No power and backfires on acceleration

Tiny
ANGELIQUE MCMAHON
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  • 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 158,000 MILES
Cranks and idles fine. New water pump, thermostat housing, new thermostat, catalytic converters, new o2 sensors, new plugs and wires, new fuel filter, complete engine flush, radiator flush, new belt, new battery. Even took it to Ford dealership to figure it out and all they wanted to do was put a new engine in it wouldn't tell me what was wrong. So I took it to another place to have injectors checked out working fine they even replaced. All sensors one at a time to see if one of those was the problem.

All that has been done truck will still only go 20 MPH most of time and starts back firing, when it runs ok can't get to 2,000 RPMs or it basically shuts down to 5 - 20 MPH and starts back firing all over again have no idea what in the world is wrong. Help please my only transportation.
Saturday, August 28th, 2021 AT 7:01 AM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
  • MECHANIC
  • 109,740 POSTS
Hi,

Is there any black or gray smoke coming from the exhaust? Since it is backfiring, oftentimes that is the result of excessive fuel getting into the engine.

Take a look through this link:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-backfires-while-running

Is the check engine light staying on when the engine is running? If it is, have you scanned the computer to see if there are specific diagnostic trouble codes that will point us in the right direction?

Here is a video showing how it's done:

https://youtu.be/InIlnsjOVFA

I realize most people don't own a scan tool, but oftentimes, a parts store will do it free of charge or lend you a scan tool.

Let me know. Also, let me know if you do have a live data scan tool.

Take care,

Joe

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Saturday, August 28th, 2021 AT 11:08 PM

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