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Dale
When you hook up a fuel pressure gauge to the fuel rail. you can read pressure. when you disconnect the vacuum line to the regulator the pressure should drop.
The regulator is held on with two bolts and costs less than 30 dollars. kind of hard to get to. but if you crawl in and lay on top of the engine it is accessible
allen34
1st: The transmission is sealed with no dipstick. I've heard some things that you cant service this transmission, some people talk about draining and filling it yourself. Can i take it to a shop or dealer and get it flushed? Do i ever need to repalce the filter?
2nd: After looking through all the records the previous owner had I cant find anythign about the differential being serviced. What are the service intervals for the rear diff? I always did it around 30k miles or so in previous trucks.
3rd: One last thing real quick. This vehicle has the rear air option, when you have the rear air on and the thermostat/temp control set all the way to HOT or COLD there is a loud clanking noise(like someone holding the unlock button) coming from the driver side rear cargo side panel. If the thermostat is set in between hot or cold it does not make this noise, only when it is all the way hot or cold?
I appreciate everyones time and knowledge. Any comments or suggestions would be great. Tell me anythign and everything i should or need to know about this ride, i need it to last as long as possible!!! :shades:
Any clues before I take it in to a transmission shop? I'm wary of doing this since I never know if I'm going to be swindled or not...
F87Z11002CARM $178.42 (from dealer)
Labor 0.8 hours (for a mechanic)
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Raise and support the vehicle.
3. Remove the starter motor solenoid terminal cover.
4. Disconnect the starter wires.
1. Disconnect the starter solenoid wire.
2. Remove the nut.
3. Remove the battery cable.
5. Remove the starter motor.
1. Remove the bolts.
2. Remove the starter motor.
5. Connect the battery ground cable. NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.
INSTALL
1. Position the starter motor and install the bolts.
2. Connect the starter wiring.
1. Install the battery cable.
2. Install the nut.
3. Connect the starter solenoid wire.
3. Install the starter motor solenoid terminal cover.
4. Lower the vehicle.
Pleasr Help.
Thanks in advance
Vic
Thanks.
My husband drove it today and he said when he got on it the RPMs dropped way low very fast which did not seem normal. Driving is smooth..no probs shifting.
Anyone have any advise? I do not know whether to bring it back for a refund or keep it if repairs are minor. I realize that certain things need replacing, but I'm not spending thousands within a week or so of owning it. Thanks to anyone that can help...
No, they're generally excellent vehicles, in my experience, and I've owned 7 of them, still have an 07. Yours sounds like a mess, and I would take it back if I were you. It's got a bunch of issues, none of them sound good. I've never had one do any of those things.
Thanks!