So, I'll skip the sob story.... but I will say I got this with my last dollar, it was all I could get at really... I searched the forums but I didn't quite find the combination of issues I have.
Anyway, I bought 2000 Fleet Contour(Bi-fuel) from my local state auction, I've had luck with buying there before(a long time ago).. And nothing showed up on my previous searching on the contour. Its got a I4, ATX, 128k miles, the interior is rather beat up but everything else seemed to check out, however your not allow to really drive them around when looking. So I end up winning it, picked it up today. Maybe about a half hour after driving back home it starts to jerk a little, I didn't much of it then it started to happen more. Initially around 65 mph then in between 45-65, now its on and off across the board. I can't tell the RPM its a pretty basic dash without a tach...
It jerks, if I accelerate it seems to float & spin(the trans), intially I thought it may be the TC but there is no real loss in speed. It felt like it was have trouble fully shifting, I was thinking it may I have a being a controller issue but I wasn't sure. No lights on the dash, but it sounds a bit throaty and there is some vibration from what I assume is a worn mount. My feeling(hope) it may be the sensor issues I've read about. But the its the combination of the slight jerking, the floating, and no lights.
I'm taking it to get scanned tomorrow, I haven't check the trans fluid yet, what codes should I look out for? What could this be, I'm really hoping for a sensor replacement...
And please spare me the "give up", I've heard it on a couple car forums already but its really not an option for me...
Thanks for any advice,
-Snafu
Anyway, I bought 2000 Fleet Contour(Bi-fuel) from my local state auction, I've had luck with buying there before(a long time ago).. And nothing showed up on my previous searching on the contour. Its got a I4, ATX, 128k miles, the interior is rather beat up but everything else seemed to check out, however your not allow to really drive them around when looking. So I end up winning it, picked it up today. Maybe about a half hour after driving back home it starts to jerk a little, I didn't much of it then it started to happen more. Initially around 65 mph then in between 45-65, now its on and off across the board. I can't tell the RPM its a pretty basic dash without a tach...
It jerks, if I accelerate it seems to float & spin(the trans), intially I thought it may be the TC but there is no real loss in speed. It felt like it was have trouble fully shifting, I was thinking it may I have a being a controller issue but I wasn't sure. No lights on the dash, but it sounds a bit throaty and there is some vibration from what I assume is a worn mount. My feeling(hope) it may be the sensor issues I've read about. But the its the combination of the slight jerking, the floating, and no lights.
I'm taking it to get scanned tomorrow, I haven't check the trans fluid yet, what codes should I look out for? What could this be, I'm really hoping for a sensor replacement...
And please spare me the "give up", I've heard it on a couple car forums already but its really not an option for me...
Thanks for any advice,
-Snafu