tbomb
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- Levittown, NY (Long Island)
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98 Sport 4.0 SOHC 4x4
ok, ill give a quick run down of my situation...
-in march i installed my superchip and it worked perfectly.
-in june, my truck started to not start on sporadic occassions, and would stall out sometimes while i was driving. i took it to ford and they said it was part of the cam tensioner recall - they said my lower intake manifold gasket was shot and they replaced it for free.
-my truck runs great for 6 weeks or so, then it starts stalling out again; this time it does it more often that the last time. i take my truck to my mechanic, not a ford dealership. he says the stalling problem is related to my superchip - we take out the chip and my truck hasnt done it since.
-now i have the superchip sitting in my garage. maybe the chip was defective; maybe it fine and theres something with my truck; or maybe something else - who knows? all i know is that my truck ran fine with the chip for 3 months then it started stalling; i took out the chip and now it runs perfect again.
if the chip is defective, i really dont want to sell it and have someone else have the same problems as me. but im only 22 and im still in college - i need my truck to be reliable so id rather not screw around with trying to get a chip that works, id rather leave it stock and have my truck run perfect all the time.
suggestions?...PLEASE
*note: i havent contacted smartyparts.com yet, which is where i bought it, nor have i contacted superchips.com - i want some of your guys input first.
-in march i installed my superchip and it worked perfectly.
-in june, my truck started to not start on sporadic occassions, and would stall out sometimes while i was driving. i took it to ford and they said it was part of the cam tensioner recall - they said my lower intake manifold gasket was shot and they replaced it for free.
-my truck runs great for 6 weeks or so, then it starts stalling out again; this time it does it more often that the last time. i take my truck to my mechanic, not a ford dealership. he says the stalling problem is related to my superchip - we take out the chip and my truck hasnt done it since.
-now i have the superchip sitting in my garage. maybe the chip was defective; maybe it fine and theres something with my truck; or maybe something else - who knows? all i know is that my truck ran fine with the chip for 3 months then it started stalling; i took out the chip and now it runs perfect again.
if the chip is defective, i really dont want to sell it and have someone else have the same problems as me. but im only 22 and im still in college - i need my truck to be reliable so id rather not screw around with trying to get a chip that works, id rather leave it stock and have my truck run perfect all the time.
suggestions?...PLEASE
*note: i havent contacted smartyparts.com yet, which is where i bought it, nor have i contacted superchips.com - i want some of your guys input first.