Ticking and stalling
#1
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Ticking and stalling
HI EVERYONE, I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME OUT HERE. I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 F150 5.4 102K MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND SOMETIMES WHEN I START IT, IT WILL SAY CHECK GAUGES AND GOES AWAY PRETTY QUICK, I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND IT SAYS ITS A MISFIRE BUT IS NOT VERY SPECIFIC. I BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN A YEAR THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON. ONE, IT MAKES A TICKING SOUND WHICH I DON'T REALLY MIND BUT I DO WANT TO FIX IT. TWO, IT STALLS ON ACCELERATION IT'S WORSE WHEN GOING ON AN INCLINE, I HAVE NOTICED IT DOES IT MORE BETWEEN 40MPH-70MPH. IF I STEP ON THE GAS TO SPEED UP AND PASS A CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BEGIN TO FLASH. WHEN IT STALLS I HAVE TO LET GO OFF THE GAS IF I KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS IT WILL JUST KEEP STALLING TILL I LET GO IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S DIFFERENT THINGS FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, SPARK PLUGS, INJECTOR, I HAVE FIXED ALL AND NOW I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE CAM PHASERS. COULD THAT MAYBE BE THE PROBLEM? HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE?
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HI EVERYONE, I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME OUT HERE. I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 F150 5.4 102K MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND SOMETIMES WHEN I START IT, IT WILL SAY CHECK GAUGES AND GOES AWAY PRETTY QUICK, I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND IT SAYS ITS A MISFIRE BUT IS NOT VERY SPECIFIC. I BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN A YEAR THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON. ONE, IT MAKES A TICKING SOUND WHICH I DON'T REALLY MIND BUT I DO WANT TO FIX IT. TWO, IT STALLS ON ACCELERATION IT'S WORSE WHEN GOING ON AN INCLINE, I HAVE NOTICED IT DOES IT MORE BETWEEN 40MPH-70MPH. IF I STEP ON THE GAS TO SPEED UP AND PASS A CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BEGIN TO FLASH. WHEN IT STALLS I HAVE TO LET GO OFF THE GAS IF I KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS IT WILL JUST KEEP STALLING TILL I LET GO IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S DIFFERENT THINGS FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, SPARK PLUGS, INJECTOR, I HAVE FIXED ALL AND NOW I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE CAM PHASERS. COULD THAT MAYBE BE THE PROBLEM? HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE?
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bherrera (08-25-2015)
#3
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Looks like your shift key is stuck too... All caps is considered shouting.
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I had a different mechanic take a look at my truck today. He replaced spark plug #3 and coil. The spark plug seemed old, like it had not been replaced and so I thought they were all "replaced in January this year" I drove it all day today and it looks like that may have been it. It's running nice and smooth no stall so far, I hope it stays that way. I didn't fix the ticking sound.
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