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Originally Posted by that_one_guy23
I need some help figuring out whats going on with my truck. I have a 96 ranger xlt, with the 4.0 ohv standard transmission. Sorry in advance if this doesnt make much sense.
A couple days ago i stopped at a friends house. as im pulling up with the truck in neutral it starts surging kinda like it was running out of gas. I had shut the truck off for a couple hours, when i was leaving the truck was running fine, my gas gauge said there was a 1/4 tank, i thought maybe the gauge had gone out on me. so i put some gas in. the next day I ended up making a 40 minute trip to the nearest wal-mart, on my way back home my truck started surging, the whole time its doing this i can smell gas. it finally dies and i pull onto the shoulder of the road. i started looking for any obvious signs of a gas leak, couldn't see anything. I call my dad to come tow me to his house. he shows up and brings a code reader. at that time the truck had been throwing codes.
The first was "throttle position sensor circuit low"
Second one "throttle position sensor inconsistent with mass air flow sensor"
Third one "lack of upstream heated oxygen sensor switch- sensor indicates lean- Bank No. 1"
The fourth one" Evaporative Emissions control system- vacuum system- purge control solenoid or purge control valve fault"
back to the story. Made it to my dads house, we start looking at possibilities, (Maf sensor, Tps Sensor) I climb under the truck and start pulling the fuel filter to see if it had gotten clogged, as soon as i got the line coming from the tank off the filter it started spraying gas from the filter.(it had a lot of Pressure Built up). get the filter out and blew out whatever may have been in there.. put the filter back in truck fires right up and seems to be running perfect.. made the trip back home just fine till i get to town and have to slow down. as soon as i let off the throttle peddle to slow down it started surging again...
Sorry its so long, I just feel every detail is important.
Also I'm at a complete loss. ill be replacing the Tps sensor, Maf Sensor and the fuel and air Filters
If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated
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First off before you go throwing parts at your truck in order to fix itself lets look at whats going on. All the sensors involved point to an issue with fuel as a common denominator here.
Your TPS sensor will give a code same as the O2 sensor in Bank 1 if the MAF sensor is dirty or is faulty and or if the Purge Solenoid is clogged or bad.
I would replace your fuel filter just because, its likely overdue and for $11 its simple and alleviates unknowns.
I would then get a can of CRC MAF sensor cleaner. Don't do this after driving it or while the sensor is hot. Remove the harness from the back of the MAF sensor, remove the two security Torx T20 screws and put them someplace safe. pull the sensor straight up and depending on how dirty it is you may see the wire as dark or tinted in color. It should look like solid silver wire. Clean the sensor by spraying it as directed on the can. let air dry, and then reinstall.
After that I would begin testing the purge canister solenoid to make sure its functioning properly. If you dont have a FSM for your vehicle I may be able to PM you the procedures for troubleshooting that.
Once you've verified that, you'll know where you stand. The last thing I would still test is the O2 sensor before the TPS.
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