I'm thinking you already had a vacuum
leak at the intake before it popped off, which allowed your idle level to drop drastically after you did your fix.
It can also arise if there is a vacuum
leak at the intake seal to that cylinder (cylinder No. 2 in your...
Not exact matches
Check for exhaust
leaks as well, although given the LTFT I would concentrate on the
intake side
at first.
I have worked on a couple of vehicles that had a very fine
leak at the seam of the
intake manifold.
A
leak down tester will pressurize your combustion chambers and allow you to listen
at your
intake and exhaust valves for
leaks as well as your crankcase ventilation for head gasket and ring
leaks.
However in this particular motor, which is notorius for blown head gaskets and lower
intake manifold gasket
leaks, allowing coolant into the combustion chamber I would take a look
at these first, and in order.
I did the above recommendation (cleaning the engine) and the
leak was the
at the
intake manifold gasket (right rear side).
Make sure all of your cold pipes (pressure side between turbo and
intake manifold, going through the intercooler) are in place and not
leaking, especially
at the joints.
These engines had issues with vacuum
leaks at the throttle body and
intake gaskets.
Stalling
at idle could be due to a faulty mass airflow sensor, faulty camshaft or crankshaft position sensors, worn spark plugs, wires or defective ignition coil (s), inadequate fuel delivery or pressure (clogged fuel filter, injectors, faulty fuel pump or pump circuit), contaminated or old gasoline, defective throttle position sensor, faulty idle air control valve,
leaks in the EGR system,
intake vacuum
leaks, and so forth.
Check carefully under the hood to be sure there are no air large air
leaks in the
intake system, such as the big boot
at the throttle body or any other large vacuum hoses.
I had the A / C compressor replaced and the
intake gasket set replaced (gasket replaced because of a coolant
leak)
at the same service appointment.
Another known issue in Ford vehicles is a vacuum
leak from a ripped - through rubber elbow on one of the vacuum lines
at the back of the
intake manifold.