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  • January 19, 2015 at 5:04 pm #652969
    drthrift035drthrift035
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      FORD E 250 2006 5.4 L V8 155,000 KM

      Hey ! ETCG COMMUNITY

      When I start my vehicle I feel a vibration coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle actually shakes slightly. This occurs when it in idle but seems to be reduced when I go over 50 km/h. Please let me know what I should check to solve the problem.

      P.S There are times when I put the vehicle into gear and these is a slight hesitation as well as one day I smelled something burning when I got out of it.

      Thanks in advance !

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    • January 19, 2015 at 6:09 pm #652972
      none nonenone
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        If you can say that the engine’s running rough in place of vehicle shaking, you’ve probably got a bad coil by now and I’m betting the van is due for spark plugs if you’ve never changed them. Even if you don’t have a check engine light on, get the codes pulled and you’ll probably wind up with a P0301 through P0308 code.

        January 19, 2015 at 9:12 pm #652977
        drthrift035drthrift035
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          Thanks for the response ! I am going to make those checks. I have never changed the Spark Plugs Ever. I will get a scanner to look up any possible trouble codes.

          January 20, 2015 at 4:28 am #653013
          dandan
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            drthrift035
            I had a similar problem…turned out to be a warped brake disk. The brake pads were dragging on the disk, so I smelled something burning when I got out of the car also. When I touched all four wheels, it was easy to tell which one it was….lol

            When you said 50 km/h I thought you meant under way, but you also said idle, and of course that couldn’t be brakes.

            On the other hand, my car front end shakes when I go to neutral and roll to a stop at idle. That was caused by brakes.

            January 20, 2015 at 4:42 am #653019
            drthrift035drthrift035
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              Thanks for the response. I have just realized that the OBD 2 connector for my vehicle does not work when I tried to have it scanned for the trouble. The guy at the parts store told me his Dad had the same problem with his 01 Chevy Van. He said that I should try doing a tune up. Change out the spark plugs, wires and fuel filter and see what happens.

              January 20, 2015 at 6:09 am #653026
              BillBill
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                If you can’t scan your van chances are that there is a blown fuse somewhere. Usually for the power point socket. Pin #16 on the diagnostic connector should have battery voltage.

                January 21, 2015 at 1:17 am #653068
                dandan
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                  Have you checked your motor mounts?

                  January 21, 2015 at 3:46 am #653086
                  drthrift035drthrift035
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                    I looked into symptoms of Motor Mount Failure. However I didn’t notice anything like that. It’s not like the Engine is moving up and down like some of the videos I have seen.

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