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Hey everyone. I have a 96 ef II fairmont.
Today after i finished work i went to start my car and it was running very, very sick, when i accelerated a bit, it blew a bit of black smoke like it was running rich. So i turned it off and noticed that when i put the cars ignition to ON, the thermo fans were running at high speed for some reason, i re-started the car and it did the same thing again. After re-stating 3 times i turned it off and waited for a couple of mintues, then i turned the ignition to ON and noticed the fans were no-loger running at high speed. I started the car and it was running Perfect. So i started driving home and noticed that the car was running Awesome, like the best it has in a while. What could be the problem, i thought the thermo fans only run at high speed when the car is running hot???? Please help cheers Turbofairmont
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| MadMatt |
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Fans will run when the ECU is in limp home mode.
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| turbofairmont |
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Well does that mean that my gearbox has a problem????
Cause it has been shifting a bit hard lately... What could be wrong with the box cheers Turbofairmont
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| turbofairmont |
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what Can cause Limp Home Mode???????
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My ef just died and was doing the same thing.
Turned out there is coolant in one of they cylinders  Have a look at the coolant level and if there is any milkyness to the oil/coolant, could be a head gasket or cracked head? also look for water coming out of the exhaust. I don't know if this is the problem but any input can be helpful.
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Hey, definetely no coolant in the oil.
I just remembered that about 6 months ago my bro did a ecu diagnostics reading and he found that the maf sensor had a fault code, so he reset the maf sensor. Could the maf sensor cause limnp home mode.
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This can happen if the MAP sensor (passenger side firewall) is disconnected - if thats not the case could well be head gasket
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| turbofairmont |
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Thanks for that,
If anyone else has any suggestions what it could be, it would be much appreciated
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i am having the same isue . cold starts it runs like s**t . no milkyness in the oil . n after about a week of driving it to n from work the coolant level has droped . turns out it is a head gasket . on the block just below exhaust manifold i have coolant stains . . imo this could also be your isue . check the block for coolant stains .
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