my brothers 93 mark is having a running issue!! starts fine revs well in park but under a load it has a chugging sound and surges. he has run the gambit(no codes present) replaced a leaky egr tube.egr valve.new plugs wires coils tested fuel pressure, tested the sensors(egr/tps and map) his cats...
my boss showed me an interesting tool from mac tools(about 100.00) its a data recorder for obd II computors. the part number is ET 3010. he uses it to isolate intermitant sensors ect.probably come in handy as a tuning aid!!
my syst. has worked fine untill the temp drops below 50(don't think its coincidental you can bank on it! its so consistant I check the outside temp. if its below 50 I wait for the beep!!!) then my check air ride beeps if I pull over shut the car off it resets and starts working again(always at...
:eek:today I saw a 98 ce with a poorly done rattle can flat black paint job! at least he taped off the windows and lights! now I truly know what a murdered paint job is.............poor ce :frown:
I had noticed recently drip spots where I park my car.when I got to my parking place at work was clean no drip spots! every time I would check for a leak all I would find is oil on the crossmember thinking I had'nt gotten the oil filter tight enough I snugged it up and wiped as much as I could...
I started working on my new dash for my 95 mkviii. I am tired of not having a oil press/volt meter in my car but want a factory look. I bought a 97 cobra dash and am incorperating it into my mark. the factory plug has unused connections so I won't have to cut or splice the factory harness. it...
I just bought a factory service manual for my 95 mk viii. I was decoding my vin. and my dso is 84 (home office reserve) anyone know what that means? I suspect ford executives drove it but i'm just guessing.:D
was getting exhaust smell in my car w/sun roof open. I put the car on jackstands still could'nt find a leak. today I used a fuel injection cleaning machine with seafoam to clean the intake syst. after letting the car sit 10 min. restarted the eng.(smoked a lot) I noticed some from the eng...
I've read a lot of posts on this site and noticed A LOT apart in the garage or not being driven. just curious how many members still drive their mark viii daily and how many are for shows or the race track?
while driving to work in the morning both of our mkviii's do the same thing. with the heat set in automatic @77 seems like we come off the freeway and they act like the blend door acts up and starts blowing cold air(I've changed mine I know it has an elect. motor) anyone notice this on your...