How's it going guy. I have what I think is a big problem. This morning I went to drive my truck and after driving for a few blocks it started to shack really bad and had a big lack of power and had a pretty nasty pinging sound to it. So I turned around and hooked my code reader up to it and I got 5 codes.

P0012, P0021, P2196, P2271, and P0303. I've been searching for a few hours now and it seems to me that it's most likely both cam phasers but I'm not sure. I tested the ohms on the injectors and swapped a few coils.

The truck is an 05 f150 5.4 with 180,000 miles on it. I've owned the truck for 3yrs now and have never had any problems out of it. All I've ever done was routine maintenance. Any help or idea's would be greatly appreciated.

 

Anyone?

 

Yesterday I changed all the plugs and boots, started the truck and same problem, hooked the code reader up to it and there were no DTC codes then I did a KOER test and I got 8 codes P1000, P1184, P1288, P1550, P1703, P1780, P2197, and P2272. I bought a stethoscope and listened to all the injectors and the are all pulsing. I'm completely out of ideas. Please fella's give me a hand.

 

P1184 is P1184 - Engine Oil Temperature (EOT) Sensor Out of Self-Test Range (was the truck hot?)
P1288 is Cylinder Head Temperature (CHT) Sensor Out of Self-Test Range (agian truck hot?)
P1550 Power Steering Pressure (PSP) Sensor Malfunction ( you did noy turn the steeing wheel)
P1703 - Brake Switch Out of Self-Test Range (you did not hit the brake petal)
P1780 - Transmission Control Switch (TCS) Out of Self-Test Range(you did to push the over drive on off switch)
So all about codes are not an issue!
P2197 - Lack of HO2S-21 Switch, Sensor Indicates Lean
P2272 - Lack of HO2S-22 Switch, Sensor Indicates Lean
thoes 2 are both bank 2 O2 sensor codes saying a lean. Does the truck miss fire? are there any vac leaks? does you code reader give you pid data?


If your code reader gives you Live PID data check your O2 sensors you can check bank 1 sensor 1 and bank 2 sensor 1 they should switch back and forth they dont need to be exactly the same but close then check your Fuel Trims both Short and Long then they should not be about 25% but you have to add the short to the long on each bank so if you have +13% on bank 2 long and +23% on back 2 short thats +36% that way over! meaning that you have a LEAN condition the truck is adding fuel to make up for the lean.

Most common lean issue is an vac leak i would look in to that 1st

Any other questions just ask!

Edit!
Just saw that in the 1st post you have a P0303 thats an misfire code you could have a bad coil on cyn 3 this could cause the truck to think its lean. when you fire it up does it run rough?

 

my code reader doesn't give live PID data. the truck runs very rough when I fire it up. I've swapped all of the coils from a great running truck, and after I did that and connected the battery I got codes p2196 and p 2271 which indicate both O2 sensors are stuck rich, so I then swapped all the injectors from the great running truck to mine and it still runs like crap. I someone told me to change the bank 1 upstream O2 sensor so I did that and now the only code I'm getting is p0012. I cant find any vacuum leaks and I don't know where to look next. Is there anyway to test the cat or the cam phaser or VCT solenoid without taking it to a shop? could a bad fuel pump be the cause of my problems?

I'm getting ready to pull out the little hair I have left on my head.

 

what about a CPS?

 

Any ideas, I'm desperate

 

Anyone?

 

Any advice guys?

 

Check your FPDM (fuel pump driver module) for corrosion, its above the spare tire..



Check your VCT solenoids. The passenger side is the easiest..


Look here for part#'s, a write up and a pics...
https://www.f150forum.com/showthread...=24&styleid=20

Considering what you have checked already this might help..

Try pumping the brakes while the trucks idling, it may help tell you of any vac leaks if the the idle smooths out while doing it.