1992 Ford Taurus "5 engine problems usually" Questions

engine revs at idle 3.0 Could be one of 5 things going on.. First check for vacuum leaks. You may hear a hissing. If you hear nothing , then check the air intake manifold gasket. This is where the air

...engine falls flat on it's face at low reps (IMRC's stuck open) or you get no power above 3000 RPM (stuck shut). Check the vacuum canister to see if, when you apply vacuum, it moves the arm that ...

...5 seconds when the engine is not running. If you have a check engine light on, bring it to your local auto part store. most of them will check it out for free and tell you what malfunction code you ...

...engine coolant temperature sensor is not working properly 4. Damaged or leaking exhaust manifold / catalytic converter /exhaust pipe 5. Retarded spark timing 6. The oxygen sensors in front and behind ...

...engine will start with a jump start - if won't start after cleaning and charging, but will start on a jump, you've got a bad battery or starter motor - take it to a shop and have them diagnose it ...

...5 months ago. Ever since Fall arrived, and I needed to heat the inside of the car, the heat has been coming and going. So I changed the thermostat last weekend. Still didn't work. Ran water through ...

...5 volt this also happens at the starter the starter makes a load click but nothing battery terminals are clean and tight Sounds like the battery is weak. Yea 12 volts its good, but it needs it under ...

...engine , then under subsystem click on starting . Click the search button , then on blue link . You'll see all the componets in the starter circuit . Don't know about your '04 Taurus, but here is how ...

...5/16 socket. An extremely plugged fuel filter will usually cause a poor acceleration symptom. It is rare for this to occur so a new fuel filter may not solve the problem but is not a bad idea. If you ...

...5 or 10 minutes, it will crank right over and start fine. This is happening more frequently. Just bought the car 2 weeks ago with 118,000 miles on it and paid 3100.00 for it. Any suggestions as to ...