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If you need to drive the car you can step on the brake, pull down on the shift lever while turning the key to start. If you do all this at the same time, pulling the shift lever into the neutral position it will come out of park and the engine will start and you can drive the car to a repair shop.
such as Wynns or Zurich. I have had Wynns in the past but am currently doing my service at the local Ford dealership. I have used Wynns in the past with good results. I'm sure other owners have dealt with this issue and would appreciate ideas and suggestions as to what would be a good choice or choices to resolve this decision. All comments and suggestions appreciated.
Have your mechanic plug in his OBD II & really see what the problem is.
Use what the OM dictates: Mercon.
Would anyone know why the compressor/pump would release air from the suspension. It seems to be doing this on a frequent basis. I can actually see the nose lower about 1/2 inch or so when I am stopped at a red light. I am worried about buring out the compressor.
Thanks in advance.
If you were stopped on an incline at the Red light, the sensor could have been tricked to think the rear end should be raised accordingly so as to make the car level.
Use as directed with the remaining fuel that is in the tank.
There is an electric fuel pump in the sump of the gas tank. If you drain the tank, don't let Air get to the pump for the seals will be damaged.
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This happened 6 years ago and the Lincoln tech said it was the Idle air bypass valve resonating.
After the engine warms up, it goes away so I live with it.
Re: Rear axle - Visual inspection and sniff test of the oil on your little finger after you remove it from the filler hole.
Determine who serviced the car in the past and inquire of them what was done.
If unknown,& at that mileage, I would change all fluids including the engine coolant.
What price - peace of mind? While on the hoist, should tires be rotated as well?
Sam
Note for the car to take gas at the above mentioned TRICKLE, you have to put the gas nozzle in from the 2 to 3 o'clock position. Installed it normally (6 o'clock) and you can't even get a couple seconds of TRICKLE flow in there.
Desperate for answers......
Terry
Also, engine air filter, any experience with K&N for the Town Car ? Is it worth it ? Thanks. :confuse:
K&N air filter? Yes I have one now and in concert with the complete change over to Bosch Platinum Plus 4 plugs, after I had all my COP's checked and #5 and #7 replaced, I can now brag with pride that my through Motown, mostly E/way, ride to work (69 miles round trip) 5 days a week, nets me an average of 26.4 mpg.
A note here on a few posts I have seen regarding Auto Trans shifting problems, MY actual culprit was these 2 COP coils.
Without any other change except these 2 defective coils my erractic trans shifting issue/complaint went away.
My best MPG average for the same trip, on the same roads, at about the same time every day had me at 24.4 MPG.
Again the very economical upgrade to the Bosch plugs, 2 new COP coils and the K&N filter has me very satisfied. I have had this completed now for over 6 months.
NOTE to all COP equipped Ford owners: After checking all my coils out and finding-replacing the bad 2, I used Brake Clean to clean off the remaining 6 (by the "D" date code, originals from '99) coils. When they were all dry I sprayed/soaked the tops (where the epoxy seal is poured on the finished coil) of all 8 heavily with Permatex High-Tack, RED, Spray A Gasket, sealer. I allowed this to set-up almost dry for an hour then reinstalled them. The issue here is that over time and over a couple thousand cold to hot to cold cycles this epoxy in the factory coils will shrink and seperate from the outer housing and allow moisture in to ruin the coil.
This Permatex Sealant will remain fairly soft, skinned over, and flow when hot into any seperation to help keep them sealed for longer life.
Terry
I have seen literature, sent to me by lincoln, that says 100K for tranny. I 've also seen where lincoln.com, and edmunds, say 30K for tranny. I'm not sure what it really is.
For me, I checked the tranny fluid today and it is pink. I'm not changing it. I'm going to wait on the rear axle too.