another p0174 question
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another p0174 question
I know some people may respond with an answer like do some research... But I have done a ton of research and this is not a one day issue this has been ongoing for a while and now after purchasing an OBDII scanner for this problem I am finding out more info and have some very specific questions.
-- 1998 F-150 4.2L V-6, built in June 1998, 125,000 Miles
I have been battling the P0174 Bank 2 lean code now for a while the first time it came up it was an easy fix which was a hole in the PVC elbow. Now it has come back which everyone said it would. So now I searched everywhere for leaks, cleaned MAF, Not the O2 sensors, and so on.
I have learned a big lesson with working on this truck and I will do tons of research before I ask questions, and I will make about 90% sure before I go and replace parts.
I found the nice informative article on the lower plenum gasket and Isolator bolts and this is what I am getting ready to do. I have replaced the upper intake plenum gasket already when I went in to fix my IMRC bushing to fix that code a while ago.
** My Question: After reading the article on the lower intake gasket and isolator bolt I noticed it was for a 2001 which has a plastic upper plenum, my truck is a 98 and has an aluminum one. When searching for the bolts I can not find the ones in the article, and when I type the part number in, it says that this part is not meant for my vehicle. So does my 98 take the isolator bolts or not? Is this fix good for my 98?
I have tried every easy fix that has been offered to people on this so now it is time to take the engine apart again. and I hope that this will work. Any suggestions on anything else I should replace while I am taking the intake off?
-- 1998 F-150 4.2L V-6, built in June 1998, 125,000 Miles
I have been battling the P0174 Bank 2 lean code now for a while the first time it came up it was an easy fix which was a hole in the PVC elbow. Now it has come back which everyone said it would. So now I searched everywhere for leaks, cleaned MAF, Not the O2 sensors, and so on.
I have learned a big lesson with working on this truck and I will do tons of research before I ask questions, and I will make about 90% sure before I go and replace parts.
I found the nice informative article on the lower plenum gasket and Isolator bolts and this is what I am getting ready to do. I have replaced the upper intake plenum gasket already when I went in to fix my IMRC bushing to fix that code a while ago.
** My Question: After reading the article on the lower intake gasket and isolator bolt I noticed it was for a 2001 which has a plastic upper plenum, my truck is a 98 and has an aluminum one. When searching for the bolts I can not find the ones in the article, and when I type the part number in, it says that this part is not meant for my vehicle. So does my 98 take the isolator bolts or not? Is this fix good for my 98?
I have tried every easy fix that has been offered to people on this so now it is time to take the engine apart again. and I hope that this will work. Any suggestions on anything else I should replace while I am taking the intake off?
