Questions & Answers for: Ford Taurus lean mixture

...lean is this a problem with my fuel flex? I have the same codes on my 2003 Explorer 4.0 Liter V6. I was told many things from bad fuel pressure to bad computer. One peice of advice was correct. Bad ...

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...problems. when the sensor tells the computer its cold, it richens the fuel mixture. once the car warms up, it leans the mixture out. if the mixture is too lean at startup, it will run ...

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lean fuel/air mixture. It turns out that I had a vaccum leak on the PVC valve hose, which had cracked from age. Try checking all of your hoses for any leaks first. You should be able to hear a sucking

...lean out the mixture as the engine warms up. Very similar to the old fashioned choke in operation. A cold engine requires additional fuel to start, while a warm one does not. This matches your ...

...This sensor sends signals to the ECM to increase or lean out the air/fuel mixture and also acts as the old-time choke. If it is defective, you will have a hard starting the vehicle when it is

Question about 2004 Taurus

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...lean air / fuel mixture, which will cause the engine to operate at a higher than normal temperature. In an extreme enough situation, this could lead to a cat "meltdown" as you have mentioned. Can you ...

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car backfires while accelarating Check for vacuum leaks that contribute to a lean fuel mixture as well as timing issues

Question about 2005 Taurus

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...lean mixture. The lean mixture may cause misfire that results in rich mixture as the unburned fuel is detected through the O2 sensors in the exhaust system. A small vacuum leak will mostly give ...

lean mixture code-bank 1).The parts to be checked are those that may result in a lean mixture. Lean mixture can also be reported because of a defective O2 sensor, but if no other code is shown this is

Question about 2004 Taurus

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lean bank one and two This typically means that the air to fuel mixture isn't right - the mixture doesn't have as much fuel as it should for the amount of air going into each cylinder. The most common

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