James Fisher
Member
I recently purchased a 2010 Expedition with a 5.4. It runs great with one rather big problem.
Test drove perfectly.
Drove it home, no problem, restarted several times, no problem.
However the next morning it would only start after several long attempts.
Drove a few times that day and it was fine.
The next morning (colder morning) wouldn't start.
Finally after 2 days and multiple attempts it started, ran horribly and left a huge puddle of gas under the vehicle.
Yes, I suspected it was flooding. The dealer is backed up, so it was a week before he could get to it. They tried a number of things but including cam solenoid and a list of other things.
They thought they solved the problem because the rings were stuck in cylinder 7 and the remote starter was hooked to the injector on 7 and was corroded. They fixed that, Drove it several times and thought it was fixed. I picked it up and drove it home. Ran perfectly, made several stops, no issues.
Next morning? SAME PROBLEM.
They are telling me another week because it's backed up. I want to diagnose this for many reasons.
My suspicion is leaking injectors.
No codes.
Gas in the oil.
Gas pouring out exhaust.
Thoughts, suggestions, ideas.
Test drove perfectly.
Drove it home, no problem, restarted several times, no problem.
However the next morning it would only start after several long attempts.
Drove a few times that day and it was fine.
The next morning (colder morning) wouldn't start.
Finally after 2 days and multiple attempts it started, ran horribly and left a huge puddle of gas under the vehicle.
Yes, I suspected it was flooding. The dealer is backed up, so it was a week before he could get to it. They tried a number of things but including cam solenoid and a list of other things.
They thought they solved the problem because the rings were stuck in cylinder 7 and the remote starter was hooked to the injector on 7 and was corroded. They fixed that, Drove it several times and thought it was fixed. I picked it up and drove it home. Ran perfectly, made several stops, no issues.
Next morning? SAME PROBLEM.
They are telling me another week because it's backed up. I want to diagnose this for many reasons.
My suspicion is leaking injectors.
No codes.
Gas in the oil.
Gas pouring out exhaust.
Thoughts, suggestions, ideas.