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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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Question Help... Rough idle and gas smell




Earlier in the week while driving to work and stopped at a red light i noticed my truck was idling rough to the point that sometimes it seemed like it was going to stall out then i also noticed that i was able to smell gas ONLY WHEN IDLING...

The problem with this is it is NOT pulling up any codes....

List of things i have done lately as well as trying to fix it

-New Plugs (replaced back in November)
-Cleaned Throttle Body (2 Nights Ago)
-Cleaned Mass Air Flow Sensor (2 Nights Ago)
-New Air Filter (3 Nights Ago)
-Fuel Filter (replaced back in Aug about 7,000 miles ago)
-SeaFoam (Last night)

My next step i think i am going to take a shot at to fix this is to remove all my fuel injectors and take them to get cleaned and tested......


ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED..... THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!

Joe
 
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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Read the link in the first post.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/v8...ram-07m08.html
 
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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Read the link in the first post.

2005 5.4 3v injector letter: Ford Customer Satisfaction Program 07M08
What if i dont know if its the injectors causing this, will they run and test and if it comes back they arent the problem are they going to charge me?
 
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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More than likely, but if it is them they will fix it free.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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I've been down this road before. I was smelling gas at idle also. Happened shortly after having my spark plugs changed at the dealership. Took it back to them and they claimed they couldn't reproduce the smell (didn't charge me), but I smelled it again immediately after leaving the dealership. Long story short, after changing, hoses, and injector o-rings myself, I finially discovered that a rear spark plug was about a half turn loose. I tightened it down and the smell was gone.

I've also had to have a bad injector replaced under the customer satisfaction program also. Ford only replaces them as they go bad which kinda sucks. Thinking about replacing them all on my own dime.

I'm willing to bet your problem is one of the two.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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Cory.... I had to make another name idk why my password isnt working with my other name.... But THAT WAS THE PROBLEM my #2 plug was just ever so slightly loose and i gave that a tighten and IT RUNS LIKE A BRAND NEW TRUCK.....

THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION AND HELP!!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2010 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by JoeyStags
Cory.... I had to make another name idk why my password isnt working with my other name.... But THAT WAS THE PROBLEM my #2 plug was just ever so slightly loose and i gave that a tighten and IT RUNS LIKE A BRAND NEW TRUCK.....

THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION AND HELP!!
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