My capri out of the blue while driving started to misfire. Any ideas what may have caused this?
Aug 10, 2011 at 5:03 AM
1991 Mercury Capri
1991 MERCURY CAPRI
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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON?
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Aug 10, 2011 at 5:27 AM
No check engine light
Aug 10, 2011 at 5:34 AM
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HOW MUCH?
HOW OFTEN?
ANY HISTORY THAT MAY HAVE LED INTO THIS?.......PLAYIN' UNDER THE HOOD, JUST FILLED UP, ETC ETC???
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HOW OFTEN?
ANY HISTORY THAT MAY HAVE LED INTO THIS?.......PLAYIN' UNDER THE HOOD, JUST FILLED UP, ETC ETC???
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Aug 10, 2011 at 5:48 AM
No just happened on my way home from work. It was fine before no problems. I haven't doing anything to make it happen
Aug 10, 2011 at 6:03 AM
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REWIND............................
HOW MUCH....HOW OFTEN....CONSTANT???
DRIVING FLAT....PULLING A HILL....OBSERVATIONS?.....IDLE.....OVER THIS SPEED.......MINOR....JERKING THE WHOLE CAR AROUND?
HAVE YOU LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR OBVIOUS WIRES DISCONNECTED....CHOPPED UP FELINE, FLOPPED UP IN THERE?....FLUID LEVEL CHECKS?
IS IT FELT IN THE ENGINE'S OPERATION...OR ARE YOU HEARING IT, IN A SPECIFIC AREA?
RECENTLY, MY WIFE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH HER FORD ESCAPE...AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION, IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD COIL PACK...NOT NECESSARILY YOUR PROBLEM, BUT AS YOU SEND INFO, WE CAN SUGGEST THINGS TO TRY OR TEST...IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS CLEANING THE MAF OR IAC...NEW AIR FILTER...OR MAYBE YOU HAVE WATER IN YOUR FUEL AND AN ADDITIVE MIGHT HELP
YOU ARE THERE
WE CAN ONLY GO BY....WHAT YOU SEE!
THE MORE DETAILED INFO YOU GIVE....THE BETTER!
EVEN IF I'M LOST WITH IT.......THERE ARE MANY MORE EXPERTS HERE, THAT CAN JUMP IN AND POSSIBLY HELP YOU OUT!
YOUR TURN
THE MEDIC
HOW MUCH....HOW OFTEN....CONSTANT???
DRIVING FLAT....PULLING A HILL....OBSERVATIONS?.....IDLE.....OVER THIS SPEED.......MINOR....JERKING THE WHOLE CAR AROUND?
HAVE YOU LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR OBVIOUS WIRES DISCONNECTED....CHOPPED UP FELINE, FLOPPED UP IN THERE?....FLUID LEVEL CHECKS?
IS IT FELT IN THE ENGINE'S OPERATION...OR ARE YOU HEARING IT, IN A SPECIFIC AREA?
RECENTLY, MY WIFE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH HER FORD ESCAPE...AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION, IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD COIL PACK...NOT NECESSARILY YOUR PROBLEM, BUT AS YOU SEND INFO, WE CAN SUGGEST THINGS TO TRY OR TEST...IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS CLEANING THE MAF OR IAC...NEW AIR FILTER...OR MAYBE YOU HAVE WATER IN YOUR FUEL AND AN ADDITIVE MIGHT HELP
YOU ARE THERE
WE CAN ONLY GO BY....WHAT YOU SEE!
THE MORE DETAILED INFO YOU GIVE....THE BETTER!
EVEN IF I'M LOST WITH IT.......THERE ARE MANY MORE EXPERTS HERE, THAT CAN JUMP IN AND POSSIBLY HELP YOU OUT!
YOUR TURN
THE MEDIC
Aug 10, 2011 at 1:36 PM
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