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  1. Sincoln

    P0172 and P0175 ONLY when 30's or colder?

    Car is actually a '99 Continental, but being this area is more active and the engines are similar enough, figured it was worth asking in here instead. When it gets into the mid 30 F degree temp range, it'll pop a P0172 and is sometimes complimented with a P0175. If temps are in the upper 30's...
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    EPC solenoid or Valve body removal in car?

    I have that ticking/knocking sound (in gear moving, idle in park, quiet/goes away in neutral, doesn't increase with revs) which seems to be covered more in the Taurus forums but appears it might be the EPC solenoid. I've also noticed some delay in the 4-3 kick down, along with holding 4th to...
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    Start up noise?

    I'm kinda stumped atm on this one. Searching online, shows everyone from Ford truck guys to other modern V8 Ford engines having the issue or saying they have an issue and it sounds similar with how they describe it. On mine, if it sits awhile (like overnight) upon starting, it makes a racket...
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    Question about aftermarket cat odor

    This question is actually for my 99' Continental, but since more here are probably changing exhausts on their Marks, figured it was better suited on this side and our engines are similar enough. Installed Eastern Catalytic Y pipe...
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    Any way to disable the cell phone and SOS warnings?

    Not a huge deal, but it flashes no cell phone and the other message saying it's not connected or whatever. Since the cell phone from 20 years ago will never find it's way back, and I'll never acquire a Ford equivalent of on-star, was wondering if I could either cut a wire, unplug something, or...
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    Is there a way to set instant MPG on cluster?

    Noticed mine only seems to show AVG mpg. and not instant? My Mark VIII had both options. I used to always keep it on instant, as it helped me keep my foot out of it.
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    Anything special about the '99 Conti. rear brakes?

    Are the calipers push-in? Or screw in? Are the caliper slides easy to replace?
  8. Sincoln

    Stock '99 cooling fan junk?

    Had an oddball death rattle that sounded like it dropped a rocker arm or something. Turns out the driver-side cooling fan has a serious issue as it's making the ruckus. Are these units typically reliable? Or is there a known defect? Car has around 86k.
  9. Sincoln

    Headlights getting forced "on" with wipers?

    Unsure why, but if I use the wiper spray for example, the headlights auto-on and STAY on until the car is shut off. I have the DRL set to off, but it would appear that's getting overridden with the wiper spray, etc. I sometimes idle the car in the driveway with only parking lights, and having...
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    Anyone with a Mark VIII throttle body they can look at?

    Trying to figure out if the Continental from the same era (99' in my case) has an overly lazy secondary butterfly blade opening as a car-specific detune "feature" or if both cars got this across the board. I could swear my 96' Mark VIII had both open at the same time, though it's been ages. If...
  11. Sincoln

    Question about rear shocks, and air bags?

    I noticed the upper shocks seem to have some type of ball socket adapter? If looking at the shock outside of the car, the shock has this little adapter thing with a ball in the center? Is there anything specialized about this set up? Shocks are stupid expensive on Rock Auto, but their image...
  12. Sincoln

    Death Rattle?

    This one is strange. Was at a drive-thru, and behind another car. As I inched up to the window, heard what sounded like a hollow tap/knock. Blood ran out of face, and I put it in Neutral and lightly revved it. Hollow tap/knock went up with revs.... Took forever (or seemed like it :() for the...
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    Anyone mod their secondary butterfly linkage?

    When the IAC was getting replaced, noticed the throttle body had dual butterflies. Then noticed the 1st butterfly opens earlier, while the sloppy linkage binding the two together rather lazily, intentionally opens the secondary butterfly at a later time, and it barely opens fully at WOT. Was...
  14. Sincoln

    Parking brake auto disengage in D only?

    I've never used the parking brake in auto cars in the past, for one reason or another. Since I read the parking pawl in the AX4N can be damaged easily, and my driveway surface is irregular, meaning it'll bind easily as the car can roll on the pawl after being placed in P, decided to see if the...
  15. Sincoln

    What oil weight is recommended?

    What oil weight are you guys running in your fwd 4.6L DOHC? Pretty sure I ran 5w30 synthetic in my Mark VIII, but I ran that car harder. Is that the normal weight for the 99' Continental? Or are you guys running 5w 20? 85k miles atm. And it's 6 quarts with filter change? I'll only run full...
  16. Sincoln

    99' Cont. Alpine sound system

    Car is equipped with this upgrade from the factory, and apparently has a tiny powered woofer somewhere (guessing in a box under the rear shelf, haven't looked, think my 92' SHO had something similar). Is the entire system amplified externally? Or only the woofer?
  17. Sincoln

    Any way to disable 99' Continental alarm?

    I only have the key and door code, + the manual booklet's code in the back. If I use the lock for all 4 doors, opening the door with the key alarm goes off. And can only turn it off by getting in and putting key in the ignition. Alarm went off again a few moments ago, and car was just sitting...
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    Sorting out a 99' Continental

    Hi. New to Continentals, but had a VERY reliable 96' Mark VIII that I ran hard for years, and decided to gamble a bit here as that car never had any serious issues and I drove it cross country, towed other cars with it, etc. and put almost 70k on it before selling (had 60k when I bought it)...
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