I know i have a bad IAC. I have a 97 so it shouldn't be too hard to replace from what I hear. Also I am getting 4 codes when I have the check engine light read.
PO171
P1151
PO300
PO174
Two of the codes refer to left and right of bank 1 being lean, one refers to left of bank2 being lean. One says there is a misfire.
The car runs rough. There's no doubt of that. It gets 10mpg and needs new plugs/ boots and IAC. That's about all I can affort right now. Don't think I can pay the amount of money needed to have the 02 sensors replaced if that is the cause. Maybe I can do them myself but I seem to remember that it sometimes takes a blowtorch.
Also, I am getting the dreaded rumbling when the torque converter locks up at 28mpg (?). The tranny needs to have the fluid replaced. Checking around I've talked to a lot of shops that won't even touch the tranny when It has over 100k miles on it. I could replace the fluid myself but I'd like to have the torque converter emptied also and don't want to spend 2 hrs under the car turning the engine over to find the plug hole (if it's there on my car). It's my impression that a shop flushes your transmission under pressure. I'm thinking this might not be the best thing. There is an old myth that flushing the tranny causes the transmission to break. I DO NOT want to spend 2k on replacing the transmission. Anyway, maybe some advice on this would help and it would definately be appreciated.
Also, the engine is ticking. Don't know what that could be. Maybe it isn't anything serious like an exhaust leak but it hasn't gotten worse thank god.
And one other thing. The sway bar linkages I haven't replaced and they are absolutely horrible. Completely gone. I replaced the upper control arms and air struts with coilovers but didn't have the greenbacks to throw down for the sway bar linkages. (or are they called tie rods) [they are the bars controling the bar that connects the lower control arm to the big piece of metal connected to the upper control arm... about 6 inches long with ball joints on either end) The suspension isn't nearly what it should be like because of this but more importantly it seems to be either shimmying or vibrating at highter speeds. I'm worried this is the axle and not the suspension causing this. I just had the tires replaced (used tires), balance and alignment done. Any speculation on this?
Little background: The car is 97 Lincoln LSC. It has 160k on the car and 90k on the engine. I just bought it a couple months ago and it spend more than a month in the driveway getting a coilover, lower control arm put in. (there were complications... it wasnt down that whole time) Like I said I just bought the car. Guy told me the tranny had been flushed and oil had been changed. I know this is complete bs but that's the story anyway. (the sticker said the oil was 2k miles overdue... and that was for full synthetic)
While my join date is new I did have an account I made years ago when I had my first mark. (gen I) Glad to be aboard. Again!
-Tony
PO171
P1151
PO300
PO174
Two of the codes refer to left and right of bank 1 being lean, one refers to left of bank2 being lean. One says there is a misfire.
The car runs rough. There's no doubt of that. It gets 10mpg and needs new plugs/ boots and IAC. That's about all I can affort right now. Don't think I can pay the amount of money needed to have the 02 sensors replaced if that is the cause. Maybe I can do them myself but I seem to remember that it sometimes takes a blowtorch.
Also, I am getting the dreaded rumbling when the torque converter locks up at 28mpg (?). The tranny needs to have the fluid replaced. Checking around I've talked to a lot of shops that won't even touch the tranny when It has over 100k miles on it. I could replace the fluid myself but I'd like to have the torque converter emptied also and don't want to spend 2 hrs under the car turning the engine over to find the plug hole (if it's there on my car). It's my impression that a shop flushes your transmission under pressure. I'm thinking this might not be the best thing. There is an old myth that flushing the tranny causes the transmission to break. I DO NOT want to spend 2k on replacing the transmission. Anyway, maybe some advice on this would help and it would definately be appreciated.
Also, the engine is ticking. Don't know what that could be. Maybe it isn't anything serious like an exhaust leak but it hasn't gotten worse thank god.
And one other thing. The sway bar linkages I haven't replaced and they are absolutely horrible. Completely gone. I replaced the upper control arms and air struts with coilovers but didn't have the greenbacks to throw down for the sway bar linkages. (or are they called tie rods) [they are the bars controling the bar that connects the lower control arm to the big piece of metal connected to the upper control arm... about 6 inches long with ball joints on either end) The suspension isn't nearly what it should be like because of this but more importantly it seems to be either shimmying or vibrating at highter speeds. I'm worried this is the axle and not the suspension causing this. I just had the tires replaced (used tires), balance and alignment done. Any speculation on this?
Little background: The car is 97 Lincoln LSC. It has 160k on the car and 90k on the engine. I just bought it a couple months ago and it spend more than a month in the driveway getting a coilover, lower control arm put in. (there were complications... it wasnt down that whole time) Like I said I just bought the car. Guy told me the tranny had been flushed and oil had been changed. I know this is complete bs but that's the story anyway. (the sticker said the oil was 2k miles overdue... and that was for full synthetic)
While my join date is new I did have an account I made years ago when I had my first mark. (gen I) Glad to be aboard. Again!
-Tony
