Search results

(I couldn't get the PCM connector to latch but it was just that I wasn't pulling the gray lever back far enough) Now that I figured that out, I'm trying to replace a contact on the PCM connector where the wire into the contact broke off. I watched the videos here and have a tiny screwdriver to...

A while back I was getting codes P1633 (Keep alive memory voltage low) and P0449 (Canister vent valve circuit malfunction) and tracked it down to no voltage getting from the battery to the connector on the PCM. I installed a jumper wire from the battery to the wire that leads to the PCM and the...

I'm getting codes P0446 and P1633 about which this post and this post say check fuse 24, which I did and it's OK, and I thought that cured the problem, but it turns out it takes a bit for the CEL to come on so I still have the problem. There is 12V at the fuse and the fuse is good. So next...

At 229K my mechanic says the Mountaineer (4.6L) needs a new throttle body. Any input on new Ford vs. new aftermarket vs. remanufactured aftermarket? List from Ford is $350, can get new Ford for $200, new aftermarket is $125 - $175 - $275, can get Cardone reman from Summit Racing for around $90.

Is there a standard size for the transmission cooler fitting o-rings and if so, what is it, or are there differences depending on the radiator? Had the radiator replaced Feb 2017 with an unknown aftermarket radiator. Recently noticed a fluid leak which turned out to be transmission fluid from...

Time to replace front hubs. Any brands better or worse than others? Any bad experiences to keep away from? Rock Auto has Power Stop (cheap), WJB (cheap), Centric (mid), Timken, Moog, AC Delco, SKF (not cheap). Ford OEM most $ of all. SKF & Timken I've heard of, but that doesn't always mean...

Beginning to suspect the starter on our Mountaineer. RockAuto has TYC (Asian OEM supplier), Remy, AC Delco, some other unknown brands. Any good/bad comments for any of these? Is this one of those parts where the Motorcraft part is worth twice the price?

The media switch on the right side of the steering wheel is flaky and I want to either try to fix it or replace it. Before I start poking around near the airbag, does anybody know how this comes out? The photos on the fordparts.com site suggest it just snaps into place with tabs, but it's always...

One of the mounting brackets for the right power running board on our 2007 Mountaineer broke. The bracket is not available separately, the entire assembly is upwards of $1200, and I haven't found any used ones at a reasonable price. So I'm thinking about just replacing the power running...

So today we got caught in a deluge with the Mountaineer (V8) and once again, getting misfires on the #8 cylinder. Although I can't see any water on the engine, I'm sure I'll find some in the spark plug hole once I pull the coil. This is the second time recently this has happened (and once on...

My wife took our 2007 Mountaineer to the shop today and had, among other things, the plugs replaced. Our mechanic used whatever the current "updated" Motorcraft plugs are for the 4.6 V-8. By the time she got home, it was misfiring and the CEL was on, code P0305. I swapped the 5 and 6 coils...

So my wife was on vacation and stood on the power running board on our 2007 Mountaineer and it broke. I haven't taken it apart because she found a mechanic to bungee it on so she could get home, but it looks like the board came right off the mounting bracket in the front. And she says it bent...

Lately, occasionally, on cold startup, my wife has noticed that the fan clutch on our Mountaineer engages with the accompanying roaring sound. It stays engaged for anywhere from 10 to 30 seconds, then disengages. It hasn't been hot enough around here that it engages any other time. The fan...

One of the 18" OEM wheels on my 2007 Mountaineer Premier is so badly banged up the tire shop refuses to try to mount a tire on it. So I'm trying to figure out which OEM wheel it is to get a replacement but fordparts.com lists three different 18" wheels with the same part number. Window sticker...

I lost one of the reflectors in the satin-metal strip on the rear bumper of the 07 Mountaineer Premiere, and I have a replacement, but I can't figure out how it attaches. One end has a hooked bracket that slips into a rectangular hole. Got that. The other end has this prong: that just...

Somehow my wife managed to dislodge the O/D Off button that covers the actual switch inside the gear shift lever. I popped it back into place, but 2 days later I found a spring on the floor that looks like it could be part of the button. Before I try prying the button back off, is there...

A couple of months ago, I had the tranny rebuilt on our 1996 Limited (197K and still breathing). The other night, I noticed that the 4WD switch was in 4WD-Auto and there was no 4WD light. I found that nothing seems to happen when switching to either 4WD Auto or 4WD Low - no noise, no flicker of...

I've been trying to track down an intermittent (but getting less so) battery drain in my 1996 Limited. I found a 3 to 4 amp current flow with the ignition off and long after the air ride, the battery saver, and all the lights stopped doing their stuff. I found that the current goes on and off if...

So, on my 96 Limited, the EATC blower motor speed controller module went out. We lived with the blower fan only working on high for several months. Then it started working again. Then one morning the truck was dead, the battery was dead, and when I hooked up the battery charger, the blower fan...

This is a 96 Explorer Limited, 150K miles, EATC. For the past few months, the heater/air conditioning blower fan has only been working in the manual high setting. As I learned from other discussions here, it's most likely a bad EATC fan controller on the blower motor. But it hasn't been a...

Need a little collective wisdom (or support). I recently bought a used head unit on eBay (I know, I know) from somebody who listed it as a JBL unit with CD controls from a '97 X . The head unit I received has no CD button, no "Compact Disc" logo on the front, no "COMP" or "SHUFFLE" on the 5 / 6...