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2003 5.4 no start, PCM issue?
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Update. it's fixed. One of the girls must have kicked the PCM relay and knocked it out. I got my first chance to dive into it yesterday...
Apr 29, 2024
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Looks like the motor mount to me, but I doubt it is leaking. Usually the are made or hard rubber. Ford calls them: Insulator Assy -...
Apr 29, 2024
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I have the 5.4 2 valve and three valve and I can assure you that the two valve engine is the most reliable engine that has been...
Apr 22, 2024
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1998 EB 5.4 has 280000. 2000 EB 5.4 has 450000, 2003 EB 5.4 has 120000. coil packs belts plugs and hoses the only things replaced on the...
Apr 22, 2024
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Yes, I've replaced my intake manifold also... and the routine maintenance including plugs and coils, but the engine internals have been...
Apr 22, 2024
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i have 272K miles on mine, only engine intervention was inlet manifold (in addition to usual plugs n coils). i'm going to do the chain...
Apr 22, 2024
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I always thought the 3v was the less reliable motor. It has the troubling cam phasers, but I don’t think the 2v does.
Apr 22, 2024
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Pull the intake manifold off to reach the bolts. Other than that it's not too bad. Very common coolant leak area on the Triton motors...
Apr 1, 2024
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Coolant in the valley can come from the o-ring failure at the back of the water pump (search for the water pump mod - very common), or...
Apr 1, 2024
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HELP!!! DIY 100% 71 yr. old disabled Vet ,looking to replace brittle vacuum hoses. Ford discontinued hoses per dealer, advice what to do..
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In the past year, with enough searching, I was able to replace all the vacuum hoses with OEM when I installed the new engine. Sources...
Mar 18, 2024
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HELP!!! DIY 100% 71 yr. old disabled Vet ,looking to replace brittle vacuum hoses. Ford discontinued hoses per dealer, advice what to do..
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Yeah, like bronco said, just go over to a local autoparts store and in their HELP section you'll find an assorted pack of elbows and...
Mar 18, 2024
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HELP!!! DIY 100% 71 yr. old disabled Vet ,looking to replace brittle vacuum hoses. Ford discontinued hoses per dealer, advice what to do..
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If the issue is just the 2 sections of hose that are dry rotted you can just pick up some 1/8" or 3/16" whichever will fit and replace...
Mar 18, 2024
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Expy died with no warning and then revived itself. Thoughts?
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When mine failed there was no visible damage to the plastic cube but there was some strangeness to the solder on one or two of the pins...
Mar 11, 2024
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Does the 04 have a different fuel pump relay than the 03 that is soldered onto the board? The description is similar to my 03 when I had...
Mar 11, 2024
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Sounds like the common Fuel Pump Relay problem (R303). Original Omron 15amp relays were not beefy enough, they overheat and melt. By 05...
Mar 11, 2024
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