20 Most Recent 1990 Ford Probe - Page 6 Questions & Answers

Now that you've recharged the battery, does the starter motor crank the engine over? If NO, you have the answer immediately ... the battery is kaput!

need a year and engine size friend...

Motor on seat belts faulty

throttle position sensor?

i wold clean the TB Throttel Body- first open the hatchback on the drivers side if i can recall behind the carpet next to the water bottle for the rear window, there should be a red button depress the button see if it acts write then. if not disconect the neg side battery unplug the wires clean the terminels conect the wires reconect the battery and see if that helps. the button is a emergency shut off switch in case of a reck or fender bender.

why do you need power in PARK?

Weak battery, bad starter, seized motor

need to have trans computer reflashed

idle air control valve faulty or have intake leak at the throttle body gasket.throttle cable binding throttle body shaft and plates have lot of carbon build up throttle body need cleaning.

Spark should be about 20 to30 mm long if you are not gertting that the coil is u s or the leads need replacing

check fuel pump

Have you tried unlocking the drivers door with the key? This is a common way to re-set a factory alarm system. If you have an aftermarket alarm there is often a small toggle switch mounted under the drivers side steering column.

If the smoke is white you have a blown head gasket and unless you have been driving it in this condition for awhile it may only need a new gasket. You will have to open it up to find out. Black smoke indicates an overly rich fuel/air mixture and Blue smoke indicates oil burning.