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1997 Mercury Tracer Repair Question


Topics covered: Spark, Fuel pump, Sensor.
Mileage: 180,000 miles.

Asked on April 12, 2011

No start 1997 Mercury Tracer 2.0

My 1997 Mercury Tracer 2.0 automatic would sometimes bog then be fine. It now wont start. Before it died we pulled two codes one read P0351(coil) the scond one was P0300 (random misfire). We put new sparkplug wires and replaced the coil. On the test drive it did the exact same thing. We then changed the oil and thats when it wouldnt start up. We cleaned the crank sensor pickup and it ohmed the same as a new one. We cleaned it and still no start. It has fuel pressure of 38 pounds when cranking and doesnt leak down. We borrowed a noid light form a local auto parts. The only one in the set that would fit said geo so we used it and did not light for the injectors. There is also no spark to the sparkplugs. We check there is no power to the coil when the key is on.
Avatar Asked by Burgerking729

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Replied on April 12, 2011

Do below to determine if its a fuel or spark problem

Get a helper disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine at least 3/16 away from ground -have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel related problem,Do you hear the fuel pump come On when you turn key on? If not check fuel pump fuse and fuel pump relay if so, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel filter/fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil packs,coil's resistances,distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors and computer Note: If it doesn't apply disregard it

Tiny Answered by rasmataz
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Replied on April 12, 2011

As noted above we tryed all that. No noid light to the injectors. 38 pounds of fuel pressure. No spark. Crank Position sensor ohm'ed out the same as a new one. There is no power to the ignition coil with the key on. Engin spins over fine but it does not run. All fuses are good. Recently it had an intermittant problem with bogging and bucking under acceleration conditions. It made it home we changed the sparkplug wires because they were cracked. When it first started this problem it said two codes which were P0351 (coil) and P0300 (random misfire). The battery voltage checks out to 12.8 volts.

Tiny Response from Burgerking729
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Replied on May 3, 2011

Computer time. Used one from the junkyard about $30. In back of the radio (console specifically). Clean the crank position sensor? Okay.................... New ones are cheap. Do this first.

Tiny Answered by tracerchuck
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