sanmel1029
LVC Member
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!!!
SO, I AM HAVING PROBLEMS AND THE GUY I HAVE WORKING ON MY CAR CANT SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT (HE IS REALLY A DIESEL MECHANIC BUT IS HELPING ME OUT (TRYING) SO I'M NOT COMPLAINING!!) I GOT THE CAR APPROX 1 YR AGO. LOVE MY CAR!! 2005 LINCOLN LS v6 -- SO, NEEDED A CAR A YEAR AGO, FRIEND HELPED ME OUT AND FOUND ME ONE. NEEDED A LITTLE WORK, BUT I NEEDED IT NOW SO SAID I WILL FIX THE IGNITION COILS THAT NEED REPLACING. - ENDED UP BEING ONLY ONE AT THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT. NOT LONG AFTER THAT HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER AND NOW ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO ANOTHER ONE. ( HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD THAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME) - MY BAD, DIDN'T KNOW. mY EXcUSE---IMMA GIRL
NOW ALONG WITH THE IGNITION COILS, IT DIDN'T HAVE A REAR VIEW MIRROR-OK NO BIG DEAL, GOT THAT. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WONT ROLL UP-HE HAS IT HELD UP BY 2 SCREWDRIVERS ( THAT HE SAID HE WANTED BACK WHEN I FIXED THE WINDOW---REALLY? RIIGHT.. THEY ARE MINE NOW!!) - I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAD TO REPLACE, FIX OR INSTALL. (NOT MYSELF - I PAID TO GET THEM INSTALLED)
NOW, THE CAR HASN'T EVER RAN LIKE A CAR SHOULD RUN. ESPECIALLY A CAR THAT I JUST PAID YOU A NICE CHUNK OF CHANGE FOR BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTED YOUR OK NOW WE ARE UP TO DATE ON HOW MY CAR HAS TREATED ME THROUGH THE LAST YEAR.................................
OK. FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS SINCE I CHANGED THE OTHER IGNITION COIL ( NOW THE RIGHT SIDE - 4, 5, AND 6 ARE ALL NEW) THIS IS AFTER AN IDIOT CHANGED A BRAND NEW ONE THAT I HAD ALREADY REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE NUMBERED DIFFERENT ON OTHER CARS.----- ANYWAYS, THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING LIKE HELL!!! I STILL BEEN PUTTING ON DOWN THE ROAD - ME AND BESSIE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.... SHE MIGHT QUIT ON ME BUT SHE ALWAYS STARTS BACK UP. I HAVE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED AND IT SEEMS TO BE COILS AGAIN!!! SO, I BRING IT TO THE SHOP WHERE I WORK (FREE LABOR) AND THEY PUT IT BACK ON THE MACHINE. THIS TIME THE IGNITION COIL CODES ARE GONE!! WHERE THE HELL DID THEY GO?????? WHO KNOWS. ANYWAYS, HE REPLACES A FEW PARTS. ONE INCLUDING THE DISC SHAPED PART WHERE THAT GOES BETWEEN THE BREATHER AND AIR INTAKE THING..(SOMETHING TO DO WITH MAF) - AGAIN IMMA GIIRL!! IF YOU NEED ME TO GET SPECIFICS I CAN. NOW HE REPLACES ALL THAT AND SPARK PLUGS ON ALL AND CAR RUNS FREAKING AMAZING BUT GUESS WHAT.. THEY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND NOW THE COILS CODE IS BACK. ANYWAYS HE REPLACES THEM AND OMG I FEEL LIKE I BOUGHT A LINCOLN LS STRAIGHT OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR. IT DROVE ME ALMOST ALL THE WAY HOME WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT WOULD ACCELERATE JUST ENOUGH TO GET YOU MOVING FROM A STAND STILL. COASTED MY WAY INTO THE BIG LOTS PARKING LOT.
GO BACK DOWN THERE - IT MUST BE THE GAS PEDAL ( WHICH IS $250.00 WHERE I LIVE) GO BUY THAT AND BRING IT WITH US. PLUG IT UP AND NOTHING!!! THATS NOT IT. PUT IT BACK ON THE MACHINE AND NOW MAF AND TPC ARE BOTH ON THE BOX. TAKE THE GAS PEDAL BACK CAUSE THAT DIDN'T WORK...... REPLACE THE TPC(HOPE THATS THE RIGHT ABBREVIATION FOR WHAT I MEAN) AND THE CODES WILL NOT CLEAR OFF. IM TOLD THAT I HAVE TO FIND SOMEWHERE THAT HAS A BOX FOR A JAGUAR MOTOR CAUSE THATS WHAT MY LINCOLN LS HAS IN IT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THE HELL HAS ONE OF THOSE BESIDES A DEALER AND WHO KNOW WHAT THEY WILL CHARGE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS????????
ANYONE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE????
DOES ANYONE SUGGEST UNPLUGGING THE NEG WIRE ON THE BATTERY FOR A LITTLE WHILE???
HE DID THAT THE OTHER DAY BUT I COULD HAVE SWORE HE UNPLUGGED THE POSITIVE WIRE - I MEAN IMMA GIIRL BUT IM NOT AN IDIOT
SORRY FOR THE LONG STORY BUT
HELP
HELP
HELP
THANKS IN ADVANCE GUYS (AND GIIRLS???)