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Tour just died? #1377175 09/03/05 09:49 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 624 AL O OB1 OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP OB1 Veteran CEG\'er O Joined: May 2005 Posts: 624 AL	I'll try to keep this short. I was sitting at taco bell drive thru, been there for a while due to long line. I went to pull up and when I released the clutch it died! I thought MAYBE I had stalled it, but it wouldn't restart it would just turn over. Then this lady screams out how much I sucked ! So when I stepped out of my car and calmly called her & her punk a$$ boyfriend everything I could think of, a polite gentleman helped me push my car to the side. Alright after it sat for a min it would start and idle for a few seconds then die again then i'd have to wait! I was on lunch break so I called someone to come & get me b/c i'd been there for an hour. Then I remembered my tools in the trunk , So I went back & removed positive battery cable grounded it and replaced it. Went back it started up and drove back to work just fine! My brothers car(98 CSVT) did this a while back right after he replaced an o2 sensor! I replaced the rear upper one 2 weeks ago, I've probably put over 700 miles on it since! I didn't reset the ECU I let it reset itself. I dont have a CEL on just the coolant light that wont go away no matter what and an airbag code 32(clock spring). It didn't overheat, according to the temp gage anyway. heater works checked that to make sure water pump was OK. Recent mods: cleaned throttle body & IAC, cleaned MAF wires, & replaced rear upper O2 sensor(2 weeks ago).Also relocated battery, added amp & 2 12inch subs, & an optima yellow top. Brothers car has never done this again, Mine is a 98 EO CSVT w/ about 92k on the clock. Any suggestions would be helpful! I don't "mod" I just fix what breaks! 98 CSVT #2527 T-Red (Limping) 98 CSVT #2228 T-Red (Donor) 98 SE Sport ATX V6 (Running again) If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me!

Re: Tour just died? #1377176 09/03/05 01:45 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA T Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er
Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA	Originally posted by OB1: CEL on just the coolant light that wont go away no matter what and an airbag code 32(clock spring). It didn't overheat, according to the temp gage anyway. heater works checked that to make sure water pump was OK. Recent mods: cleaned throttle body & IAC, cleaned MAF wires, & replaced rear upper O2 sensor(2 weeks ago).Also relocated battery, added amp & 2 12inch subs, & an optima yellow top. ... Any suggestions would be helpful! Change fuel filter. Check coolant strength (maybe change or add to half inch above max). Clean IAC and MAF again(or time to change). Check wires from relocated battery. "Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles

Re: Tour just died? #1377177 09/03/05 05:16 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 389 Austin, Texas M Majisto CEG\'er
Majisto CEG\'er M Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 389 Austin, Texas	You re-located the battery? How did you do this? Grounding is very important in an automobile's electric system. Did you put the battery in the trunk? I would check the cable going to the alternator and the one going to the main power box. 2000 Contour SE

Re: Tour just died? #1377178 09/03/05 05:42 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 52 B bigworm CEG\'er
bigworm CEG\'er B Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 52	i had a escort that did that. it was a faulty relay fried by my amplifier 12 volt lead touching ground. after it stalled i had to take the neg off and wait a minute or 2 then she would work again. i found out it was the relay when one day the car stalled and i heard a clicking noise under my steering wheel thinking it was a bomb lol.my car was stick shift

Re: Tour just died? #1377179 09/04/05 01:51 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 624 AL O OB1 OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP OB1 Veteran CEG\'er O Joined: May 2005 Posts: 624 AL	Originally posted by Tony2005: Originally posted by OB1: CEL on just the coolant light that wont go away no matter what and an airbag code 32(clock spring). It didn't overheat, according to the temp gage anyway. heater works checked that to make sure water pump was OK. Recent mods: cleaned throttle body & IAC, cleaned MAF wires, & replaced rear upper O2 sensor(2 weeks ago).Also relocated battery, added amp & 2 12inch subs, & an optima yellow top. ... Any suggestions would be helpful! Change fuel filter. Check coolant strength (maybe change or add to half inch above max). Clean IAC and MAF again(or time to change). Check wires from relocated battery. Coolant is 2 months old, just put this engine in, Mixture is correct, & ifilled it all the way & light is still on! I then changed the sensor, but that didn't help so my next step is to remove the bottle & clean or replace. I've swapped both the MAF & the IAC when I was trying to clear my p1131, to no avail I just cleaned them again when I changed the O2 sensor. The 1st thing that I checked was the wires from the battery relocation, seeing as it was the last mod done. I do probably need to change the fuel filter, Thanks! I don't "mod" I just fix what breaks! 98 CSVT #2527 T-Red (Limping) 98 CSVT #2228 T-Red (Donor) 98 SE Sport ATX V6 (Running again) If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me!

Re: Tour just died? #1377180 09/04/05 01:55 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 624 AL O OB1 OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP OB1 Veteran CEG\'er O Joined: May 2005 Posts: 624 AL	Originally posted by Majisto: You re-located the battery? How did you do this? Grounding is very important in an automobile's electric system. Did you put the battery in the trunk? I would check the cable going to the alternator and the one going to the main power box. I did it step by step according to the how to rays got posted. I did recheck all my connections. The only thing I did differently was, b/c I ran out of 0gage wire I ran 2 2gage grounds to 2 different places in the trunk, & I added a 4 gage ground under the hood. I don't "mod" I just fix what breaks! 98 CSVT #2527 T-Red (Limping) 98 CSVT #2228 T-Red (Donor) 98 SE Sport ATX V6 (Running again) If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me!

Re: Tour just died? #1377181 09/04/05 02:00 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA T Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er
Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA	Originally posted by OB1: Coolant is 2 months old, just put this engine in, Mixture is correct, & ifilled it all the way & light is still on! I then changed the sensor, but that didn't help so my next step is to remove the bottle & clean or replace. For the coolant issue, don't waste time changing the bottle. I would suggest checking the connector and wiring for the connector. Also try increasing the coolant strengh (a $5 coolant tester from Autozone should help). IIRC from the owners manual, we can go up to 60 coolant/40 water mix. Check out this recent thread for the P1131 code. http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=trouble&Number=1036833&Forum=trouble&Words=P1131&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=1036785&Search=true#Post1036833 Last edited by Tony2005; 09/04/05 02:03 AM. "Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles

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