If you have a dashboard message saying Check Fuel Fill Inlet, the vehicle sees a problem with the no gas cap system. This is a common problem for Ford vehicles, including the F150, Mustangs, or any Ford Capless Fuel System. The No Cap system was created to eliminate the gas cap and make filing gas… Read More »
If you have a Ford that uses a fuel pump driver module, it can be bypassed for testing. This can be a good way to test if the module is bad or possibly get the vehicle home in an emergency. I recently ran into this problem with a 2008 Ford F-150 that had a fuel… Read More »
Anyone who has an engine light come on will no doubt like to know what the problem is. The standard way is to use an OBD2 scan tool which will give the error code, which can then be looked up. But what if you dont have a scan tool? Most vehicles have a built-in diagnostic… Read More »
If your car or truck has the dreaded check engine light come on there is Do-It-Yourself scanner tools that can show the problem. All cars and trucks built after 1995 come with a built-in port called an OBDII. The OBDII port talks directly to the vehicles computer and when used with a OBD2 scanner tool… Read More »
I had a 1998 Ford Taurus that the fans would not spin which was making it overheat. (Video at bottom of page.) I finally found the problem and these are the steps I went through to find the solution. These same steps can be applied to any third generation Ford Taurus 1996-1998. Fuses and Relays… Read More »
Ford Taurus/Sable Fuel Trouble Shooting 1996 to 1999 OverView Ford made what is called the third generation Ford Taurus from 1996 to 1999 It made both the DOHC engine and the SOHC engine. With the SOHC 3.0L EFI 6cyl the most common. When dealing with fuel problems with any vehicle care must be… Read More »