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SportTrac Discussion
Engine & Drivetrain
Idle Air Control Valve lasts only three years
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<blockquote data-quote="John G" data-source="post: 1029539" data-attributes="member: 63360"><p>Three years is about how long my idle air control valves are lasting. They've been the most frequent maintenance issue since I bought the ST new in 2000. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I just replaced mine for what must be the fourth or fifth time. I've got only 80k miles on the ST, as I drive it only for short 2-mile trips to work, mainly.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Symptoms are either:</p><p></p><p>* in cold weather, one morning, I can't start the ST -- it will crank but never start running. </p><p></p><p>* or it stalls while idling at a red light -- it just won't idle.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've come to the point where I just keep a new one in the garage, ready for the next unexpected day when it won't start. It takes about four minutes to change it, once I've found a socket wrench with a 6 mm and 7 mm sockets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John G, post: 1029539, member: 63360"] Three years is about how long my idle air control valves are lasting. They've been the most frequent maintenance issue since I bought the ST new in 2000. I just replaced mine for what must be the fourth or fifth time. I've got only 80k miles on the ST, as I drive it only for short 2-mile trips to work, mainly. Symptoms are either: * in cold weather, one morning, I can't start the ST -- it will crank but never start running. * or it stalls while idling at a red light -- it just won't idle. I've come to the point where I just keep a new one in the garage, ready for the next unexpected day when it won't start. It takes about four minutes to change it, once I've found a socket wrench with a 6 mm and 7 mm sockets. [/QUOTE]
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Idle Air Control Valve lasts only three years
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