pinging
#4
jumped cam timing, carbon buildup in combustion chambers, too hot of a spark plug (heat range), no egr operation or egr disconnected, lugging the engine (using too high of a trans gear to accelerate can all cause pinging.
#5
Are you sure it's a ping and not an exhaust leak?? Can sound similar. The passenger manifolds are notorious for cracking from the ac condesation drain dumping cold water on top of the hot manifold. Not ford's smartest design.
#8
was reading up on other sites, it's all so confusing with plug numbers, some go down for cooler, some go up. some say copper core is the best, some say iridium etc...1 step cooler from a AP605 is a 104?
#9
Let me guess it only happens when you are heavy on the throttle?
Pinging this time of year is probably caused from Heat soak and the ECM not being able to pull sufficient timing to keep it from pinging (spark is too advanced).
Run a cooler plug in combination with a higher octane fuel until the weather starts to cool down. Probably all you need to do.
Pinging this time of year is probably caused from Heat soak and the ECM not being able to pull sufficient timing to keep it from pinging (spark is too advanced).
Run a cooler plug in combination with a higher octane fuel until the weather starts to cool down. Probably all you need to do.
#10
it only happens when the engine is up to temp, and only under light load. I either back off the throttle slightly or put my foot down, both seems to stop the pinging. I bought some cooler plugs today, motorcraft AGSF22WM, factory spec was AGSF32WM, so I will see how they do tomorrow when I put them in. I will update results when I drive it.
thanks.
thanks.