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Posted by gt40 (Member # 3587) on
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What are the symtoms of a bad module?My car will start when its cold but will die when it gets warm.Try to start it and it won't.I have to let the car sit for about 1 hr or so and it will start up again.
Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on
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Yup, change the TFI module.
Posted by Jdub07 (Member # 2728) on
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Originally posted by JohnB:
Yup, change the TFI module.
Damn tfi mod. don't forget your gonna need to buy the special bolt key to get the two little bolts out of the module. Its only like $3 the module is like $65 and is ugly as sin unless you buy the more expensive one.
Now that I think about it. Can anyone tell me if it would be a bad thing to paint a tfi module? maybe some heat resistant paint? Considering its a heat sensitive part that is located at one of the most heated areas of the motor.
Posted by gt40 (Member # 3587) on
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Also, when the cars stalls it starts backfiring.
Would this symtom also be an issue of the TFI module being bad?
Posted by Jdub07 (Member # 2728) on
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Originally posted by gt40:
Also, when the cars stalls it starts backfiring.
Would this symtom also be an issue of the TFI module being bad?
from my understanding the car just dies...no stalling or backfiring of any kind...it might not be your tfi. I did some research online when I thought mine went out and found that ford had a major recall on the tfi mod. Not before they made millions of dollars off the faulty part though. It was a kind of cover up by ford that eventually could not be ignored. Car will be running fine then just turn off like you were to shut the car off while driving. This results in no power steering or braking thus causing accidents on freeways and such. VERY BAD you may want to try running the codes on your car.
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