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    Irregular idle and struggling to start

    Luckily the t-stat isn’t leaking and by looking at the crank sensor too it looks fairly new so I would have thought it’s okay, changing the ECT tomorrow hopefully it cures the problem
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    Irregular idle and struggling to start

    Excellent I’ll try the sensor first if that cures It can life with a faulty gauge
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    Irregular idle and stalling

    Hi very recently my 97 explorer 4.0l it will start first time, then idling up an down until it’s warm but then after turning it off it just won’t start it keeps turning and turning and it stinks of fuel, plugged into a obd reader and it showing the temp coolant at 286degrees!!!! Surely this...
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    Irregular idle and struggling to start

    Hi very recently my 97 explorer 4.0l it will start first time, then idling up an down until it’s warm but then after turning it off it just won’t start it keeps turning and turning and it stinks of fuel, plugged into a obd reader and it showing the temp coolant at 286degrees!!!! Surely this...
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    Clicking rattle ?

    Worth trying that thanks will have a look over the weekend
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    Clicking rattle ?

    hi all very recently I’ve noticed what I can only describe as a click/rattle coming from bottom of the engine sounds like it’s coming from propshaft tbh, sounds like if you there a piece of metal in a tin and shuck it goes away when it’s in park or neutral only when I’m drive any idea ? She does...
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    won't stay running

    Having the same kind of issue with mine, starts up cold lovely but when it’s hot takes an age to sgart and is very rough plugged into a comp and it was showing ECT at nearly 280!!! Unplugged and it started first time so I’d change your ECT Sensor first it’s what’s im doing then possibly the...
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