2000StreetRod
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- May 26, 2009
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- City, State
- Greenville, SC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 00 Sport FI, 03 Ltd V8
My cold weather start up flare has increased to more than 2,000 rpm and the chain rattle is very loud for about 5 seconds until the oil gets to the chain. I decided I can't delay the tensioner and gasket replacement any longer. I ordered Ford part number YL-2Z-9E473-AA from Forddirectonline.com for $49.49 plus shipping (also available from FordPartsCenter.net and MidTennfordparts.com for about the same price). The kit should be here tomorrow. Since I limit the time I work on my Sport to 2 hours per day I hope to have the upper and lower intake manifolds removed and cleaned by Sunday. I have a lot of carbon build up in the upper intake plenum and probably as much or more in the lower intake manifold. I've printed out the excellent post by mikeh 98 SOHC Cold Start Idle problem to use as a guide and will take photos during disassembly so I can refer to them during reassembly.