New Pinging 2003 GT questions

[Kilgore Trout]

SeaFoam is highly recommended with every oil change, I think there may be a thread about SeaFoam around here somewhere

 

[travis_hsks]

Kilgore:

Thanks for all of your help. I was able to take the MAF sensor out and clean it in about 10 min's!!! It worked great. I romped on the car, running at redline all over the neighborhood and had no pinging. Then it started again... I'm sure it just pulled more oil out of the filter. I will clean it again tonight.

Should I clean and re-oil the filter with less oil to avoid this from hapening again? Or will it just clear itself up in it's own time?

thanks again,

Matt

I have the same problem with my 2000 GT. I've cleaned the MAF and ran Seafoam, to no avail. (PCV valve has been changed twice, in accord with Ford's maint. schedule) My theory is that the piston slap supposedly fixed in '99 made its way to my Windsor, and I have accumlation causing detonation. Ford said I was lugging it. I don't think 5,200 RPM qualifies as lugging.

I'm simply going to run it til it doesn't run anymore, then drop in a DSS or similar. I'm hoping for another 100k, but unfortunately, she's using oil (1-2 qts every 5k.)

BTW, friends of mine suggest using Lucas every so often in the tank. It suppsedly helps with bad gas, similar to Seafoam.

-Travis
2k GT

 

[Matt's 03 GT]

Matt welcome to:SNSign: but dude....don't disrespect the seafoam baby! that'll get ya banned!

SeaFoam is highly recommended with every oil change, I think there may be a thread about SeaFoam around here somewhere

Yeah... I read the 48 pages thread on the stuff. Where do I put it???

I'll give it a try on my 65,000 mile Ranger and see. Once a skeptic always a skeptic. I'll let you know...







Please don't ban me, I like it here!:SNSign:

 

[stangGT97]

Yeah... I read the 48 pages thread on the stuff. Where do I put it???

I'll give it a try on my 65,000 mile Ranger and see. Once a skeptic always a skeptic. I'll let you know...







Please don't ban me, I like it here!:SNSign:

you won't get teh ban if you stay cool... have fun seafoaming the ranger. We did it to my friend's 1998 3.0 ranger w/ 90k on the clock, talk about a smoke show!

 

[scupking]

My 2001 Gt pings only when cold. Once the temp start coming up shes good and I have a K&N. My car has 38,000 miles on her.

 

[2013 Geee T]

When its hot outside my car will ping between shifts but thats it. I can make it stop by giving it more gas when letting the clutch out. I use 89 when its hot and it pretty much goes away.