So...I just got a 96 Taurus GL and Im trying to figure out what kinda problems it has and what the previous owner may have neglected. The very first thing that happened was a change of the Passengers side Inner Tie-Rod, both the lower ball joints, both the front rotors were replaced and the rear drums rebuilt. So, there was some money spent.
Now, I've got Idle problems I need to take care of. The car is a 3.0 and on start up it Idles really high at about 2k and then after about 30-40 secs it finally backs down to about 1200. When I'm lucky it'll idle about 900 in 1st. But, it obviously kicks real hard in to gear. On top of that, I had to take an hour drive last weekend and noticed that the car idles at about 1800-2200 when cruising at anywhere above 40 mph. It's like I have no overdrive...I never feel it shift.
I think I'll start by replacing the IAC and checkin the Tranny fluid....but what else may be causing these problems PCV, EGR, Ruined Tranny...LOL
Now, I've got Idle problems I need to take care of. The car is a 3.0 and on start up it Idles really high at about 2k and then after about 30-40 secs it finally backs down to about 1200. When I'm lucky it'll idle about 900 in 1st. But, it obviously kicks real hard in to gear. On top of that, I had to take an hour drive last weekend and noticed that the car idles at about 1800-2200 when cruising at anywhere above 40 mph. It's like I have no overdrive...I never feel it shift.
I think I'll start by replacing the IAC and checkin the Tranny fluid....but what else may be causing these problems PCV, EGR, Ruined Tranny...LOL