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Good Luck if you decide to give it a try. Let us know how it comes out.
Still no answer on my question about the VSM replacement on an '02X. Anyone have recent experience they want to share? I have a whole bunch of electrical problems and want to know how many of them might be remedied by this replacement.
Also I am having trouble with my 05 starting sometimes and also dying when decelerating. I took it to the dealership and they put the computer on it and said I had a high pressure oil leak which they wanted $1k-$3k to repair. Well I talked to a friend and said to call a shop that he has used and they said to change the oil/filter then run it hard for a time and see if that helped, seems that the high pressure oil pump system will get gummy and not hold pressure, so I tried it and it seems to be better!
Thanks.
I own an 00 ex ltd, w/ 7.3l, bought it new with 114 miles on it, currently a few miles over 216,000. It will be 10 years old on Feb 1 and its easily the best rig I've ever owned. Sure the brakes on them suck and I'm not impressed with the electrical system, but other than that the vehicle is amazing.
In the 10 years I've owned mine, I replaced the alternator (122,000), rebuilt the front end, replacing the brake rotors and pads and the ball joints (154,000). I had the glow plugs replaced a couple of months ago because it was getting a bit hard to start and I didn't want to go into winter and have a problem. I'm hoping that I'll get another 216,000 out of it. I have driven it across country a couple of times and made a lot of 1000+ mile trips in it and it is the most comfortable driving vehicle I've ever had.
I wouldn't be the least bit scared of a powerstroke with 233,000, I have friends that have over 500,000 on theirs and they are still running. Good luck, hope you enjoy becoming an excursion owner.
Good Luck!
I have not received any replies to my original inquiry about the VSM replacement. As bad as the electrical system is on these vehicles, I find it hard to believe that no one has any info. Please let me know if you have replaced this module and what your experience was.
The folks at the "stealership" assure me that it will fix all of my problems, but of course, when I asked if they will refund my $$ if it doesn't, all I got was a laugh! Doesn't really make me feel real warm and fuzzy about throwing that much cash at them without better information. Please help out if you can.
Thanks
Sorry -- I don't fiddle with this stuff much
Thanks again
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Also, some other great advise on here...........make sure you clean and lube the caliper slide pins and the torquing of the lug nuts is a very good idea as well even though I always use my air gun, but mine is on the second lowest setting (ingersal rand) and I put them on in a star pattern, run them snug first and then tighten up. If you insist on using an air gun, make sure you star pattern it and more isn't always better, don't have your gun on the highest setting! Just my 2 cents!
I read on another post that the PVC valve might be the problem. So I took a look at the valve cover and figured out where the PVC was located.. I removed the hose and attempted to take the PVC valve out of the cover. Could not get it out. Did not want to force things. It might be threaded. Any one else have the excessive oil consumption??
Any one know if the PVC valve is possibly the problem and how to remove and replace it???
I would appreciat any help that you can give me.
This truck has never been worked on other by me and never had the manifolds touched!
WHY would Ford send this out the door?? To me this is ridiculous!! I would never fix a car like this, why would they BUILD one defective?!
If you have a 2000 (or similar) V10, i am curious if you too have broken studs. I am ordering new studs from Ford today to fix and strongly suggest they give me everything for free since I have to provide the labor.