1995 Mercury Sable Repair Question
Asked on August 28, 2011
Check engine light and transmission problems
I also have a 1995 Mercury Sable that I'm desperatley trying to get back on the road. I got insurance and tag on it and broke the next day. Check engine light comes on after running a few minutes and runs bad with black smoke coming out of tail pipe. It seems like it's not shifting right. It will only do 45mph at 3000rpms. I tried to pull the code with a friends scanner and it wont pull. I've tried jumping the eec and using the scanner. My friends scanner is a snap on with right adaptor and computer card.
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Replied on August 28, 2011
Maybe a problem with vss, vehicle speed sensor. I'll find a diagram.
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JDL (expert)
14,456 answers providedReplied on August 28, 2011
Thank you for everything
Replied on August 28, 2011
The vehicle speed sensor is lower right rear of engine. Could be other issues? Don't know why you can't communicate with computer?
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JDL (expert)
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Replied on August 28, 2011
would the vss cause the black smoke out of tale pipe when reving the engine?
Replied on August 28, 2011
I don't know? Can effect shift patterns. Sounds like it is flooding, not sure why? How long since over-all tune-up?
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JDL (expert)
14,456 answers providedReplied on August 28, 2011
a month ago. just changed plugs, wires, dist.cap and rotor button
Replied on August 28, 2011
For the diagnostics, where did you hook-up?
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JDL (expert)
14,456 answers providedReplied on August 28, 2011
The ecc conection under the hood left side towards fire wall. Here's how i tried to jump it.
Replied on August 28, 2011
That hook-up looks good to me.
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JDL (expert)
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It's still not showing me a code. When i hook it up this way the check engine light stays on. That's why i got my friends scanner and it still did'nt show anything.
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