You have to start with the code(s)...otherwise, you'll probably just be wasting your time and taking stabs at possible problems.
BTW, if you have a Duratech, have you cinsidered the Knock Sensor as a possible cause of knocking?
Steve
98 Contour SE Sport 2.5 Duratec ATX The wifey's car
89 Taurus SHO - 246K miles
94 SHO ATX - 190K
1997 F-150 5.4L ATX - The Workhorse 150K.
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