GETTING HOT MY 97 MERCURY MYSTIQE IS GETTING HOT WHAT WOULD DO THAT

you can drive it but be aware that the oil is on the brake pads/shoes on that side which creates poor braking. the smell is the gear oil getting hot and burning off. depends when your next paycheck is. would not let it go beyond a week or two.

You measured the power going in, but not leaving?

Leaking heater core

you cant that is caster and camber adjustment , go to goodyeay or pep boys ,or firestone but im thinking you broke something in front end.

You need to run the OBD2 Diagnostics. You will need to have someone hook up a scanner to the vehicle and retrieve the codes. This is the best place to start.

Check the fuse! The only other thing it could be is a short or iy's unpluged from your rear window, as long as no one has has scatched the lines on your back glass.

were is the other temp senors at on 97 mercury mystique

probably has a bad belend air door motor, to run the systen completely through its self diagnosis process" if has electronic auto temp control"
press."off "and "floor" at the same time release... then hit the "auto" button
wait til gives you code...... it will then "SOMETIMES start WORK normal til moved again by you.....
if manual, change hot to cold, listen carefully for clicking ...if clicking rplave blend door motor and inspect the plenums door while motor out

You need the cooling system topped off and the system pressure tested to find the leak and repair it then everything should be ok.

Hello,

The value of the vehicle is roughly about $2000, in excellent condition not needing any work... 1995 and 1996 where not good years for the Mercury Mystique and Ford Contour... 1996 was only the second year the vehicle was in production and it had many flaws and problems... I would think your decision over very carefully... Sorry, If it was my decison to make, I would not purchase that particular make, model and year for the price you listed!

I hope this has helped, Bill Andrade
Ford Master Technician/ASE Master technician