2002 4.2 Check engine light
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2002 4.2 Check engine light
i just got a 02 f150 with 162,000 on the clock. it had a check engin light on i went and had it checked. the shop told me it was running lean on 1, and 2. they said it was common on these trucks to have a vacume leak causing this. do you know what vacume lime to check for this. i cant here it leaking. thanks
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Hope this is not indicative of similar problems that i had out of my previous truck, a 2004 Heritage with the 4.2. Following an oil change, it threw the same codes, so the helpful guys at AutoZone (anyone remember AutoShack?) told me to replace the 02 sensors. $200 later, the light is out for maybe two weeks.
Two weeks later, I notice a stumble in power and take-off, and the local Ford dealer tells me that the EGR valve needs replaced. This is right after the Bush stimulus check in '08, and it takes it all. Every Penny. I almost swore off Ford for giving me a lemon and sticking me with it, when I go on the lot in late May and find Big Grey.
She was not as fancy as my Dad's '07 XLT, and the Dark Shadow Grey looked a little bland to me, but she has grown on me over the past 3 years, and now I won't think of anything but a Ford. Make mine F-150!
Good luck with your truck, and I hope it lasts you many, many years. I just had to tell that story to let you know that hopefully it will be a quick fix and then you'll be on the road again
Two weeks later, I notice a stumble in power and take-off, and the local Ford dealer tells me that the EGR valve needs replaced. This is right after the Bush stimulus check in '08, and it takes it all. Every Penny. I almost swore off Ford for giving me a lemon and sticking me with it, when I go on the lot in late May and find Big Grey.
She was not as fancy as my Dad's '07 XLT, and the Dark Shadow Grey looked a little bland to me, but she has grown on me over the past 3 years, and now I won't think of anything but a Ford. Make mine F-150!
Good luck with your truck, and I hope it lasts you many, many years. I just had to tell that story to let you know that hopefully it will be a quick fix and then you'll be on the road again
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