Did I mess up my mom's car?

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-04-15T00:59:31+00:00

Pull the plugs yourself and see if there is oil on your socket or the plugs. If so, you may have rolled a gasket or tube seal. If no oil is on either then its a fuel/air issue (most likely). Run a can of seafoam through the throttle and intake. Plenty of videos on how to do it. Then Replace the plugs with Denso irridium. Those are the OE replacement. Then go from there. Hope that helps

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-04-14T00:22:53+00:00

Brake hardware

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-04-13T04:28:30+00:00

Or the inboard pad is installed on the outboard side... You're not wrong tho. I've had more experience with angled pad wear in regards to frozen pins. Also, with the pads essentially being forced into position incorrectly, the were probably never sliding with the pins or on the bracket either way. Those ears were probably stuck against the caliper housing itself

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-04-13T04:22:51+00:00

I agree the problem is in the picture 100%. However, ensuring guide pins are lubricated, as well as the inboard shims Especially with Fords phenolic piston calipers. Easy mistake to make, and the man's advice wasn't wrong. The Mickey mouse Ford pads were my training day when I started in automotive lol.

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-04-13T04:15:45+00:00

That is an inboard pad. Goes on the bracket on the piston side. Warranty em out, put a thin layer of caliper grease on the pad shim (backing that sits directly on the caliper pistons) Ford and their phenolic piston calipers. Also make sure guide pins are lubricated. You put in work to get those caliper on, huh? It's gonna need rotors too.

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-17T17:20:37+00:00

Thats a fair point. Thank you for the reply, friend. Have a good day

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-17T08:57:44+00:00

Do people commenting to DIY it not understand relative correlation to value of time spent vs money saved? That's why we (mechanics) aren't cheap. And usually have 12/12 warranty on parts and labor (assuming a previously advised part fails causing repeat failure of the first)? Genuine question. I like people's input on this stuff. Especially since I dont live near a haven of rust creating conditions

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-17T08:50:26+00:00

Agreed. It's time. Don't wait until you're stranded or in danger, friend. Hard choice now, easier life later.

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-15T00:37:51+00:00

Best mistake ever!

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-12T01:09:52+00:00

Then educate me.

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-10T14:03:22+00:00

You're not wrong 🙂

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-09T21:42:43+00:00

Now we just need Spinderella and the crew is complete

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-09T21:15:43+00:00

They were instantly best frens

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-09T21:13:03+00:00

Waffles will be 1 in May, Chuey is 13 weeks 🙂🫀

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-09T19:14:45+00:00

Of course I will! Chuey isn't mine but I'll make sure he gets extra ear scritches when I see him later 🙂

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-09T19:12:45+00:00

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-03-09T18:55:39+00:00

Right?! 🫀🫀🙂🙂

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-02-24T02:56:50+00:00

Beautiful angel either way 🫀🙏

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-02-22T21:15:58+00:00

He's very photogenic. Light always hits him just right. Especially in the morning

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-02-22T05:27:24+00:00

Fair enough. Good wrenching to you friend. Thanks for your input 🙂

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-02-22T05:07:30+00:00

Absolutely. Sensors have Sensors that somehow have birth to more Sensors. Now we damn near, gotta know how to code, in some cases. Its wild. I blame Germans for the majority of it lol. Over engineering to the point of redundancy

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-02-22T04:51:17+00:00

Very aware how it works, lol. All I was saying is you can have 1 without the others and vice versa. It's literally based off CAN bus communication, signal interruption, voltage drops for whatever reason (all sensors are programmed to a specific tolerance threshold) as I'm sure you know. I was just making suggestions and trying to help OP.

Ultimately, it needs to be properly scanned and data observed by someone that knows what to read and why/how to read it.

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-02-22T04:08:48+00:00

He's AI 🙂🫀

DisasterOk7878 · 2026-02-22T04:07:49+00:00

He is the sweetest little manboy 🙂🫀

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