1997 Mercury Tracer No Start

DARNELLA

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1997 mercury tracer 10200 mileage. help me please.
my car has stop.at first it would not start in the cold.
than the other day it stop running. we have change some of the sensors and gave it a tune-up.no good.
it sounds like it want to start but it is not getting the fire it needs. also some of the times when it would stop on me at a red light the locks would lock. i am a student and need a car

Jan 3, 2007 at 8:00 AM

MERLIN2021

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First thing you gotta do is figure out if there in no spark or no gas. Get a spark plug pull off a plug wire plug it into the test plug rest it on a ground and crank the engine...any spark? Next there is a valve on the fuel rail that looks like a tire valve. Push the stem in with the key On. Any fuel?
Figure this out and we'll go from there!

Mar 6, 2007 at 12:28 AM

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Before replacing more parts, confirm whether the no-start is from no spark or no fuel. Ground a spark tester on a plug wire and crank to check for spark. With the key on, press the fuel-rail test valve to see if fuel is present, then continue diagnosis from those results.

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The owner of a 1997 Mercury Tracer says it first would not start in the cold and later quit running. Sensor replacements and a tune-up did not help. It cranks as if it wants to start but seems to lack ignition, and the door locks sometimes locked when it stalled at a light. The expert recommends checking for spark and fuel before further diagnosis.

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