1999 Mercury Sable what does it mean?

1999 MERCURY SABLE
156,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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PERRY ANDERSON
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my car starts hard and stalls often also feels as if its loosing power have had the pedal to the floor and it moves slow had it trouble coded and i got
heat sensor, torque, driving lean what does this mean ?
Mar 2, 2009 at 12:56 PM
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JGAROFALO
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Your problem sounds like a problem with the Mass Air Flow sensor. This sensor can fail, and not set a trouble code. BUT, when it fails, it will generate other codes (like lean running). This is the main sensor that controls how much fuel is metered into the engine.
Mar 13, 2009 at 4:52 PM
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