McFudden
Member
- Joined
- April 14, 2019
- Messages
- 47
- Reaction score
- 3
- City, State
- Lake Elsinore, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002, Explorer xlt
So, long story short. I spun the bearings out in the desert (lucky me)... and went engine shopping. I found a shop that said they would install a rebuilt engine, with an unlimited mileage 6 year warranty. Sounds like just the deal for my lazy butt. I go, engine swap (new engine is leaking oil crank shaft and rear of oil pan, but that’s another issue) drive some driving, first oil change at 500 miles, and the service engine soon light comes on. P0442 is the code. It points to a small leak. Before I spun the bearings, hell even AFTER I spun the bearings, this explorer leaked NOTHING! No coolant leaks, no spots on the driveway, NOTHING! Now with the new (rebuilt engine) I’m suddenly getting this error. The shop is insisting I’ve spontaneously developed a fuel tank leak. I disagree. I say this is probably some vacuum hose they didn’t attach well and or cracked etc etc... anything else that they might have accidentally done swapping the engine that might be causing this? My explorer never smelled like gas before, and now it does.