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2001 Ford Taurus Repair Question


Topics covered: Engine, Compression, Coolant.
Mileage: 14,600 miles.

Asked on January 22, 2013

Ford Taurus Engine Problem

I have an cylinder 2 misfire and i am working with a low budget so need help with this please the car is shaking of course and the engine light is blinking also the engine coolant is going pretty fast i have to put more in like every month if that helps any also the plugs in the front of the car the little box that has 6 plug wires coming off of it i touched all the plugs on the top of them and 1 and 4 shocked the crap out of me but the others did not also autozone told me to turn the engine on and unplug wire 2 and see what happens i did and nothing happened it ran exactly the same no different hope that helps thanks
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Replied on January 22, 2013

also it is a 3.0L EFI engine hope that helps too

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Replied on January 22, 2013

could be compression low, bad plug, bad wire, bad coil, bad injector or wiring.

these need to be checked

Roy

Tiny Answered by ASEMaster6371 (expert)
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Replied on January 22, 2013

i will tell someone to look into it thank you

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