rtallon Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Hi, Today it is in the 20's in Texas. I drove my 2000 Expedition to the airport this morning in the sleet to pick up my husband. I shut the car off to wait and remember thinking that I hope that it starts again; but up until now I was having no issues with my car. It did start and we made it back home. I needed to run to the store about 5 hours later and it will not turnover. It tries, which makes me think that the battery is okay and I guess that the starter is okay. It has almost 77K miles. Could it be the fuel? It was 85 two days ago! Does anybody have any suggestions? I hope that I can get it started by Monday and take it to the dealership. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug78 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Hi, Today it is in the 20's in Texas. I drove my 2000 Expedition to the airport this morning in the sleet to pick up my husband. I shut the car off to wait and remember thinking that I hope that it starts again; but up until now I was having no issues with my car. It did start and we made it back home. I needed to run to the store about 5 hours later and it will not turnover. It tries, which makes me think that the battery is okay and I guess that the starter is okay. It has almost 77K miles. Could it be the fuel? It was 85 two days ago! Does anybody have any suggestions? I hope that I can get it started by Monday and take it to the dealership. Thanks. I have the same problem with my 2001 Expedition. I took it to a shop and they put in a new fuel pump that had cost $500; it ran good for a month now it still wont turnover. I work at Michigan Truck Plant where the Expeditions are built and I talked to one of the guys in the garage and he told me that I might need a Idle Control Motor. I think I will get a tune up next week because I got 105K miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Stabb Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 My best guess would be a sticking idle air control valve (IAC). Base part # 9F715. Try holding the gas pedel down while cranking and see if it fires up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtallon Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 My best guess would be a sticking idle air control valve (IAC).Base part # 9F715. Try holding the gas pedel down while cranking and see if it fires up. My husband got it started by holding the gas pedal down and it stayed on until he released the gas pedal. I guess that I will have it towed to the Ford place tomorrow. Is it best to get this part at Ford versus a local repair shop? Is it expensive? The previous reply was a new fuel pump for $500. Ugh! I just don't get it because I haven't had any problems! Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Stabb Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 (edited) My husband got it started by holding the gas pedal down and it stayed on until he released the gas pedal. I guess that I will have it towed to the Ford place tomorrow. Is it best to get this part at Ford versus a local repair shop? Is it expensive? The previous reply was a new fuel pump for $500. Ugh! I just don't get it because I haven't had any problems! Thanks for your help! Parts and labor will be about two-hundred bucks If you remove the black plastic cover on top of the engine, you can see the valve. Two bolts hold the valve to the throttle body. A two wire connector plugged into it. Try tapping the valve with a small hammer while cranking, sometimes they free up. They stick closed and will need to be replaced. It looks like this: http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/HammerTi...0_IAC_valve.gif Edited February 19, 2006 by Ron Stabb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtallon Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Parts and labor will be about two-hundred bucks If you remove the black plastic cover on top of the engine, you can see the valve. Two bolts hold the valve to the throttle body. A two wire connector plugged into it. Try tapping the valve with a small hammer while cranking, sometimes they free up. They stick closed and will need to be replaced. It looks like this: http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/HammerTi...0_IAC_valve.gif Thanks for the info. We will try your suggestion and if it doesn't get it going have it towed to Ford. At least we will have an idea of what it could be and start with this part. I will let you all know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtallon Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 I read somewhere else where this IAC may be covered as part of the emissions warranty - 8 years or 80K miles whichever is first. Does anyone know if this is true or not? I didn't see it listed in my warranty info. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtallon Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 Thank you all for your suggestion to check the IAC. That was the problem! We took the car to our local Goodyear and I told them that my friends at Blue Oval News said that it was the IAC. Of course, Goodyear was skeptical of the internet diagnosis and didn't think that the symptons coincided with the IAC. Sure enough, their diagnosis pinpointed the IAC. When I went to pick up the car, they deducted the diagnostics fee since I was correct! Thank you all! It was a $189 for the part and labor. The day that I picked it up, they said that two more Expeditions came in with the exact same problem. So far, it is purring like a kitten again! Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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