Aussie Explorer
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- 98 XLT
After getting the diagnoses from ford that my shift motor had contact failure (Quoted $880 for just the motor) I went out and sourced a second hand one from over east (For $250). You may remember my other post about this a few weeks ago
It finally arrived yesterday and I spent this morning swapping the old “Stuffed unit” with the one I got from the wrecker, including the sensors in the T/case.
Well after all that work it still will not engage 4WD Low!!!
4WD High works
4WD Low doesn’t work
I have no codes flashing or anything like that; the wiring all looks good but no action on the shift motor end of things
IMO I would need to be the unluckiest #### on the planet to get 2 Shift motors with the exact same problem don’t you think
Am going to go and borrow a electrical tester and check the wires for current, If Ok I will probably take it a Auto Electrician during the week and get him to look over it just to be sure, then if everything checks out I am going down to the dealership for a very unfriendly conversation with em.
What do you guys think, does it sound like the dealership tried to pull one over on me and charge me for a new shift motor when the problem was just something cheep and simple??
One thing> One of the sensors that that sits inside the T/Case that came with the shift motor had a crack across that Glue chit they encase the sensor in do you think that would case any issues, I didn’t think it would as the sensor it self looked fine.
Any ideas, thoughts or input will be appreciated.
Cheers.
It finally arrived yesterday and I spent this morning swapping the old “Stuffed unit” with the one I got from the wrecker, including the sensors in the T/case.
Well after all that work it still will not engage 4WD Low!!!
4WD High works
4WD Low doesn’t work
I have no codes flashing or anything like that; the wiring all looks good but no action on the shift motor end of things
IMO I would need to be the unluckiest #### on the planet to get 2 Shift motors with the exact same problem don’t you think
Am going to go and borrow a electrical tester and check the wires for current, If Ok I will probably take it a Auto Electrician during the week and get him to look over it just to be sure, then if everything checks out I am going down to the dealership for a very unfriendly conversation with em.
What do you guys think, does it sound like the dealership tried to pull one over on me and charge me for a new shift motor when the problem was just something cheep and simple??
One thing> One of the sensors that that sits inside the T/Case that came with the shift motor had a crack across that Glue chit they encase the sensor in do you think that would case any issues, I didn’t think it would as the sensor it self looked fine.
Any ideas, thoughts or input will be appreciated.
Cheers.