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    Free Online Owner Manuals

    This site may come in handy for those needing a service manual for their vehicles. Many to choose from. Ford Owners Manuals from Ford Motor Company .
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    The dreaded PATS system on a 2004 Exp

    Do you have a laptop and the ForScan app ? You can use ForScan to see if the computer "sees" the key in the ignition. Or to reprogram new keys if need be. Or to read any security codes it might be holding. ForScan Download Page .
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    04 expedition wont stay on.

    When you say "crank" do mean it won't turn over at all? or it just won't "start" and run? Any DTC codes stored in the computer?
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    temp gauge pegged out on hot

    Did you unplug the harness from the sensor and see if your temp gauge drops back to full cold ? Most likely just a bad cylinder head temp sensor. Move the alternator out of the way and you can get to it.
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    Center console

    eBay is your friend .... Expedition Console Lids on eBay .
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    AC clutch not staying engaged

    Your AC pressures are low. Especially for the heat of Texas right now. You should be seeing 40 low side and 225-275 high side. Try adding some freon to the system and see how it does. .
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    No power

    Did you do a smoke test ? What DTC codes are you getting ? .
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    2008 EB lug nut?

    These should work .... Gorilla 14x2.0 Lug Nuts on Amazon .
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    p0172 p0174 codes cant find pvc elbow everyone's talking about

    Usually just any of the smaller hoses connected to the throttle body. Like the Evap Purge vacuum supply line or such. Leave the throttle closed. A leak will be pretty obvious in a few seconds. .
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    p0172 p0174 codes cant find pvc elbow everyone's talking about

    Are you the original owner ? 'Cause it looks like someone has swapped out some vacuum tubing already ( previous owner ? ). But the common leak is at the back of the intake manifold where the hose connects, or that PVC elbow that's usually right there at the PVC valve. Your best bet really, is...
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    2003 5.4 2 valve rough idle, hesitation when stepping into it and low power no codew

    How old is the fuel filter ? If you have a fuel pressure test gauge, what kind of fuel pressure are you seeing at the fuel rail schrader valve ? To release the fuel lines off the filter just push the blue buttons in on the quick connects .... Motorcraft FG-1063 fuel filter.... .
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    AC Pressure Relief Valve woes

    Did you re-use your old condenser ? They're very hard to clean out after a compressor failure and usually just get replaced. But anyway. Try spraying cool water from the garden hose into the front of the Expy, enough to cool the condenser, and see what your pressures do and the affect on your...
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    2004 expedition memory seat issue

    Yeah, you can take the driver's door panel off and unplug all the switches and the mirror switch, then plug in each one by one and test the switches. Also look for any burn indications on the harness plugs you pull off. Over the years water gets into those switches from people opening their...
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    2015 service manual

    2015 Expedition Service Manual Online
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    2000 Expedition Replacing front window regulator

    1/4" stainless , 1/2" long, stainless washers, stainless Nylock nuts. Ace Hardware has 'em.
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    2003 Expedition lights

    High beams don't work either ? Parking lights ? Tail Lights ? Fog Lights ? Instrument Cluster Lighting ? Checked fuse #40, #25, #23 ?
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    Oil Pan Help

    Is it a 4x4 ? If it's just a 4x2 replacing the oil pan is pretty easy. Is the original drain plug stripped as well ? Ford 9L3Z-6675-A Oil Pan Ford Oil Pan Drain Plug Fel Pro Oil Pan Gasket at Rock Auto Or, if you elect to just use a oversize drainplug again, try one of these kits: 14.1mm...
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    How do i disassemble the driver side (mirror) turn signal?

    There's a phillips head screw to remove. You can access it by folding the mirror housing back to expose the screw head ( DO NOT Remove the mirror glass...). Then you move the mirror glass outer edge to get behind the glass and with a longish flat screw driver manipulate the spring clip that...
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    AC Pressure Relief Valve woes

    Both your Low and High pressures are way too high. You need 40-45 psi on the Low side and should see 200-250 on the High side. Let some gas out.
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    Location of A/C evaporator drain tube 2022 Expedition Limited Stealth 4WD

    Yep. Sadly Ford continues to let this issue go without fixing it at assembly time. This issue has been going on for close to 30 years now. Buy the elbow, boil it in hot water to soften is up, then slide it on the existing drain pipe coming out the firewall. Problem solved. When the vehicle is...
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    Key Fob Issues

    That style of key FOB is a bit more fragile than the older FOB only setups. Dropping that style on the hard ground or cement will break it's circuit board and render the buttons inop. You can pick up a new pair on Amazon and have the key cut at any Home Depot or Walmart and reprogram it to your...
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