99 ford explorer

V6 engine, believe the SOHC one.

About 2 weeks ago purchased gas at a location where the station just ran out of gas. The next morning the explorer would not start unless you gave it alot of gas. If you kept the RPMS up, then it would run. Noticed alot of condensation out of the exhaust.

Eventually changed the fuel filter, and have ran about 2 tanks of gas through the car. It will now start and run normally, but on an intermittent basis it will not start and idle after it is cold. If you give it more gas, then it will run. Once it warms up, then it appears to run fine. This is intermittent. I also swapped out the fuel pump relay switch.

I believe this problem happens, even though the fuel pump seems to be properly pressuring the system when you turn the key on.

Is it fuel injectors, or fuel pump? It would not seem to be the pump, since the engine runs fine at higher RPMS.

I was also reading that this engine had a campaign for the intake manifold.

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djhaase
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fauger

May or may not help, but change the fuel filter. Cheap thing to do.

Dennis

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Dennis

Won't help the cold idle problem.

Correct -- and then he can go after the real problem.

Don

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Don

Correct. Highly unlikely that its the injectors either.

A vaccum leak at the intake manifold or possibly a hose is precisely what you should be looking at. Not the only possibility but statistically overwhelmingly the problem.

Don

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