help with intake issue please..
11-19-2007, 12:17 PM
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RE: help with intake issue please..
bump - i give up...im going to take the car to ford and let them tell me whats wrong... my timing chain tensioner is bad, i can hear it, but i dont think that would make the car run like it does...im looking into getting that fixed as well, but im stumped on the misfire...i talked to my dad today who helped with the intake swap and his words were "that nasty noise it made sounded like a new shortblock is coming" ....not lookin forward to an engine swap, although it would be nice since ive got 152k on the clock...
how much would an 03 gt motor run me from a junkyard? im tired of my ****ty heads and if i replace the engine i want 03 heads....or would it be a lot cheaper to get another 99? money is tight
how much would an 03 gt motor run me from a junkyard? im tired of my ****ty heads and if i replace the engine i want 03 heads....or would it be a lot cheaper to get another 99? money is tight
11-19-2007, 05:48 PM
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RE: help with intake issue please..
sorry to triple post, just wanted to let everyone know that i got the issue resolved...my valve covers are leaking oil and it dumped oil into my plug holes and ruined a few coil packs....car is parked in the garage for now, and i plan to do the timing chain tensioners and guides soon so i will get new gaskets for the valve covers after i do the timing chain since i will have them pulled off anyways...thanks for all the suggestions and help guys!
11-19-2007, 06:14 PM
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RE: help with intake issue please..
ORIGINAL: oxfordgt
LOL I guess you don't know much about the pre 04 2v heads.
ORIGINAL: WhiteFoxGT
What codes is it throwing? It still sounds like a vac leak to me. When you installed the injectors, did you lube the o-rings really well. Its possible you could have cut or nicked one..that will leak fuel/air and make it run rough. Let the motor cool and start pulling spark plugs and look at them. You may have fouled one. And dont worry about gettin a torque wrench. Just hand tighten them, then use a wratchet and snug them. Its not rocket science..
What codes is it throwing? It still sounds like a vac leak to me. When you installed the injectors, did you lube the o-rings really well. Its possible you could have cut or nicked one..that will leak fuel/air and make it run rough. Let the motor cool and start pulling spark plugs and look at them. You may have fouled one. And dont worry about gettin a torque wrench. Just hand tighten them, then use a wratchet and snug them. Its not rocket science..
Yea I apparently have no clue...
Take it to Ford, and I bet the tech will laugh when he see's on the RO to "torque spark plugs"... Besides, its awesome watching spark plugs shoot out of heads, wouldnt you say so?
11-19-2007, 10:59 PM
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RE: help with intake issue please..
well personally i think u should have taken the car to a ford dealer or a specalist... check your plugs make sure there not covered in coolant becuase u could of had a fouled plug, check the bolts make sure it sealed right the manifold might not have sealed correctly is there a gap in beetween the intake and were it sits are u leaking anything is there check engine light on this is all **** u gotta look at get back to me and let me know
11-20-2007, 02:23 AM
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RE: help with intake issue please..
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only thing i can think of is i lost one of the little red pieces that sits inside one of my fuel injectors....could that be the problem? what do those things do...
only thing i can think of is i lost one of the little red pieces that sits inside one of my fuel injectors....could that be the problem? what do those things do...
11-20-2007, 11:37 AM
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RE: help with intake issue please..
ORIGINAL: KillaGT
I did the same thing and found 2 code something about 171 and 174, somthing like that. any one have any ideal ?
I did the same thing and found 2 code something about 171 and 174, somthing like that. any one have any ideal ?