I just bought an Estate Green 2000 Lincoln LS V8 with 128k miles for $2,300. Car had been in a collision and there is front end damage but I couldn't pass up a running LS for that price. I had been eyeing this model car since I first saw one in 02. The car test drove nicely, will need shocks and brakes soon though.

I took possession of the car the day that I was to drive from Bay Area, CA to Eugene, OR and it was quite an interesting trip. About an hour in I got a low fuel warning followed by the car shutting off a second later. I put 1 gallon in to get me to the gas station and I expected to fill 17 gallons but the pump shut off at 15 gal.Then up near Mt. Shasta I get a flashing CEL and was able to make it up to Oregon with a misfiring cylinder.

As I have been reading these forums for some time I figured it might be a coil issue and I ordered one off ebay for 20 bucks. Thanks to you amazing people on this website, yesterday, I was able to replace a coil and rear window regulator. No more rough idle and my power is back. CEL is still on but I think it might need a few cold starts to reset. I have never worked on cars before. Changing a fuse on my Crown Vic was the most I'd ever done. I figure that buying this car will help me become mechanically inclined =)

I'll post some pics of the condition of the car tomorrow

you took a risk buying your LS in the state it is but there is hope. it seems like you have somewhat pinpointed some of the problems. i'm glad you are using the search function, there is a wealth of info through out the site. i've heard the "not being able to fill up all the way" problem just recently on another post. hope you get the car to 100% so you can enjoy the LS at it's best.

:W to :V

If you wanna learn to work on a car, a 2k LS sounds like a great start. :D

Welcome to here.

Welcome!


As you can see there is a nice array of changes that you can do with the front end of that car to keep it different from most other 2000's.

Since you are replacing the front end some of these options are now well worth looking into.


Just disconnect the battery over night and the CEL should reset.

here are some pics.

http://www.tomandteri.com/mike/Lincoln/ls1.jpg

http://www.tomandteri.com/mike/Lincoln/ls2.jpg

http://www.tomandteri.com/mike/Lincoln/ls3.jpg

http://www.tomandteri.com/mike/Lincoln/ls4.jpg

http://www.tomandteri.com/mike/Lincoln/ls5.jpg

http://www.tomandteri.com/mike/Lincoln/ls6.jpg

That'll buff right out...