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    Farewell to our beloved Expedition

    I just realized I haven't been on this forum since 2007...., my apolgies. Here's the reason...., My family and I lost our great friend.., our 1998 Expedition XLT 4X4. "Big Green" as she was called, helped raise our daughter, brought our newborn son home from the hospital, helped us through...
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    Noise in steering.

    It may be that a tie rod end or your idler arm needs some grease. I'm sure that there is a grease fitting on the idler arm...., not sure about the the tie rod ends. I own a '98 Exp and an '04 F150 that sport the same 4.6L. They both have a kinda noisy power steering pump. It may just be...
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    Engine Code PO171, PO174.

    I followed your advice and checked for vacum leaks. Everything looked good in that aspect. Next, I followed your advice about the mass air. I found that the wires inside the MAF were extremely dirty. I disassembled the MAF and cleaned those wires with a Q-tip and warm water. My expy now runs...
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    Engine Code PO171, PO174.

    I own a '98 with the 4.6L engine. I keep getting a check engine light with engine trouble codes of PO171 and PO174, which I believe are bank #1 and bank #2 running a lean fuel mixture. I also have a shuddering /rattling sound that is alot like spark knock. I only here this knocking whenever the...
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