1998 ford crown vic 4.6 engine has water in only one cylnder has been setting 60 - 90 with out starting?
1998 ford crown vic 4.6 engine has water in only one cylnder has been setting 60 - 90 with out starting?
The 4.6 has a water cross-over leg in the intake manifold, to move the coolant from one side of the engine to the other. This is the very first leg of the intake manifold. Now, Ford tried some ALL-PLASTIC intake manifolds early on on the 4.6, but they didn't work - The first leg, the water cross-over, cracked where it connected to the second leg, which was an air passage, & sometimes that let the coolant into that intake manifold runner. The replacement manifold used aluminum for just the first leg, then the rest were plastic. So, check your intake manifold - If the very first runner is plastic, that could be the problem. AND, replacing the intake manifold is cheaper then replacing a head gasket.
- Ford Focus 2008 1.6 Engine Lights Flashing/Blinking. Engine shakes when starting up and idle as well. Had smoke coming out yesterday? So yesterday when I was driving my ford focus 08 and stopped at a light, the exhaust started smoking. When I revved more it smoked more, but it was also smoking on idle a little. The CEL check engine lights are blinking slowly when I start up the car. What could this be? I was thinking spark plugs and/or ignition cables.
- Car cuts out whilst starting a couple times and also because if being revved fully after starting? So yeah, it does that from starting cold i think. It has been suggested that its my Idle air control valve but i've cleaned that out and it still does it. Also replaced spark plugs. Its a Ford Fiesta 1998. However, it idles fine as soon as I've moved the car. So even when stopped it is fine as long as i have driven it since start up. The issues only happen on start up. Any ideas?
- 2010 Ford Escape fan control only functions on high which is the # 4 setting. What could be wrong? The other three speeds for the fan just turns off the fan. Can just a switch be replaced? If so, how is the cover plate removed?
- Can I use 50/50 Prestone GREEN coolant in a 2008 ford crown vic Police interceptor? The owner's manual recommends using Motorcraft premium Gold Engine coolant with bittering agent (YELLOW COLORED) but is it ok to just use the green stuff?