I was taking a look at my son-in-law‘s 2008 Ford Exploder with the 4.0 engine, because he said the engine was very loud. FYI, he’s not a car guy.
After starting it, the fan was very loud, and I assumed the clutch was shot. Looking at it more, I realize it has couple of wires going to it that engage the fan clutch. I’m not sure what sensor tells it to turn on, though.
If something was telling the fan to run with the electrical connection, I thought I would unplug it to see if it would stop. I did and it was just as loud as before. So, that tells me the fan clutch is bad, right?
So, anybody have any experience with the electrical Ford radiator fans?
Edit 1: when putting it in reverse, it’s a good jolt. Any ideas on what might cause that? No idea if and when the transmission filter and or fluid were changed. Would it hurt to change the filter and fluid?
Edit 2: he also has codes P0455 and P0457 and the gas cap light is illuminated on the dashboard. I thought that would be an easy fix with a new gas cap, but it’s the cap less fuel tank design. My 2014 F150 has that as well.
I found a couple easy answers would be to check the filler to see if anything is keeping the flap open and in some cases, the metal filler line rusts out.
