ENGINE FAIL SAFE

Asked by wh Jan 14, 2010 at 11:07 PM about the 2006 Ford Expedition XLS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

No warning until engine cut out while i was driving.   BIG SAFETY ISSUE !   Low on coolant,  had to add to a cooled down engine.   BIG SAFETY ISSUE... no warning....    Why???

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Jorj answered 14 years ago

you have to watch the temp gauge now your block is prolly creacked or your head is cracked or warped.

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migration_jml12345 answered 14 years ago

the fluids should be checked.theres a 50/50 chance of a crack or warpage. it couldve just ran out of oil.

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Jorj answered 14 years ago

no oil kills most engines either that or makes them devolop knocks so its safe to say that 100% of cars that have oil starvation die

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Jorj answered 14 years ago

btw just learned those ford suv's have shitty radiators, i had to order one the other day and they were on back order for 6 weeks

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Allen answered 14 years ago

i used to work for a ford dealer, and usually being low on coolant wont cause the engine to go into fail safe or as i call it, limp home mode. btw fords dont have shitty radiators, people just have extraordinarily bad luck.

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