Got a new lincoln (again)

Markviiiedrea

Markviiiedrea

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2001 Town Car signature series. Dark blue with a grey interior.

Other than a few small issues I love it! So much nicer then my previous winter cars. Ride's allot better then the mark too. I will be putting the mark away for winter here this weekend and this will be the daily for a while.

It has a few issues but for a 9 year old car with 160k on it I cant complain, it needs

-Front Wheel Bearings
-Upper and Lower Ball Joints
-EGR
-Coolant Flush
-Front Pads and Rotors
-A buff job

I also need to figure out why the heated seats don’t work too. Do any of you know if they ever came with a factory CD player? That would be nice to have.

I’ll get some better pictures up but here are 2 to start with. No rust either for a MN car.

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good looking car. I highly recommend getting a wood grain steering wheel from a cartier. they can be had on ebay for like $100
 
I'd love to have one of those, or a late model Conti, for a daily beater.
 
I thought about a conti too but I need RWD in the winter or summer for that matter, I hate that FWD crap.

Nothing major broken, I allready have the parts comeing. I should see them here next weekend.

It allready has a wood grain steering wheel, its so pritty!
 
I got a few panels you can buff Brandon!

Thanks! Paid $2k for it, and just dropped $600 on parts.

Changed the oil this weekend, fixed a few dead bulbs, tires were all at 35 psi, brought them up to 45psi, new wipers and had the check engine light scanned and found out my EGR was bad so I replaced that and the light went off, but unfortunately on my way into work this morning it came back on and now my running lights are inop. I still love the car!
 
Markviiiedrea said:
had the check engine light scanned and found out my EGR was bad so I replaced that and the light went off, but unfortunately on my way into work this morning it came back on
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id bet money you need a DPFE sensor. it looks at exhaust psi in the egr tube to determine if the valve is opening or not. follow your egr tube and you will see 2 rubber hoses running from it to a small rectangle sensor with a 3 wire plug, either that sensor is full of condensation or the rubber hoses deteriorated. it will show the egr valve not opening etc and autozone will be the first to sell you a egr valve. ford has a tsb for all cars with egr insufficient flow or any code of the sort that step 1 in diagnosing it is to replace the dpfe, ive only seen maybe 3 cars out of 1000 that the sensor didnt fix the light
 
Good to know, I'll have to check that out latter. You wouldnt happen to have a picture of the running lights fuse location would ya?
 
Ok, found a PDF owners manual on line at www.motorcraftservice.com. So I will print it out once every one goes home for the day! :D
And I thought this was kind of interesting...

"If the engine reaches a preset over-temperature condition, the engine
will automatically switch to alternating cylinder operation. Each disabled
cylinder acts as an air pump and cools the engine."

So why can’t they do that for fuel management?
 
Markviiiedrea said:
It's actully dark blue, more classy then black! Tire says 45....I give it 45
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That is absolute MAX pressure. You always fill the tire by what the car wants if its a stock size tire. Look in the glove box or door jamb. Should be 30-32 psi. At 45 it will wear the tire fast, have poor traction and ride bad.
 
Well I have had shops insist on it, friends have told me that, teachers have stated that, tire company’s recommend it, it’s even stated in aircraft maintenance manuals to go with what’s on the tires or every aircraft. The car is just a suggestion. I have had good tread ware when I run the tires recommend "max" pressure. The tires originally had "35" psi and the side walls were bulging out, and that’s what is recommended by the car. I filled them up now the car rides, steers and corners better because I brought the pressure up
 
Markviiiedrea said:
Well I have had shops insist on it, friends have told me that, teachers have stated that, tire company’s recommend it, it’s even stated in aircraft maintenance manuals to go with what’s on the tires or every aircraft.
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Absolutely wrong and I'm not interested in what aircraft manuals say, because we're talking about regular cars.

Please cite some credible links telling people to follow the max pressure guideline on a car tire's sidewall. By the way, if you fill a tire to it's max, then it's pressure will go beyond that once driven.

Straight from Tire Rack's site: (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=8)

Therefore when checking and adjusting tire inflation pressures, the "right" inflation pressures are those provided by the vehicle manufacturer, not the "maximum" inflation pressure branded on the tire's sidewall. The vehicle manufacturer's pressure recommendation can be found on the vehicle's tire information placard label, as well as in the vehicle owner's manual.
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From Michelin's site: (http://www.michelinman.com/tire-care/tire-saving-tips/air-pressure-tips/)

If you don’t know the proper inflation air pressure for your tires, what do you do?
Easy. Check at one of the following places on your vehicle:

  • In the vehicle owners manual.
  • On the vehicle’s door jamb. (Often, a vehicle information placard is located on the door jamb along with the recommended tire inflation pressure.)
  • Inside the fuel hatch filler flap. (In some vehicles.)
  • The glove compartment door. (In some vehicles.)
    • But NOT on the tire. The inflation pressure shown on the tire sidewall is only the maximum tire inflation pressure. In most situations, the vehicle manufacturers recommended tire inflation pressure is shown on the vehicle placard. However, on some older vehicles, the recommended pressure listed by your vehicle’s manufacturer may be shown as two numbers: One for city speed driving and normal load and one for highway speeds and/or maximum capacity vehicle load. Be sure to inflate your tires to the recommended inflation pressure for each type of driving situation
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I can find plenty more links if you still aren't convinced.
 
i agree with the brit, thats what they taught us at the dealership (remember the big firestone recall, yeah i lived it) always go by the door sticker. if you are running bigger wheels and you are lacking sidewall is the only time i go over
 
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