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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79094956 03/04/2021 02:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79094956 the converters are not 100 each in my state you can't even get the old converters anymore they have to be california emissions also there are 4 of them, not 2 all that aside why would i do all that work for a very very minor exhaust leak that is compensated for by resetting the fuel trims when i drive? not to mention the one broken exhaust bolt inside the cylinder head that needs to be drilled/removed it's a design flaw on these expeditions IMO because they use 4 converters instead of the standard 2, every one of these expeditions that are this same design have exhaust bolts broken or stripped in the cylinder head What year model is it? Mine is a 2002 and it only has 2 converters. I hole you're not mistaking the two mufflers after the split as converters. it's a 2000 trust me there are 4 converters because everywhere i look there's a listing for front/passanger,rear/passenger etc there's 4 converters, a resonator after the split and then the muffler like i said every expedition with this design has broken/stripped exhaust bolts in the cylinder head when I do fix it, the cylinder heads are coming off for machining i figure around 300k i might look into this but the engine runs smooth and trans shifts smooth i bought it from an old man who had every service record Well I don't trust you because you've been wrong about at least 30% of your corrections. Regardless if it has 2 or 4 converters, you can pick up 2 walker converters on amazon for 100$ each. I just did it for two vehicles recently. You can get two converters and convert your 4 converter system to a two converter system. You just have to make sure the o2 bungs are approximately the same distance from your new converters as the were the front of the front converters and the back of the rear converters. What did you do? Get the Eddie Bauer version? If so, bad move. again you are ignoring the fact that there are broken exhaust bolts inside the cylinder heads to do it right the cylinder heads need to come off what you are suggesting is a half assed fix also people have reported replacing their manifolds gaskets and pulling the broken bolts to replace them, only to have their manifolds crack less than a year later there is a design flaw that involves too much backpressure that needs to be addressed |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 76109850  United States03/04/2021 02:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Idiot, dunbest shit i read all day. The whole job of the adaptive strategy is to make it run more effiecntly. if your getting 7mpg is because something is wrong with it. Get it fixed, oh thats right you dont trust auto mechanics im sure. Keep resetting the strategy every day thats easier. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79094956 03/04/2021 02:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Idiot, dunbest shit i read all day. The whole job of the adaptive strategy is to make it run more effiecntly. if your getting 7mpg is because something is wrong with it. Get it fixed, oh thats right you dont trust auto mechanics im sure. Keep resetting the strategy every day thats easier. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76109850 i know exactly what is involved in fixing it some people are just jealous i outsmarted the car |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 79724041 03/04/2021 02:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Idiot, dunbest shit i read all day. The whole job of the adaptive strategy is to make it run more effiecntly. if your getting 7mpg is because something is wrong with it. Get it fixed, oh thats right you dont trust auto mechanics im sure. Keep resetting the strategy every day thats easier. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76109850 i know exactly what is involved in fixing it some people are just jealous i outsmarted the car I was resetting my light everyday. One day I forgot to bring the obd tester. I discovered it got better mpg with the check engine light on. Now I just let it be. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79094956 03/04/2021 02:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Idiot, dunbest shit i read all day. The whole job of the adaptive strategy is to make it run more effiecntly. if your getting 7mpg is because something is wrong with it. Get it fixed, oh thats right you dont trust auto mechanics im sure. Keep resetting the strategy every day thats easier. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76109850 i know exactly what is involved in fixing it some people are just jealous i outsmarted the car I was resetting my light everyday. One day I forgot to bring the obd tester. I discovered it got better mpg with the check engine light on. Now I just let it be. cool that's your particular situation mine is different |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 79724041 03/04/2021 02:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Idiot, dunbest shit i read all day. The whole job of the adaptive strategy is to make it run more effiecntly. if your getting 7mpg is because something is wrong with it. Get it fixed, oh thats right you dont trust auto mechanics im sure. Keep resetting the strategy every day thats easier. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76109850 i know exactly what is involved in fixing it some people are just jealous i outsmarted the car I was resetting my light everyday. One day I forgot to bring the obd tester. I discovered it got better mpg with the check engine light on. Now I just let it be. cool that's your particular situation mine is different Why do you come here asking for advice then argue with everyone? Take you old pos and shove it up your ass. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79094956 03/04/2021 03:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79094956 i know exactly what is involved in fixing it some people are just jealous i outsmarted the car I was resetting my light everyday. One day I forgot to bring the obd tester. I discovered it got better mpg with the check engine light on. Now I just let it be. cool that's your particular situation mine is different Why do you come here asking for advice then argue with everyone? Take you old pos and shove it up your ass. i'm not asking for advice i'm giving it |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80109582 Slovenia03/04/2021 03:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've cleaned a clogged cat converter with citric+oxalic acid solution and work like new. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80109582 The science paper is online, also in YouTube are tutorials. interesting  "Reactivation of an Aged Commercial Three-Way Catalyst by Oxalic and Citric Acid Washing" Search with Sci-Hub to free download |
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User ID: 79662918 United States03/04/2021 03:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Continually over fueling will burn and melt the converter substrate, which you likely already have damage...When they start restricting the exhaust flow, you then have compounded problems... I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked.  |
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User ID: 77631457 United States03/04/2021 08:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: ZOOM OUT What year model is it? Mine is a 2002 and it only has 2 converters. I hole you're not mistaking the two mufflers after the split as converters. it's a 2000 trust me there are 4 converters because everywhere i look there's a listing for front/passanger,rear/passenger etc there's 4 converters, a resonator after the split and then the muffler like i said every expedition with this design has broken/stripped exhaust bolts in the cylinder head when I do fix it, the cylinder heads are coming off for machining i figure around 300k i might look into this but the engine runs smooth and trans shifts smooth i bought it from an old man who had every service record Well I don't trust you because you've been wrong about at least 30% of your corrections. Regardless if it has 2 or 4 converters, you can pick up 2 walker converters on amazon for 100$ each. I just did it for two vehicles recently. You can get two converters and convert your 4 converter system to a two converter system. You just have to make sure the o2 bungs are approximately the same distance from your new converters as the were the front of the front converters and the back of the rear converters. What did you do? Get the Eddie Bauer version? If so, bad move. why? it has a 5.4 2v with no cam phasers and a 4r100 transmission it's great Whenever I shop for parts for my truck I always look at the EB parts as well just to remind myself how glad I am that I didn't get the EB. Some are not even available any more and most are twice as expensive. I got the XLT all-wheel drive 5.4 and it's a beast. The original encoder motor still works like new and there is actually a manual-shift kit available for the transfer case. I hope it isn't as much of a chore for you as it has been for many people I know. To ignore tyranny is to give it medium to thrive! |
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User ID: 77631457 United States03/04/2021 08:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: ZOOM OUT What year model is it? Mine is a 2002 and it only has 2 converters. I hole you're not mistaking the two mufflers after the split as converters. it's a 2000 trust me there are 4 converters because everywhere i look there's a listing for front/passanger,rear/passenger etc there's 4 converters, a resonator after the split and then the muffler like i said every expedition with this design has broken/stripped exhaust bolts in the cylinder head when I do fix it, the cylinder heads are coming off for machining i figure around 300k i might look into this but the engine runs smooth and trans shifts smooth i bought it from an old man who had every service record Well I don't trust you because you've been wrong about at least 30% of your corrections. Regardless if it has 2 or 4 converters, you can pick up 2 walker converters on amazon for 100$ each. I just did it for two vehicles recently. You can get two converters and convert your 4 converter system to a two converter system. You just have to make sure the o2 bungs are approximately the same distance from your new converters as the were the front of the front converters and the back of the rear converters. What did you do? Get the Eddie Bauer version? If so, bad move. again you are ignoring the fact that there are broken exhaust bolts inside the cylinder heads to do it right the cylinder heads need to come off what you are suggesting is a half assed fix also people have reported replacing their manifolds gaskets and pulling the broken bolts to replace them, only to have their manifolds crack less than a year later there is a design flaw that involves too much backpressure that needs to be addressed If you were worth your salt as a mechanic you could get those exhaust bolts out without removing the head. Sounds like you are in the habit of making things much more complicated for yourself than they need to be. To ignore tyranny is to give it medium to thrive! |
