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    Rusting trunk shell

    What you are looking at here is inside the rear wheel well, looks like a beam on top of the frame, separated by an airbag. Connecting the frame to the cargo area of the trunk shell. OBVIOUSLY this is not a good thing. I am wondering if anyone else has this issue, or has encountered it. Is it...
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    System Too Lean (Bank 1 & 2)

    Ended up being a rubber elbow vacuum hose near center of the firewall. Amazing how something so small can cause such issues. BTW, I kept checking my CEL to make sure nothing new popped up, and after a few days, a new one did show up. P0401 - EGR. After replacing this hose with a $1...
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    System Too Lean (Bank 1 & 2)

    Thanks again for all the info. I have considered taking it back to the garage, but I do not think they will do anything without charging me. I almost guarantee they will take blame for the issue and just fix it. They replaced my steering gear once, and I understand this will call for an...
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    System Too Lean (Bank 1 & 2)

    Maybe I should have said this in the first place, but my alternator did just die and I had a garage replace it the day before CEL came on. Is there anything in in the process of replacing the alternator that may have been unplugged or removed that may be related to this?
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    System Too Lean (Bank 1 & 2)

    Thanks for all the info everyone. I did check the PCV elbow and it looks perfect. I think I am going to try cleaning the MAF sensor first and see what happens. Is this pretty accurate info as far as the 5.4 engines go? Part 1 -How to Clean the Ford MAF Sensor (Ford 4.2L, 4.6L, 5.4L)...
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    System Too Lean (Bank 1 & 2)

    Hey everyone, 1999 Expedition XLT 5.4 4WD CEL came on tonight and upon checking it came up with P0171 and P0174 which are System Too Lean Bank 1 and System Too Lean Bank 2. I have done some looking around and have come up with several things that could be affecting this. I am hoping...
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    Power Steering Gear

    1999 Expedition 5.4L 4x4 Looking for any tips or tricks on removing the steering gear. I have a horrible leak coming from the steering gear Need to replace it as quickly and efficiently as possible. From what I can see, the gear house is mounted here... Is this about all there is to it...
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    Something keeps blowing my rear wiper fuse.

    Point taken. Stupid oversight on my part. I do happen to have an extra motor, guess I will put it in and hope it fixes it. Thanks!
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    Something keeps blowing my rear wiper fuse.

    My rear wiper was working fine, then one day it got stuck. I checked the fuses, and the one user the hood was blowen. I replaced it, blew again after using it a while. While it was working it would act as if I turned it off after every cycle. Would hesitate a bit. So I put a higher amp fuse in...
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    Pre cut PATS I key

    This probably is not the info you are looking for, but I figure why not.. I had a ranger once that I had to drill out the ignition. After a while I got sick of starting it with a screw driver, so I went to ford and they gave me a new ignition and 2 keys for it for about $50 if I recall...
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    How to install heated seats

    That is what I used. Just added buttons to both front seats by the buttons to move them. The fabric is just clipped on, so it was was a fairly simple job.
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    Oil viscosity change question

    Thanks for the info. It was very detailed.
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    Oil viscosity change question

    That's also what I established. One thing that made sense to me, was that due to wear, using a thicker (running) oil could help reduce engine noise or rough idle. But like you said, a thicker oil for start up wont matter 30 minutes into driving. Only the last number will.
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    What did you do to your expedition today?

    Just finished changing every last incandescent bulb to LED. Was a long and annoying process, but its done and works / looks great! I could not find much info on all this, so if anyone has any questions on what size to use, how to change colors, how to prevent blinking / half illumination etc...
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