Craiger
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- Location
- Milwaukee Wisconsin
- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0l
- Transmission
- Automatic
- My credo
- You can only spend your money once then it is gone forever
My first posting here failed and I lost the message
Anyways, I'm an old guy with a lot of experience in automotive/truck repair.
Started in 1968 or so, and repaired mostly imports and was the go to guy on the then new Bosch MPC fuel injection system.
I put away my wrenches in 1993, professionally at least.
I have a 2002 4.0l XLT purchased in the summer of 2003, it now has just a bit over 70k miles. The black beauty had the winter off this year, just too many projects to tend to and having the brake line rupture (the longest one) I thought it best to wait until i had time to properly attend to it. I had disconnected the battery and put it on a battery tender charger thing. Having had disconnected the battery... not a good idea in hindsight.
Last week I went to start the mighty 4.0 and it just cranked over with only a hint of fire in the cylinders. Now the last time my Ford did this it was at a rest area somewhere in Indiana and the time before that at a drug store after picking up some items. Both times it was the MAF mass airflow sensor. Sadly I have no codes to read.
Has anyone heard of these MAF failing in such a fashion? I installed a new one without much thought to testing anything and the result is a no fire up, just cranks away. The MAF was last repaired a year ago April and only has about 1500 miles on it.
I am thinking something else other than the MAF sensor.
Anyone having dealt with this issue?
Anyways, I'm an old guy with a lot of experience in automotive/truck repair.
Started in 1968 or so, and repaired mostly imports and was the go to guy on the then new Bosch MPC fuel injection system.
I put away my wrenches in 1993, professionally at least.
I have a 2002 4.0l XLT purchased in the summer of 2003, it now has just a bit over 70k miles. The black beauty had the winter off this year, just too many projects to tend to and having the brake line rupture (the longest one) I thought it best to wait until i had time to properly attend to it. I had disconnected the battery and put it on a battery tender charger thing. Having had disconnected the battery... not a good idea in hindsight.
Last week I went to start the mighty 4.0 and it just cranked over with only a hint of fire in the cylinders. Now the last time my Ford did this it was at a rest area somewhere in Indiana and the time before that at a drug store after picking up some items. Both times it was the MAF mass airflow sensor. Sadly I have no codes to read.
Has anyone heard of these MAF failing in such a fashion? I installed a new one without much thought to testing anything and the result is a no fire up, just cranks away. The MAF was last repaired a year ago April and only has about 1500 miles on it.
I am thinking something else other than the MAF sensor.
Anyone having dealt with this issue?