Trouble Code Blues...

[janikphoto]

OK, so I threw a code, well, it's my wife's explorer so she threw a code on a really cold day. We borrowed a reader and it was... Oh, now I forget the number. Something like 143 or 146?!? It said that the right bank fuel rail was showing to be lean or something if I remember correctly. So I cleared it and just last week we had another really cold day and it threw the light again. I haven't read it yet, but I bet it's the same thing. Anyone have info on a 1998 v6 explorer doing this? I tried searching for the info already but couldn't find anything...

 

[Robert]

If it was a P0171 or P0174 (fuel trim too lean bank one or bank 2), then it is probably your lower intake manifold o-rings leaking, at least if you have the SOHC. Do a search for 00M12 and it will tell you how to get it taken care of at Ford's expense. If it was one of the two codes you mentioned, then I don't know what they are.

 

[janikphoto]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was 174 then because it was a right side fuel bank issue from what I remember. I'll do the search now. Do you know if they will take care of it even if we have 95k miles on the '98?!?

 

[Robert]

Yeah, they'll take care of it regardless of your miles. unfortunately they will charge you a price though. The extended warranty on the o-rings only covers it to 72K miles. It doesn't hurt to ask them though.

 

[janikphoto]

Yeah, and after doing a search on the recall number that someone listed, I'm sure that is the prob with the vehicle. Anyone know if this is going to get worse or potentially damage the engine. It doesn't get very cold here in Texas and the trouble code only happened on the two coldest days of the winter season.