Water pump failed. Car overheated. Engine lost power. Car smoke out from back of engine and from rear of car. I replaced water pump. Car still smokes when I drive it. Still has no power.
Notorious for intake leaks, the composite plastic intakes crack and leak coolant-as to the lack of power, you mght have overheated it and done some damage to the engine. There was a recall (information below) for the 4.6 for the intake-the overheating and lack of power means you should at least have compression checked and go from there-you may have bad head gaskets or worse. Do a compression test before you do anything else.
Ford Motor Company will extend the recall (01M02) on
4.6L V8 equipped vehicles with plastic intake manifolds. Some of the
composite intake manifolds used on 4.6L SOHC engines may develop fatigue
cracks at the coolant crossover duct. This condition could result in
engine coolant leakage which, if not serviced, may cause engine
overheating. Complete loss of coolant may result in engine damage or
engine failure.
The updated recall now includes:
• Certain 1996
through 2001 Model Year Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
• Certain
1998 through 2001 Model Year Crown Victoria with Taxi
• Certain 1998
through 2001 Lincoln Town Car Limousine and Livery Prep Package
•
Certain 1996-2001 Crown Victoria Taxis, Police cars and Lincoln Town Car
Limousine and Livery cars.
• Certain 1996 through 1997 Crown Victoria Police
Interceptor Vehicles with 4.6L SOHC engines built at the St. Thomas
Assembly Plant from the beginning of production for the 1996 Model Year
through January 28, 1997.
• Certain 1998 through 2001 Crown Victoria
Police Interceptor Vehicles with 4.6L SOHC engines built at the St. Thomas
Assembly Plant from November 22, 1997 through December 15, 2000.
•
Certain 1998 through 2001 Crown Victoria Taxi Vehicles with 4.6L SOHC
engines built at the St. Thomas Assembly Plant from November 22, 1997
through December 15, 2000.
• Certain 1998 through 2001 Lincoln Town Car
Limousine Prep Package and Livery Vehicles with 4.6L SOHC engines built at
the Wixom Assembly Plant from November 22, 1997 through December 15,
2000.
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