This 2004 Ford F250 with a 5.4 liter gas engine came in with the complaint that the engine would occasionally stall. Testing found a code P0231 stored which indicates a problem with voltage to the fuel pump. Studying a wiring diagram showed several things. Number one is that when the fuel pump relay is engaged … Continue reading “2004 Ford F250 5.4 Liter, Engine Stalls, Code P0231”
This 2005 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the turn signals would stop working whenever the headlights were turned on. The customer also stated that the a/c did not work. Inspection found that the turn signal indicators in the instrument cluster would would come on at about half brightness when ever the lights … Continue reading “2005 Ford F150-Turn Signals Inop with Headlights or A/C On”
This 2010 Ford Explorer with a 4.o liter engine was towed in with the complaint that the engine would not crank. The vehicle owner had found that the fuse #8 in the interior fuse box was blown and the Otis or starting diode in the underhood fuse box had melted. It took some effort to … Continue reading “2010 Ford Explorer-No Crank Condition- Fuse #8 and Otis Diode Blown”
This 2002 Ford F150 Super crew pickup came in with the compliant that the dome light would glow and the rear reading lights were always about half bright. If they were manually turned on they worked normally. The glowing/half bright condition was present with the ignition on or for about an hour after the ignition … Continue reading “2002 Ford F150-Dome Light Glows”
This 2008 Ford Expedition came in with the power seat not working. testing found that fuse number 45 in the underhood fuse box was blown. The problem was intermittent so I installed a new fuse and marked it’s location on the fuse box cover. The customer was on her way out of town so there … Continue reading “2008 Ford Expedition-Power Seat Not Working”
This 2003 Ford F350 Super Duty Lariat Pickup came in with the complaint that the radio would turn off while driving down the road. At the same time the power windows and the dome light would no longer work. Sometimes hitting a bump in the road or tapping on the top of the dash would … Continue reading “2003 Ford F350 Radio & Power Windows Stop Working”
2003 Ford F150 Interior Fuse Box Identification. Below you will find an image of the interior or central junction box. Each component is identified and there is a legend below. Clicking on the image will enlarge it. Fuse Legend 1 (15A) – Radio, Video Cassette Player, Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) Module, Rear Integrated Control Panel … Continue reading “2003 Ford F150 Interior Fuse Box Identification”
2003 Ford F150 Underhood Fuse Box Identification. Below you will find an image of the underhood or battery junction box. Each component is identified and there is a legend below. Clicking on the image will enlarge it. Fuse Legend 1 (20A) – Power Point. 2 (30A) – PCM Power Relay. 3 (30A) – Main Light … Continue reading “2003 Ford F150 Underhood Fuse Box Identification”
This 2003 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the engine would not fire up and run. The starter worked, the theft light flashes quickly and the odometer reads all dashes instead of numbers. Scanning the PCM found that it would not communicate with the scan tool. There was a code U1262 ( missing … Continue reading “2003 Ford F150 Theft Light Flashing”
This 2007 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the battery light would come on about 30 seconds after the engine was started. The voltmeter in the dash indicated the alternator was charging. Checking the system with my charging system analyzer found the charging voltage was good at 14.23 volts and the amperage was … Continue reading “2007 Ford F150 Battery Light Stays On”