Okay, so what the hell is an (intake manifold runner control?)

[dorman68]

I called my buddy at the local dealer and he gave me the part no. for a Focus by mistake. The number for the Ranger vacuum solenoid is 1S7Z-9J559-AA. Sorry about the confusion. Here is a link to where you can get one online.





http://www.amazon.com/Ford-1S7Z-9J559-AA-CONTROL-ASY-ENGINE/dp/B000NS64PE

 

[Blackducati750]

Thanks dorman! You the man!

 

[dorman68]

Thanks. Glad to help a fellow Ranger owner out!!

 

[NewShockerGuy]

Be careful when you're messing around with the vaccuum hoses where they attach to the accuator. I broke the accuator and ended up spending $200 to replace it. All because I was impatient & not paying attention.

I know this an old thread but I am looking for some guidance.


Curious how did you break the actuator? The arm or the electronic plug on it..? etc?


OP: Did the new IMRC valve work?

I just replaced my worn out intake manifold on my 2001 2.3L because the runner control flaps were making a clacking noise. Replaced with new OEM intake manifold and now I got the stupid check engine line and same error p1537.... I double checked EVERYTHING and all vacuum lines are connected.. The only thing I am reading is that the valve could be bad, but I didn't have this check engine light before install....

I ordered new valve and hopefully will get that this week so I can see if it fixes the issue...

IF that doesn't then I guess I will put the old intake manifold back on and see what happens.... such a PITA..

-Nigel

 

[zolar1]

No IMRC?

I looked but my ranger does not have an IMRC?

I even looked up a brand new intake and for my truck it does not have one or any place for one.

If I did have a bad IMRC, what would be the symptoms?

Mine runs rough when cold but smooths out somewhat when it warms up.
Truck GUZZLES GAS when cold till it fully warms up. Truck shakes like a broken motor mount sometimes but mounts are tight.

2008 ranger xlt 2.3L auto trans. w/air.

Racking my brains out here over what is wrong. Replacing plugs did help a little.

I used MAF cleaner and cleaned the MAF and MAP sensors. Interestingly enough the MAP sensor likes to get all gummed up with black sticky stuff.

Dunno why either. No codes.

 

[stmitch]

I looked but my ranger does not have an IMRC?

I even looked up a brand new intake and for my truck it does not have one or any place for one.

If I did have a bad IMRC, what would be the symptoms?

Mine runs rough when cold but smooths out somewhat when it warms up.
Truck GUZZLES GAS when cold till it fully warms up. Truck shakes like a broken motor mount sometimes but mounts are tight.

2008 ranger xlt 2.3L auto trans. w/air.

Racking my brains out here over what is wrong. Replacing plugs did help a little.

I used MAF cleaner and cleaned the MAF and MAP sensors. Interestingly enough the MAP sensor likes to get all gummed up with black sticky stuff.

Dunno why either. No codes.

IMRC is only on the 01-03 trucks. Ford eliminated it starting in 04. It's common for people with 01-03 trucks to use the 04+ intake manifold to avoid IMRC issues. So you can stop worrying about that being the cause of your issues.