Teressajane
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- October 26, 2015
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- City, State
- Kendall, wa
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1993 explorer 4wd
hi you all. i rarely post but have lurked and learned amazing things that have helped me maintain and fix my two oldies but goodies. your advice helped me to change my heater core myself last month and fix a engine light connundrum. wanted to say thanks.
ok, here is latest. will try to be succint. I am heading for Texas from NW wa for Christmas. 1993 ford explorer with 100,000 miles. vehicle given to me if i could get it started a year ago. I did. changed the ful filter, fuel pump, new muffler, brakes, full tuneup, clean fuel injectors. Had intermittant idiot light which came on when vehicle was under load and also a loss of power resulting same time. finally took to mechanic and he couldnt find issue. then saw on this forum a thread about deposits on the MAF sensor that dont come off with the cleaner and how to remove them without harming the 2 wires. did it and no more light and 85% less incidents with loss of power under load. (yay) BUT, my gas mileage is HORRIBLE. 10 mpg with mix of town and country driving. was better when I first got it.
On SSI disability, so very limited funds, so I need to know what sensors or other parts would be the most likely issues that are affecting my gas mileage, and what one or two would likely give me the greatest chance of increasing the gas mileage if I were to change them? No engine light anymore, and it is a OBD1. I can use a multimeter basic with clear instructions if I need to test something. utube and the library and chiltons have allowed this 60 yr old female to do most of my maintainence myself (and this forum).
no oil use, no overheating or other fluid issues. tranny shifts good but 4wd doesnt work. i have noticed it takes a long time for the tempature guage to get up to normal. seems slower than before. could a temp sensor be an issue? new air filter and oil filter/change. starts right up cold or hot. i have a 96 econoline 150 with 278,000 miles which I have had and maintained since 1996. original equipment but for pcm module and fuel pump other than lots of routine maintainence and diligence ...off road 30,000 miles at least of hard wear and tear, and it gets 15 miles per gallon. with a 5.8 l v8. sorry for length of post. any suggestions appreciated.
ok, here is latest. will try to be succint. I am heading for Texas from NW wa for Christmas. 1993 ford explorer with 100,000 miles. vehicle given to me if i could get it started a year ago. I did. changed the ful filter, fuel pump, new muffler, brakes, full tuneup, clean fuel injectors. Had intermittant idiot light which came on when vehicle was under load and also a loss of power resulting same time. finally took to mechanic and he couldnt find issue. then saw on this forum a thread about deposits on the MAF sensor that dont come off with the cleaner and how to remove them without harming the 2 wires. did it and no more light and 85% less incidents with loss of power under load. (yay) BUT, my gas mileage is HORRIBLE. 10 mpg with mix of town and country driving. was better when I first got it.
On SSI disability, so very limited funds, so I need to know what sensors or other parts would be the most likely issues that are affecting my gas mileage, and what one or two would likely give me the greatest chance of increasing the gas mileage if I were to change them? No engine light anymore, and it is a OBD1. I can use a multimeter basic with clear instructions if I need to test something. utube and the library and chiltons have allowed this 60 yr old female to do most of my maintainence myself (and this forum).
no oil use, no overheating or other fluid issues. tranny shifts good but 4wd doesnt work. i have noticed it takes a long time for the tempature guage to get up to normal. seems slower than before. could a temp sensor be an issue? new air filter and oil filter/change. starts right up cold or hot. i have a 96 econoline 150 with 278,000 miles which I have had and maintained since 1996. original equipment but for pcm module and fuel pump other than lots of routine maintainence and diligence ...off road 30,000 miles at least of hard wear and tear, and it gets 15 miles per gallon. with a 5.8 l v8. sorry for length of post. any suggestions appreciated.