What did you get done? Easter edition.

[Ivan D.]

Originally Posted by strokd 84

I had the pleasure of working on my buddy's little brother's car. He's 16 and quickly learning why we don't buy Fords. First it overheated, so we replaced the thermostat and water pump. Now it doesn't over heat. But, the check engine light comes on, so we replaced both 02 sensors. The second one near the firewall was so tight that my girlfriend was the only one who could get her hand in the hole. We got them replaced, but the light is still on...

Wish us luck.

Hey now, there are plenty of good Fords out there... most of them don't have a check engine light tho What car is the one you're working on? The CEL can come on for many reasons, loss of signal from a sensor is one of them - since it's been overheated, have you guys looked into the coolant temp sensors, particularly the one that feeds the PCM? Also in many of the '80s V8-equipped vehicles the light will come on when the oil level or pressure is down, believe that feature was retained in the newer models too - both of these will throw you a code usually right about never...