intheric
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- August 4, 2016
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- Location
- Richmond, Va
- City, State
- Richmond, Va
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Ford Explorer 4WD
Ok. So. Here’s what I’ve had done so far.
Replaced the cat converter, the tail pipe and muffler and the sensor that goes with that (down air?). Had a full tune up done. Also the pressure feedback sensor and the tubes (I did that myself once i figured how to get these man hands to attach the hoses to the metal stem things in such a tight space). And a new battery.
Took the explorer on a drive tonight to pick up a package from a friends. Started a bit weird but seemed to level out. I let it sit for a few seconds just to see if it would act funny. Let all the new parts settle in.
I’m cruising down the road and come to a light. It starts to sputter some but the light turns green and I accelerate and start thinking about all the crap that’s going to go wrong now after spending a bunch of money on the parts. I come to another light and it’s acting like it wants to die. So I read somewhere on here to put it in neutral and slightly give it some gas. Lite turns and I put it in drive and make a left turn. It wants to accelerate. But not so much. I think to myself “did they change the oil? The transmission fluid like I asked. ??. I paid 125 for a tune up but not sure if that included fluids”.
Feeling like it wants to die, I pull into a parking lot and the trucks coasts as I’m barely pressing the pedal. Nothing has cut off. Power steering is still working. All the lights are on. Engine light comes on. Then goes off. I park and shut it down. Let it sit for a few minutes. Starts back up easily. Into drive. It seems ok. Accelerates ok. Another red light. Into neutral. It’s idling ok. No need to press the gas. light changes. Little hesitant. I feel like I have to lift my foot off the pedal slightly for it to change gears and get more speed. It’s only 40 mph so none of that. Maybe it needs an oil change. This happened once when I got it.
so from there to the house it was fine. It was only 35 on the road. Keeping my foot even on the pedal to maintain 35 it felt like it was sputtering.
On the way back home it cut off again twice at the light. I did the neutral thing again. I then asked my dad for green lights all the way home, which I got ☺
got back home and when I came to a stop it did its “I’m gonna cut off again just kidding thing” the engine light came off for a second or two. Then I shut it down for the night.
I did notice when I got out, there was a weird sound. Say like a finger flicking a metal drum type sound. At some point I smelt something that reminded me of maple syrup (weird). I didn’t know if because of all the new parts, there’s a new part smell that needs to be driven off?
I got a wild hair the other day and bought a engine code reader from amazon. Veepack OBDCheck Ble. I tried messing with it but I was at my wits end and didn’t have the patience to set it up.
any takers? You guys have been a tremendous help so far. Thing is, this car ran perfectly before all this happened. hopefully it’s something as easy as an oil and transmission fluid change. Maybe some other sensors. When I get the code reader set up I’ll post the findings. Gotta research what app works best with it.
thanks again!
Replaced the cat converter, the tail pipe and muffler and the sensor that goes with that (down air?). Had a full tune up done. Also the pressure feedback sensor and the tubes (I did that myself once i figured how to get these man hands to attach the hoses to the metal stem things in such a tight space). And a new battery.
Took the explorer on a drive tonight to pick up a package from a friends. Started a bit weird but seemed to level out. I let it sit for a few seconds just to see if it would act funny. Let all the new parts settle in.
I’m cruising down the road and come to a light. It starts to sputter some but the light turns green and I accelerate and start thinking about all the crap that’s going to go wrong now after spending a bunch of money on the parts. I come to another light and it’s acting like it wants to die. So I read somewhere on here to put it in neutral and slightly give it some gas. Lite turns and I put it in drive and make a left turn. It wants to accelerate. But not so much. I think to myself “did they change the oil? The transmission fluid like I asked. ??. I paid 125 for a tune up but not sure if that included fluids”.
Feeling like it wants to die, I pull into a parking lot and the trucks coasts as I’m barely pressing the pedal. Nothing has cut off. Power steering is still working. All the lights are on. Engine light comes on. Then goes off. I park and shut it down. Let it sit for a few minutes. Starts back up easily. Into drive. It seems ok. Accelerates ok. Another red light. Into neutral. It’s idling ok. No need to press the gas. light changes. Little hesitant. I feel like I have to lift my foot off the pedal slightly for it to change gears and get more speed. It’s only 40 mph so none of that. Maybe it needs an oil change. This happened once when I got it.
so from there to the house it was fine. It was only 35 on the road. Keeping my foot even on the pedal to maintain 35 it felt like it was sputtering.
On the way back home it cut off again twice at the light. I did the neutral thing again. I then asked my dad for green lights all the way home, which I got ☺
got back home and when I came to a stop it did its “I’m gonna cut off again just kidding thing” the engine light came off for a second or two. Then I shut it down for the night.
I did notice when I got out, there was a weird sound. Say like a finger flicking a metal drum type sound. At some point I smelt something that reminded me of maple syrup (weird). I didn’t know if because of all the new parts, there’s a new part smell that needs to be driven off?
I got a wild hair the other day and bought a engine code reader from amazon. Veepack OBDCheck Ble. I tried messing with it but I was at my wits end and didn’t have the patience to set it up.
any takers? You guys have been a tremendous help so far. Thing is, this car ran perfectly before all this happened. hopefully it’s something as easy as an oil and transmission fluid change. Maybe some other sensors. When I get the code reader set up I’ll post the findings. Gotta research what app works best with it.
thanks again!