newexpyguy
New Member
Hi Everyone, first post here, looking for some help.
For about a year now my wife's 03 5.4l expy has been having an occasional long crank when starting up. There seems to be no rhyme or reason when it will happen, sometimes it is hot or a cold start, sometimes it is when the tank is empty, others full, others half full. Of a possible 30 starts per week it probably happens 10 times. Enough to be annoying but not a problem...yet which is what I'm concerned about.
It always starts up when this happens, just cranks (almost seems like something skips) but then turns over and goes.
With the help of my brother in law (who was a Ford mechanic for a short time) I've replaced the fuel pump, crank sensor, cam sensor, spark plugs, battery and IAC none of which have fixed the problem.
I've never had a code pop up while we've owned the truck (about two years). It has 200,000km on it approx 125,000 miles so am hoping to get lots more mileage out of this beast.
Any ideas? I'm completely stumped and at a loss for ideas...
Thanks!
For about a year now my wife's 03 5.4l expy has been having an occasional long crank when starting up. There seems to be no rhyme or reason when it will happen, sometimes it is hot or a cold start, sometimes it is when the tank is empty, others full, others half full. Of a possible 30 starts per week it probably happens 10 times. Enough to be annoying but not a problem...yet which is what I'm concerned about.
It always starts up when this happens, just cranks (almost seems like something skips) but then turns over and goes.
With the help of my brother in law (who was a Ford mechanic for a short time) I've replaced the fuel pump, crank sensor, cam sensor, spark plugs, battery and IAC none of which have fixed the problem.
I've never had a code pop up while we've owned the truck (about two years). It has 200,000km on it approx 125,000 miles so am hoping to get lots more mileage out of this beast.
Any ideas? I'm completely stumped and at a loss for ideas...
Thanks!
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