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Question posted by missbrown76 on February 1st, 2015

2001 Ford Xlt A4wd, 4.6 V8.often Goes Dead On Take Off,an Changing Into Gear On

In the am crack up an put in D an it goes dead,an when I take off it's like it's not getting gas to take off.

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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on March 10th, 2015 2:16 PM

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The problem is the DPFE sensor giving bad info to the ECU. Took forever to find this. Replace/repair DPFE sensor. If faulty, this sensor will cause the ECU to 'think' the fuel mixture is too rich. It tries to thin the mixture and that stalls the car/truck. Very common problem on this era Fords.

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