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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Explorer / August 20052001 XLT sluggish starting
Does anyone have any advice as to where to proceed with a 2001 V6 XLT with the following symptoms: -When car sits for extended period of time (ie overnight, or during the day) when I go and start it, it turns over, but seems to hesitate (RPM's around 300 instead of normal 1500) for a second or two, almost like it wants to stall before idle goes up over 1000. -If I shut the car off immediately after this happens and restart it, no problems. RPM's at 1500 upon start-up before it slowly drops. - no noticeable decrease in power on the highway. Acceleration seems fine. - Battery is original. Almost 5 years old, so that may be a concern, although it seems to crank normally when starting - Wondering if it's a fuel pump or a fuel issue, or if it's electrical (spark plugs, wires, battery) or a vaccum problem. Car has 44000 miles and is well maintained. Thanks for any input on this. Tony Does it help if you hold down the gas a bit while starting? May need to clean or replace your IAC valve. See: http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/idx/0/170/article/Ford_Explorer_IAC_Fix.html  SignatureAllan Williams > Does anyone have any advice as to where to proceed with a 2001 V6 XLT with > the following symptoms: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption > =---- >Does anyone have any advice as to where to proceed with a 2001 V6 XLT >with the following symptoms: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Tony Those are pretty much the exact symptoms I had when I had a leaky fuel injector. And I had almost the exact mileage you have. This floods the cylinder with the leaky injector. When the truck has been off for only a short time, it does not have time enough to flood the cylinder. Only happens after 6 - 12 hours. If its been doing it a little while, you can pull the plugs and examine them. The bad cylinder will have a bunch of deposits on the plug and some times you will actually smell raw gas on the plug. No check engine lights for this. Think emissions warranty. I think Ford covers this under the extended emissions warranty (under 50k)- check your warranty manual that came with the vehicle. Then discuss with your dealer. Your dealer will probably tell you that it is covered, but if they find something else you have to pay for the other stuff. How was your fuel economy when this was going on with your car? Were you noticing a drop-off in mileage? Any fuel smell that seemed out of the ordinary? Thanks in advance > > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >other stuff. > > Does anyone have any advice as to where to proceed with a 2001 V6 XLT > with the following symptoms: [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption > =---- Greetings, I have a 2001 XLT 4x4 with 4.0 SOHC. At 63K miles my truck exhibited the same behaviors the you described. No ODB-II codes, no check engine light. Web research suggested the IAC solenoid was sticking. I didn't have time to do the work myself, so to the dealer. They replaced the IAC solenoid and performed a PCM recalibration. Not sure if the two items were related, but the truck is back to normal. Parts and labor was $350. Take a pass on the "special throttle-body flush". Next time, I doing it myself. Good luck, kroe Turned out that's exactly what it was. Thanks! Tony >> Does anyone have any advice as to where to proceed with a 2001 V6 XLT >> with the following symptoms: [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > kroe > >Turned out that's exactly what it was. Thanks! >Tony [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> kroe >> Do you mean it was the injector problem? I am curious, did you get it covered by Ford? No, the IAC valve was sticking, injectors weren't leaking. However, I noticed a little hesitation at 40-50mph after the valve was replaced (assumed the injectors might have been dirty). I put a bottle of Fuel Injector cleaner in the tank and (fingers crossed) that seems to have improved things greatly. > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > same problem here .... 2001 XLT (55K) with start hesitation, no other problems noticable. Dennis > Does anyone have any advice as to where to proceed with a 2001 V6 XLT > with the following symptoms: [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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