Rough idle only when engine is cold

Tiny
JILLIAN TAOY
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  • 2001 FORD ESCAPE
  • 3.0L
  • V6
  • 2WD
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  • 187,350 MILES
My vehicle listed above XLT model has a rough idle only when the engine is cold. Meaning only when I first start the car, once engine goes warm the rough idle is no longer there. I changed all the ignition coils, spark plugs, and fuel injectors. Change my coolant temperature sensor, MAF sensor, all O2 sensors. Intake manifold is brand new (OEM) part and all the intake gaskets upper and lower are new. Fuel filter has also been changed. IAC valve is new as well. All the vacuum lines where change, as well as the PVC valve I can’t figure out why the rough idle is still there? Any ideas what the issue could be?
Friday, November 1st, 2019 AT 12:12 AM

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Tiny
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Hello my name is Dave.

Have you had the car scanned to see if there are any trouble codes? If it has none and you have covered most of the common causes of the issue you have described I am going to suggest checking the coolant sensor, if it is reading incorrectly, especially if it is reading higher than actual temp then the computer isn't going to provide enough fuel to make it run smoothly especially at idle. If you can have the sensor tested and/or replaced that would be a good place to start. If it does have a trouble code and you could get back to us and let us know what it is that would be greatly helpful in diagnosing the issue.

Check out this link:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Please keep us informed on your progress and thank you for using 2CarPros!
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Friday, November 1st, 2019 AT 3:42 AM
Tiny
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No trouble code and I just changed the coolant temperature sensor. I do have a fuel smell coming out the tail pipe. Also wanted to add that there is hesitation sometimes when I accelerate but not all the time.
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Friday, November 1st, 2019 AT 11:54 AM
Tiny
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Do you smell the fuel only when it's cold or at other times? The next step I would take is to look at the spark plugs and see if they are fuel fouled which will look black and maybe even wet or if they have signs of running lean which will look white and chalky. If either conditions exists we need to find out if it's one or more of the plugs (cylinders). If they are all showing signs of running lean that would lead me to suspect a relatively small vacuum leak or slightly low fuel pressure, if one or two are showing signs of running rich I would suspect a bad fuel injector. If you could take some pics of the plugs and get back to us that would be a great help in chasing this issue down. Also if you let us know which cylinder each came from that would further help. Please keep us up to date on your progress and again thank you for using 2CarPros!
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Monday, November 4th, 2019 AT 4:27 AM

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