Sounds like you don't have trans troubles if it's running OK. Yea, they're not hard to service. I'd say as long as your fluid isn't dark, you're fine. If you need a trans, try Aamco in Woodstock. Last I knew of @ $3K +. You might just check your front brakes, you might have a bad caliper. Still work you can do
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Any Good 2002-2011 Crown Vic Mechanics within 15 miles of Woodstock GA ?
- Thread starter Davers
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Two places to start:
1) Idle air control valve - The valve on the throttle body that controls air flow at idle
2) Extra air is getting into the intake through a bad connection, crack or hole - aka vacuum leak. This is pretty common on on these cars as they use vacuum lines to control lots of stuff, including the climate control system.
- Replacing the IAC is a cheap test that may eliminate the problem.
- A smoke test will find the vacuum leaks that should be relatively simple to repair. Lots of rubber and plastic parts in the vacuum system that can crack and cause an issue,
I first thought it was the IAC , but this year model does not have 1 like the 2005 & before , & as for a Vacuum leak , I thought of that & figured my $150 Diagnostic check would let me know if I have one .
But
After being told I had 3-4 mm left on my front brakes that I just replaced on March 7 25 .
I also know it takes 30 min to an hour before the issue starts or I must drive 20-30 miles before it acts up ; & going by my " miles to empty Gauge " they only drove it 9 miles that day . Soooooo?
Man it's hard to trust some people .
I thank you for taking the time to reply & truly appreciate it.
God Bless you & yours .
David
Now it's starting to sound like what was going on with the Mercury. Turned out to be a fuel filter that was supposed to have been replaced. Then a few coil packs, I also had the plugs replaced. When I was doing the maintenance, I discovered the car had no PCV valve as well. That can cause problems too. Car runs right as rain now. Another thing I had to wait on was to drive it till the check engine light stayed on. Then I was able to get the codes off the computer to fix the problems
I have been planning on getting the Coils & Wires done & will likely if this issue stays as is , say in a month or so .
+ when it's not throwing any codes & has not in way over a year ; I will consider that a good thing .
I will try not to worry as things could be worse in life , & see how she does in the next week or so .
I have to go to Roswell & Canton on Friday , then Lithia Springs on Mothers Day . Those longer trips should be telling .
Have a good day & thanks .
This is one of those times you just have to be patient to get to the end result. Drive it till the check engine light stays on. Then you can diagnose it. I had to go through stalls and everything else till it could be figured out. My brother in law spent a lot of money on that car while he had it. It was still a basket case. i had to convince my Mother in Law to just let me drive it till it could be figured out. She was afraid I'd get stranded. That is a chance you take, but I was able to work through it. Now it's a good car again.
If that car is in good shape and hasn't been wrecked, it's probably worth saving. The stuff they're building nowadays is far worse
Get yourself an OBD dongle and download Forscan software to your phone. You can set up different perimeters to monitor while running. Should be able to eliminate certain areas and narrow it down.
