I have three problems that you might have an idea of the cause and what
parts I need:
1) When I get a check engine light the transmission starts acting up.
The car starts slowing down and speeding. This happens sometimes when
I drive on the highway for like 15 minutes or if I stop and go multiple
times in rush hour (Could this be a sensor issue?).
2) The car shivers hard (it feels like driving on a gravel road), this
happens sometimes between 30-60 km/h and 115-140 km/h. (I was told that
this is linked to the oxygen sensor or something else as in fuel pump).
3) Signal light properly does not work when I try to signal left. It
gets stuck, with signal light on and not blinking. I had to hold it by
hand half way to get it to blink sometimes. Sometimes it makes the
signal blinking ticking noise but if I check it out the light is not
blinking.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again,
gunsboy@gmail.com - 31 Mar 2006 19:04 GMT
Oh I forgot, one more thing, the car needs a one-to-two quarts of oil
every week. It is a 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis with 200K on it.
Sharon K.Cooke - 31 Mar 2006 19:39 GMT
> Oh I forgot, one more thing, the car needs a one-to-two quarts of oil
> every week. It is a 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis with 200K on it.
If it has the 4.6L engine, change the oil filter adapter plate gasket:
http://www.lincolnsonline.com/tech/00041.html
Al Bundy - 01 Apr 2006 00:25 GMT
I'd start with changing the flasher unit for the turn signals as that's
the cheapest thing. You say the bulbs are OK and the multi function
switch is probably OK, but that would be next if it's not the flasher.
You need to check for the engine code that is being set when the light
comes on. Fix that and the transmission may shift better. Low power
will cause shifting problems. The "shivers" could be related to the
engine light also or it could be a bad lockup solenoid for the torue
converter.
booger614 - 01 Apr 2006 02:58 GMT
200k sounds like you need a new car...try to flush the tranny fluid and
change the filter that might help..rough driving can even be the drive
shaft, drive 30 to 40 then shift the car into neu. if the noise goes away
alittle bit check the u-joints and see if the weights are still on the
shaft
Jeff - 01 Apr 2006 13:26 GMT
> 200k sounds like you need a new car...try to flush the tranny fluid and
> change the filter that might help..rough driving can even be the drive
> shaft, drive 30 to 40 then shift the car into neu. if the noise goes away
> alittle bit check the u-joints and see if the weights are still on the
> shaft
I agree. Plus, cars have more safety features today than 13 years ago. And,
you can get cars that get better mileage.
Jeff