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ya i was thinking the same thing but im going to have to wait till gets a little warn here. but ill keep you guys posted on what im doing.

no those codes went away after replacing the intake manifold gasket. but here are the nine codes that the truck is throwing at me P0466, P1000, P0135, P0141, P0153, P0155, P0161, P2197, P0403

Hey there I have a 2004 ford ranger 4.0 v6 5speed manual 4x4. Well my truck throgh two codes 171 & 174 anf foubd oht that the intake manifild had a leak so I replaced that and now the truck throght like 9 other codes saying that all the o2 sensors are stuck and the egr ud bad so i replaced the...

1985 Ford Ranger (2012-08-06 09:19:44)

sorry for the delay response. when the engine codes first came on i cleaned the MAFS but it didnt go away. is there any way of doing a homemade smoke test because i dont have the money to take it in to get it done so i could see if i have a vaccum leak.?

Ok since the code came and went and came back, I checked them out again and now its saying P0171 and P0174 instead of the P0141. I know that it means that both banks are running lean. So I changed the spark plugs and wires which stopped my truck from shaking, check for vaccum leaks with gage...

lol you guys were right the check engine light came back on with the same code.

ill check the MAF then. how do i check for a leak? no i dont have an aftermarket air intake either. and no i have never gotten any thing like that in the air filter either.

alright i would appreciate it if you could get me some pics on it.

well i was looking around checking the egr and the 90 degree intake elbow below and noticed the positive battery cable was loose. so i took it off to fix the bolt so that it could tighten right on the terminal and reconnected it. the engine light went off and never came back on. so i don’t know...

thanks for the web site will be checking them out to fix the problem

hey there names jake and im new to the forum. i have 2004 ford ranger 4.0 v6 4x4 manual. well the other day i was putting gas in turned the truck on and the engine light came on. got the codes read but i dont know where to start. please help!! O and the codes are P0171 and P0141 thanks !