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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 06:02 PM
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Okay I have a 2002 Ford Escape with 134k miles, 3.0 Duratec. It had a rough idle, in the 600 range and revved terribly slow as well as accelerating like a house was tied to ot. If the A/C is on it will stall if you put it in gear, in park with the A/C on it will sit around 4-500.
I changed the upper and lower intake gaskets and it seemed to help it accelerate a little better, but the idle was still bad. I read the codes and it showed Bank 2 Sensor 1 was stuck lean. I tried a new MAF with no effect so I returned it and changed the sensor, I cleared the codes and waited to see if it would throw another code. Still idling rough, it eventually threw the same 02 sensor code as well as a TPS code. I replaced the TPS and it had little effect.
There doesn't seem to be any vacuum leaks I've located, PCV boots are in good shape. There is a hissing but it appears to be coming from the Break Booster, the pedal is a little hard as well. Could a bad booster cause the low idle and sluggish acceleration? Did I make a mistake not leaving the new MAF? I'm pretty stumped, my brother insists the ECU needs replacing. Sorry for the really long post, any help would be appreciated
 
Old Jul 23, 2018 | 04:17 PM
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You corrected a problem and did not tell the computer it was repaired.
You can try a "forced reset". That is done by removing the negative cable end from the battery and holding it against the positive cable end for 5-10 minutes. This erases the memory in the vehicle computer. Reinstall the negative cable back on the battery,turn the key on and wait a minute or two before staring the engine. You then start the engine without touching the throttle pedal for another few minutes while it learns the new positions, then after a few minutes take it for a normal drive going different speeds and typical driving. The more you drive it the better it should get.
 
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