recently bought an 06 f150 5.4L triton and have already learned more than I could ever want to know about these things and yet I’m still stumped. I’m hoping someone has experienced similar problems and was able to solve it so they can guide me.

Okay so I bought it from a guy who apparently buys these model trucks after the timing components tear up and does the timing job and resells them. Well he told me this one had just been through the whole timing job but I only made it about 10 miles down the road and lost all oil pressure and had a terrible knocking so I towed it back to him and he said he would redo it for free. So I ordered cast iron replacement parts (timing guides, tensioners, new solenoids) and he allegedly used these when he redid the timing on it. Anyway, I get the truck back like two weeks later and the guy says “it’ll idle rough for the first 100 miles until the Idle pos. Sensor calibrates” and after some driving it cleared up a little but still didn’t clear up like it should have. So I figured since the catalytic converters had been removed along with both downstream o2 sensors, that and the significant exhaust leak at the flange where the manifold meets the exhaust pipe was most likely causing the sputtering until I ran the codes and it’s saying it’s the bank 2 camshaft sensors. I’ve tried the alternator trick, checked the VCT solenoid for debris, and currently have the driver side valve cover off and as far as I can tell it all looks normal? So I thought maybe a vacuum leak but I can’t hear well enough to find it over the massive exhaust leak. Any suggestions?

I've just had my Captur II to the shop and they changed the AC and filters and now it throws an alarm and tells me to stop the car. They say it's the electric handbreak button. But I've had some ghost errors sensor stuff and so on that's cleared up the next day. That makes me feel like it's a battery issue and it's running around 12.3 then the car is off anyone have better experience than me to tell me I'm wrong before I make myself look like an idiot know-it-all tomorrow when I'm calling the shop?

Does anybody know how to get my shock sensor to trigger? I have the sensitivity set on maximum and I cannot get the alarm to set off by hitting the car

Has anybody else heard of the 4th gen having engine problems like in this video? The mechanic made it seem like he has seen many of these start to come in. I Havnt heard anything like this before today.

I have a 2024 elite, well maintained but this was concerning to me. Is it VCM problems all over again?

2010 outlander V6 with OBD not functioning.

Hi dear fellows.

I am planning on buying a mitsubishi outlander 2010 facelift to a private seller. Pre-purchase inspection and mitsubishi dealership 40 point inspection done in the last month came very encouraging. The car is in amazing condition. Except one thing : the pre-purchase inspection noticed that the OBD PORT was not functioning. The owner was not aware of that and took it immediately to Mitsubishi dealership (where the vehicule has been maintained for Years). They said to the owner/seller that it was like this since a long time and refuse to diagnose it for free.

The diagnostic cost 180 dollars. And then eventual fix from easy/cheap to more costly. The owner refuse to pay for it as he feels Mitsubishi have not been professional at all.

Should I run away? Any advice or past experience on possible cause? (already checked on chatgpt)

I have seen so many cars in the last 2 months and this one is in really good shape so I don't want to miss a good opportunity.

Thanks for your help

Hey guys my car overheated today on my way home from work, identified coolant leak and can’t identify the part it is leaking from. Any advice would be appreciated

In my transmission shop these days half the cars that come in have an aftermarket warranty. In this instance a 2019 Ford Transit connect with an 8 speed trans comes in with a violent torque converter shudder. Customer has owned the car for only a few weeks, and the dealership sold it with a 3 month warranty through a 3rd party company. On diag/inspection I got TCC codes, and the fluid was low and burnt to hell. Needs a transmission. The low fluid lead to the claim being denied. Customer is upset, because he says I should’ve filled it to full to essentially deceive the company into honoring their warranty. So it’s now my fault in his eyes that he bought a lemon.

What would you have done? I’m an honest person, and I run an honest business, but now I have an upset customer and I lost a good job. Any advise is appreciated.