ukexplorer97
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- 1997 Explorer SOHC4.0 UK
Trying to diagnose a problem with my 97 explorer. Any suggestions appreciated ...
Explorer lost power on the motorway - engine still running fine just no drive to the wheels and a coast over to the hard shoulder. After restarting was able to get the car moving but it was stuck in low gear with OD light flashing which I gather is 'limp home' mode. Stuck a code reader on it this evening - some unrelated errors reported on the ARC system and code P1729 indicating that 4x4 switch was faulty - surprised not to see any codes stored related to the transmission/tc though. 4x4 and 4x4 lo lamps light ok, no flashing, but definitely no thump from the shift motor when engaging 4x4 lo. Is the 4x4 switch issue likely to be related here or a separate issue?
(Noticed that -ve battery terminal appears to have worked loose around the same time).
Thanks,
Neil
Explorer lost power on the motorway - engine still running fine just no drive to the wheels and a coast over to the hard shoulder. After restarting was able to get the car moving but it was stuck in low gear with OD light flashing which I gather is 'limp home' mode. Stuck a code reader on it this evening - some unrelated errors reported on the ARC system and code P1729 indicating that 4x4 switch was faulty - surprised not to see any codes stored related to the transmission/tc though. 4x4 and 4x4 lo lamps light ok, no flashing, but definitely no thump from the shift motor when engaging 4x4 lo. Is the 4x4 switch issue likely to be related here or a separate issue?
(Noticed that -ve battery terminal appears to have worked loose around the same time).
Thanks,
Neil