Maintenance and Specifications
Donotmakeanyunauthorizedchangestoyourvehicleorengine.By
law,vehicleownersandanyonewhomanufactures,repairs,services,
sells,leases,tradesvehicles,orsupervisesafleetofvehiclesarenot
permittedtointentionallyremoveanemissioncontroldeviceorprevent
itfromworking.Informationaboutyourvehicle’semissionsystemison
theVehicleEmissionControlInformationDecallocatedonornearthe
engine.Thisdecalidentifiesenginedisplacementandgivessometuneup
specifications.
PleaseconsultyourWarrantyGuideforcompleteemissionwarranty
information.
On board diagnostics (OBD-II)
Yourvehicleisequippedwithacomputerthatmonitorstheengine’s
emissioncontrolsystem.ThissystemiscommonlyknownastheOn
BoardDiagnosticsSystem(OBD-II).TheOBD-IIsystemprotectsthe
environmentbyensuringthatyourvehiclecontinuestomeet
governmentemissionstandards.TheOBD-IIsystemalsoassistsyour
authorizeddealerinproperlyservicingyourvehicle.Whenthe
indicatorilluminates,theOBD-IIsystemhasdetectedamalfunction.
Temporarymalfunctionsmaycausethe
Examplesare:
indicatortoilluminate.
1.
Thevehiclehasrunoutoffuel—theenginemaymisfireorrunpoorly.
2.
Poorfuelqualityorwaterinthefuel—theenginemaymisfireorrun
poorly.
3.
Thefuelcapmaynothavebeensecurelytightened.SeeFuelfiller
capinthischapter.
4.
Drivingthroughdeepwater–theelectricalsystemmaybewet.
Thesetemporarymalfunctionscanbecorrectedbyfillingthefueltank
withgoodqualityfuel,properlytighteningthefuelcaporlettingthe
electricalsystemdryout.Afterthreedrivingcycleswithouttheseorany
othertemporarymalfunctionspresent,the
indicatorshouldstayoff
thenexttimetheengineisstarted.Adrivingcycleconsistsofacold
enginestartupfollowedbymixedcity/highwaydriving.Noadditional
vehicleserviceisrequired.
Ifthe
indicatorremainson,haveyourvehicleservicedatthefirst
availableopportunity.Althoughsomemalfunctionsdetectedbythe
OBD-IImaynothavesymptomsthatareapparent,continueddriving
withthe
indicatoroncanresultinincreasedemissions,lowerfuel
economy,reducedengineandtransmissionsmoothness,andleadtomore
costlyrepairs.
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2007
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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