Engine shut off, no warning
Hello All, This isn't exactly a towing question but didn't know where else to go. The engine in my truck (2003 F150, 4.6) just shut off driving down the street. No warning, no chug chug cough, it j...
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wannavolunteerFT wrote:
I had that happen to me back in November in my 2010 F150.. Mine shut off once, restarted and I assumed it might be trash in fuel line (I was stopping and starting and turning around on mountain roads). It stopped again about 5 minutes later so I called for help. I was miles from campground in NGA mountains and several hundred miles from home. I got a tow to local Dealer as I didn't want that happening with TT attached.
Turned out there was a service bulletin for some type wiring short between fuel pump and computer controls. Only took them a couple of hours to diagnose and repair (thank goodness). I was kinda bummed that my local dealer had not mentioned the service bulletin when I had the oil changed/basic service done just a week before.
Yeah, there's a little module that controls fuel flow for the F-150's, it's on a ladder bar in the rear of the truck. If you live in an area that sprays salt, those little control modules are known to corrode and just die. Cheap part to replace. As others suggested, do the cheap stuff first:
1. make sure you have good power off the battery
2. make sure your fuses are good
3. crawl under the truck and make sure your fuel control module is in good shape
4. Make sure you still have fuel in your tank (you could have a bad gas level sensor).
5. Now the harder diagnosing steps (make sure you have spark, fuel injection, etc...
