete the trip but everything was booked already, and I did not want to disapoint...

I see lots of post about camping, I guess it's that time of the year :) Keeping with the family tradition, last month we went on a short 8 day summer trip from lower state NY up north through Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and camped out in beautiful Maine. Few years ago when we did...

My son's 4.0 takes few turns to start, and from what I read here that's common on the v6's. My 4.6 always cranked and started right away. Lately, it takes few more spins to get going. Sometimes, it will start right away,sometimes after few revolutions. Is my crank sensor going bad ? Fuel pump ...

I noticed that few of my coils are loose. When I took my 7 mm nut driver to tighten them, I found that the threads in the heads ares stripped. Has anybody fixed that with a larger bolt or something ? They look like 4mm bolts, but that's just my guess.

The heat in my 06 is weak or not as hot as in our 07, so I can compare directly between the 2. I am watching the heater control valve but I do not see the lever moving ever. When I took the vacuum hose off it, I did not feel any suction. How do you test it ? . I replaced it about a year ago...

I am trying to help a friend who has 2003 explorer with 2 valve 4.6 and has P0300 and will probably need 8 new coils and sparkplugs. I have some old Motorcraft working coils from my 4.6 3v. If I used his boots (I know not recommended) do you think if just the coil part would work ?

This a weird one but probably simple once I figure out what happened. Yesterday morning it was in the teens, windy and cold so the engine was cold after sitting outside whole night. I attempted to remote start it, it cranked for 2 sec as it is supposed to and stopped since the engine did not...

Looking for something more robust. My right upper control arm bushings are shot. Who else makes them ?

Not sure if this is a reason to celebrate but this week I hit 275,000 miles on my 06 so official it's broken in :) If I do not get into some body damaging accident, I should squeeze another 200k out of it :) The tranny shifts just like 11 years ago when I got it, the "new" engine purrs like a...

Is this the right part ? NEW THERMOSTAT ALUMINUM HOUSING KIT 1 PLUG FOR 02-11 FORD 4.0L SOHC | eBay Ours has 1 sensor, and the other hole has a plug with a wire clip. And it's leaking of course :)