ChrisP87
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- Fremont, NE
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- 2008 Explorer AWD
Hey guys, new to the forum, not to the motor though. I have an 08 explorer 4.6L. Decent truck, usually runs beautifully, I’ve barely had to do anything with it except normal maintenance since I bought it two years ago. But now I’m fighting with an issue. I’ll start from the beginning…
i had a small coolant leak to start. It obviously progressed as they normally do and I started seeing two spots on the driveway and of course after inspecting everything, found that my radiator had two small cracks.
No big deal, ran to autozone, gave them year make model, had the radiator the next day and replaced it. I did notice one thing though, that the transmission coolant line connectors were different. The lines seemed to fit, clicked in nicely, but the retainer clip didn’t. So I was hesitant about it, and I was right. The driver side line blew out while driving, and transmission fluid went EVERYWHERE. Towed my baby home, went back to autozone with a wtf just happened to me look. Needless to say, my awd model that didn’t come up as an option magically appeared when they put my vin in. Replaced it again (at Warranty cost) and all was well, cleaned her up, and she was good.
Well, today, a few days after fixing it and driving it with no issues, my baby died on me a few times. Once just while idling in the driveway and again when I was driving it (35mph). Started right back up both times and finally threw a code.
P2135.
So I did all the tests and this is where I need help. At idle tps 1 is at 16% tps 2 is 22%. They adjust simultaneously but with a wider range the further the pedal is depressed. Neither are erratic on the live data feed. I back probed the tps sensor and read normal according to everything I’ve read. 5.02-5.06v. With a 3.5v ground.
so…am I looking at just replacing the tps sensor? I’m already planning to get a junkyard sensor for it to just throw on if that’s the case. My concern is, what is the possibility of that trans fluid leak causing unknown damage to wiring or what else do I need to be looking at? What other testing do I need to do? Are the readings normal at idle? I’m running to the junkyard tomorrow to grab a sensor anyway, which will really just tell me but I’m more concerned about the trans fluid that got all over.
i had a small coolant leak to start. It obviously progressed as they normally do and I started seeing two spots on the driveway and of course after inspecting everything, found that my radiator had two small cracks.
No big deal, ran to autozone, gave them year make model, had the radiator the next day and replaced it. I did notice one thing though, that the transmission coolant line connectors were different. The lines seemed to fit, clicked in nicely, but the retainer clip didn’t. So I was hesitant about it, and I was right. The driver side line blew out while driving, and transmission fluid went EVERYWHERE. Towed my baby home, went back to autozone with a wtf just happened to me look. Needless to say, my awd model that didn’t come up as an option magically appeared when they put my vin in. Replaced it again (at Warranty cost) and all was well, cleaned her up, and she was good.
Well, today, a few days after fixing it and driving it with no issues, my baby died on me a few times. Once just while idling in the driveway and again when I was driving it (35mph). Started right back up both times and finally threw a code.
P2135.
So I did all the tests and this is where I need help. At idle tps 1 is at 16% tps 2 is 22%. They adjust simultaneously but with a wider range the further the pedal is depressed. Neither are erratic on the live data feed. I back probed the tps sensor and read normal according to everything I’ve read. 5.02-5.06v. With a 3.5v ground.
so…am I looking at just replacing the tps sensor? I’m already planning to get a junkyard sensor for it to just throw on if that’s the case. My concern is, what is the possibility of that trans fluid leak causing unknown damage to wiring or what else do I need to be looking at? What other testing do I need to do? Are the readings normal at idle? I’m running to the junkyard tomorrow to grab a sensor anyway, which will really just tell me but I’m more concerned about the trans fluid that got all over.