Instrumentation
3.
Thefuelcapmaynothavebeenproperlyinstalledandsecurely
tightened.
Thesetemporarymalfunctionscanbecorrectedbyfillingthefueltank
withhighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctaneand/orproperly
installingandsecurelytighteningthegascap.Afterthreedrivingcycles
withouttheseoranyothertemporarymalfunctionspresent,theCheck
Enginelightshouldturnoff.(Adrivingcycleconsistsofacoldengine
startupfollowedbymixedcity/highwaydriving.)Noadditionalvehicle
serviceisrequired.
IftheCheckEnginelightremainson,haveyourvehicleservicedatthe
firstavailableopportunity.
Lightisblinking:
Enginemisfireisoccurringwhichcoulddamageyourcatalyticconverter.
Youshoulddriveinamoderatefashion(avoidheavyaccelerationand
deceleration)andhaveyourvehicleservicedatthefirstavailable
opportunity.
Underenginemisfireconditions,excessiveexhausttemperatures
coulddamagethecatalyticconverter,thefuelsystem,interior
floorcoveringsorothervehiclecomponents,possiblycausingafire.
Check fuel cap
Momentarilyilluminateswhenthe
CHECK
ignitionisturnedtotheONposition
FUEL CAP
toensureyourbulbisworking.
Whenthislightturnson,checkthe
fuelfillercap.Continuingtooperatethevehiclewiththecheckfuelcap
lighton,canactivatetheServiceEngineSoon/CheckEnginewarning
light.Whenthefuelfillercapisproperlyre-installed,thelight(s)will
turnoffafteraperiodofnormaldriving.Thisperiodwillvarydepending
ondrivingconditions.
Itmaytakealongperiodoftimeforthesystemtodetectan
improperlyinstalledfuelfillercap.
Formoreinformation,refertoFuelfillercapintheMaintenanceand
carechapter.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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