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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 07:44 PM
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Engine won’t run

I have a 2008 F150 with 5.4. Truck was running fine. Had the oil changed on Thursday. Drove home and back to work on Friday and back home. Parked the truck and when I went to crank it Sunday it sounded like it was running on 4 cylinders. What could have happened? It shut off and will not crank now.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 07:47 PM
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It could be your VCTs.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 08:19 PM
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It won't even crank? That's a dead battery.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2018 | 07:49 AM
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Engine not running

I should have said that most of the time the engine won’t start. It will turn over. Sometimes when I disconnect the battery and reset the pcu it will start and run fine for a few minutes and then start acting like it’s running on four cylinders and shut off again and not start back up. I have unplugged the vct’s and nothing changed. I am planning on changing the timing set but I was hoping for an easier fix. Thanks
 
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Old Sep 11, 2018 | 10:18 AM
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Get the codes read and report back.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2018 | 02:11 PM
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Check the FPDM for corrosion. It's on the crossmember above the spare tire, you have to unbolt it and check the back side.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2018 | 07:05 PM
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Engine won’t run

I changed the fpdm it is new.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2018 | 08:32 PM
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With Dorman or Motorcraft?
 
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Old Sep 11, 2018 | 11:17 PM
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How many miles on the spark plugs?
 
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