20 Most Recent 1997 Ford Expedition - Page 7 Questions & Answers

No. If you install that it could throw the computer off and make the brakes malfunction while driving. It will also make your abs light come on and it will not go off because of the sensors.

Need an owner manual to followYou could try walking into the service bay at a dealer& bypassing the front customer area & a tech may help you or write it down for you

Tires are not my area of expertise however I know that when a car is designed the specs for drive train and pull of tires are calibrated . Although the look maybe cool never change the tire specs without checking with the dealership. Excessive pull can add too much stress on the tyranny, bearings and differential causing them to need to be replaced faster. Also u can loose valuable gas mileage and a cool look can cost you thousands of dollars in the long run.

Sounds like something is drawing too much power. Increase the fuse amp intervals by 5 until it doesn't blow.

have you had your brakes looked at? Sounds like warped rotors.

Items to cause this include immobiliser, heavy objects swinging on the ignition key, cam/crank position sensor, broken timing belt/chain. Check that the cam shaft is turning. Check for loose / dirty battery terminals that allow the circuit from the battery to be broken intermittently.

Check the starter and make sure the shift lever is engaged in park

I have your vehicle as a 97 Ford Expedition...Is this correct? Reason I ask is that Ford uses Coil-On-Plug and you said "I changed the wires"...Which would mean all eight coils were changed...P0308 is telling you the ECM is seeing a fault on cylinder #8...I would strongly suspect a bad coil for that cylinder...Question; Did you change all eight coils? If not change #8...saailer I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_6df67de3b14de867

Code P1451 is a EVAP control system canister vent solenoid circuit malfunction. If you're lucky it's just a bad gas cap but chances are the solenoid is bad or the wires leading to it are damaged or broken (more likely). Check the attached diagram for the canister location and have a look. If it's just damaged wires you can soldier a new wire splice in place and shrink tube it for protection. Make sure it's not going to rub against any metal that will damage it again.

Parts stores sell an inexpensive little piece called a quick connect fitting tool. It slips inside the quick connect fitting and releases it so you can pull it apart. If you tell them at the store it is for a heater hose fitting for Expeditions, they should have the right sized one in stock. The quick connect fittings have many sizes and applications.

Don't jam it in there, take a look at it and there is a key spline, one that is larger than the rest. use of the Mark 1 eyeball as supplied by your creator will indicate which end will fit.

What problem signs are you having? and where are you located?

The pan is so thin that you probably can't repair it. The best thing to do is replace the pan. You might get one at a junk yard, but the best thing to do is order a new one. There is a website called autopartswarehouse.com. You can get parts for less there.

These vehicles came with 2 types of ac controls. The vacuum control system uses vacuum to actuate the vents and ducting from hot to cold. A lot of times the HVAC vacuum line in the engine bay (black hard plastic) is either broken or disconnected from its vacuum source. The electronic vent control: does everything at the control knob via vent actuators and the control panel itself. With this one it could be any of the components. You would have to locate them and verify operation by moving temp/vent selector.

Check all your fuses and look around the brakes. Also get everything with the ignition and brakes. If you doing feel safe with that, call an mechanic to come over to and check it out.