Car won't start

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1993 FORD TAURUS
6 CYL
FWD
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15 min. Into driving my 93 Ford Taurus the check engine light comes on for a few then shutts off for a few. If I turn off car while the check Engine light's on I've got to jump it to restart or wait hours. Vehicle stalls out when idling or stoping at a redlight when check engine light is on aswell. Checked alternator and battery, there both good. Could be the fuel pump or possibly electrical.I was hoping you might be able to shed some better light on the subject?

Thursday, November 25th, 2010 AT 2:23 PM

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WRENCHTECH

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The "check engine" light is an indicator for a system that monitors many electronic functions in the system, also called the "malfunction indicator lamp" (MIL). It can come on for any of hundreds of different causes from any of the systems that the computer monitors. Some are very important and can lead to further component or engine damage and some are emissions related not as serious but still a problem and need to be repaired.

Your first step is to have the computer scanned to retrieve the trouble codes that were set when the check engine light came on. Those codes will give you specific information about what the computer saw and will get you pointed in the right direction to find your problem.

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Thursday, November 25th, 2010 AT 2:31 PM