stalling at random stops
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so fat to clean fuel system. I'm not getting a code at all myself.
Last edited by scootrock; Apr 25, 2018 at 08:27 PM. Reason: spelling
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Alright so assuming both of you dudes have the 5.4 3v: unplug your VCT solenoids and then try accelerating slowly to see if it stalls. FordTech showed this in a video. Engine shuts down to protect itself due to low oil pressure, which could be a fault of the solenoids or a couple other things. Unplugging them disables the VCT system and the low oil pressure to the phasers won’t cause a shutdown.
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Alright so assuming both of you dudes have the 5.4 3v: unplug your VCT solenoids and then try accelerating slowly to see if it stalls. FordTech showed this in a video. Engine shuts down to protect itself due to low oil pressure, which could be a fault of the solenoids or a couple other things. Unplugging them disables the VCT system and the low oil pressure to the phasers won’t cause a shutdown.
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How intermittently did it happen? I’d leave them unplugged for a week. Sure you’ll lose some mpg and power but if this would happen at least once a week and then it stopped, then you’d be heading in the right direction