4.6 stuttering, about to give up
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4.6 stuttering, about to give up
I have a 98 with the 4.6l and 113,000 miles. It's been stuttering for a bit now, i replaced the plugs, wires, and pcv valve. The truck ran fine after that. Since the stutter and the check engine light comes on saying either bank 1 is too lean or cylinder 1 missfire (both trouble codes have been given) started I have replaced the oxygen sensors and coil packs within the last week. I have cleaned the Idle air control valve, TB, and MAF sensor (i used plastic safe sensitive electronics QD cleaner). Ford has performed their injector service 8,000 miles ago, I have run 2 bottles of sea foam through it since then, replaced the fuel filter and checked the fuel pressures. I haven't cleaned or replaced the EGR valve yet though. Any ideas? I'm starting to get really frustrated and might have to give in an take it to my Ford dealer. Thanks,
Brittain
Brittain
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Originally Posted by BrittainMcNeil
I have a 98 with the 4.6l and 113,000 miles. It's been stuttering for a bit now, i replaced the plugs, wires, and pcv valve. The truck ran fine after that. Since the stutter and the check engine light comes on saying either bank 1 is too lean or cylinder 1 missfire (both trouble codes have been given) started I have replaced the oxygen sensors and coil packs within the last week. I have cleaned the Idle air control valve, TB, and MAF sensor (i used plastic safe sensitive electronics QD cleaner). Ford has performed their injector service 8,000 miles ago, I have run 2 bottles of sea foam through it since then, replaced the fuel filter and checked the fuel pressures. I haven't cleaned or replaced the EGR valve yet though. Any ideas? I'm starting to get really frustrated and might have to give in an take it to my Ford dealer. Thanks,
Brittain
Brittain
WOW!! You've done quite a bit !! IDUNO, If it were me goin by experiences with my 98 - I've had to replace the upstream O2 drivers side and the DPFE sensor - when that screws up it sends your PCM bogus signals . It's a monitoring sensor and is known to fail.
Check your vac lines again especially on the back of your TB - a known collapse failure there.
Worse case senierial - it's your lower intake manifold gaskets that are leaking.
Good Luck!!
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Originally Posted by mustangraven
I had a severe exhaust leake which caused my lean issue so I would check that next if I were you sounds like you covered the rest of the basses I am betting its that gasket is fried or the flange bolts are gone and its leaking there big time. Good luck
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