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    97 Mark VIII for sale

    I bought a MKS (great car) and am now selling my Blue 97 with a lot of new parts on it. It needs body work but runs great, I did a lot of work on it with too much to list but if your interested in a project car this is the car. I am in Chicago burbs and if you are interested please contact me at...
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    Gen II door jamb switch removal question

    I am trying to replace my door jamb switch and got stuck not being able to remove the switch after removing the 3 screws on door. My question does the bottom screw that holds the power lock actuator have to be removed to remove entire unit in order to remove switch, I pulled on switch and broke...
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    Wheel well Ground Strap

    Hey anyone know what the ground strap in passenger side wheel well is used for in my 97 Gen II, I came across it while doing my front brakes and it was corroded and not attached to frame so I cleaned it and reattached it. Its located next to ride height sensor and to the right.
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    Metra Harness Pin Mismatch

    I am changing out my stereo and purchased a metra 70-5600 harness. I am confused as to the wire colors not matching factory pin sequence. On factory radio schematic the pins are labeled as follows: 8=battery 7 ground 6 ignition 5 illumination 4 (not used) 3 ground 2 (not used) 1 radio on. On my...
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    EVAP Tray Fix

    If anyones in a pinch for a cheap fix for your rusted out EVAP tray here is cheap fix from Walmart. It is almost the perfect size other than the width being about 5" short and trimming your connection hose between cans by 4" your good to go. The pan costs $5 and some strap steel also try putting...
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    Data Error on driver settings menu

    I get a "data error" message on my messenger display when I try to change my easy entry, puddle lamp, ect ect from on to off in settings menu. I suspect my door switches as the issue because when I enter vehicle from drivers side the interior lights doesn't come on and if I enter from passenger...
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    Strut Rod Bushing measurment

    Hello everyone, I am going to be replacing my strut rod bushing and was wondering if I should as others have mentioned in previous posts to measure a item in order to get the arm to its original position. I know alignment is required in general when front end work is done but I am only replacing...
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    Driver Settings not being saved

    Can anyone give insight as to why my driver settings do not get saved after I set to keep on or off certain functions. I set the reverse mirrors to off mode but it won't remember that so then I will have to keep setting it back to off. Does it have to do with the door switch possible mallfuctioning?
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    Break line bubble flair size

    Hey does anyone know what size I should flair my 3/16" copper-nickle break line so that it matches what was existing (5mm) A guy at Toyota dealer had metric bubble flair tool which suggested 4.75 for 3/16 line then it jumps to 6 mm flair. The flair tool at auto zone has 4.75 then a 5mm which I...
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    97 mark VIII OBD2 codes

    I am trying to interpret some codes that my Torque app is displaying. Does anyone know if there is web site that will give me information on these or can someone respond with description of these codes.
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    97 GenII driversside O2 sensor removal

    I need to replace my bank 2 sensor 1 O2 and find this task a little troublesome. First is it better to remove sensor from top of motor or underneath car? does the main harness which sensor wire is linked to somehow come lose so that I am able to shift this harness to better attach connector on...
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    Gen 2 rear shock selection

    Hey anyone know what rear shock brand would be best on me 97 mark viii? I will be using the 97 T-Bird part in place of more expensive mark viii O.E Motorcraft. The choices are KYB, Monroe Sesatrac, Gabriel, and Motorcraft which were O.E for the T-Bird. I don't want the Bilsteins or Koni brand...
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