1996 ford 7.5 liter pinging bad

Oct 17, 2006 2 Replies

Has 100,000 miles on it. It is pinging ....changed plugs, wires,distributer cap, can the eec module or the icm module cause this? Thanks in advance


Typical of a dirty MAF (Mass Air Flow) sensor.

Will also sometimes show as hesitation on acceleration.

Instructions for cleaning are on many ford sites..

But they are typically mis-informed like This guy:

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I use rubbing alcohol and a new small paint brush.. though you may follow his directions if it makes you feel better.

If you wonder who is right... he is 'Dan the Oil Man' I am BM the former electronics engineer,

Disregard

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as they simply parrot Ford position on it.

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