This 2004 Lincoln town car came in with a rough run condition and codes P0300 and P0304 stored. the standard repair is new spark plugs, new spark plug boot kits and replace #4 coil assembly. I normally do not post tune up type repairs but I decided to do this one to see if there … Continue reading “2004 Lincoln Town Car, Multiple Misfires P0300 & P0304”
This 2000 Lincoln LS came in with the driver’s rear window down. A quick check found that the motor was working but the telltale noise of crunching plastic and cables told me the regulator cable was broken. To remove the door panel, lift the cover in the bottom of the armrest pull handle. Remove the … Continue reading “2000 Lincoln LS, Rear Window Stuck Down”
This 2003 Ford Expedition came in because of an annoying clicking sound from the back of the vehicle. The customer stated that if he would constantly adjust the rear temperature setting the noise would go away for a little while. He was planning on taking a thousand mile trip soon and did not think he … Continue reading “2003 Ford Expedition, Clicking From Rear A/C Actuator”
This 2006 Lincoln Zephyr came in with the complaint that the right low beam headlight does not work. The owner had already installed a new Xenon or HID bulb assembly. If you merely want to change the bulb there is an access panel in the inner wheel well as shown in the following picture. Since … Continue reading “2006 Lincoln Zephyr Low Beam Headlight Does Not Work”
This 1993 Lincoln Town Car came in with the complaint that the right rear passenger power window stalls when going up. Works fine if you help the motor by lifting on the glass. Pretty cut and dry worn out torque pins in the power window motor. The first step in the repair is to remove … Continue reading “1993 Lincoln Town Removing The Right Rear Power Window Motor”
This 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis came in with a customer complaint of a blower motor that no longer worked. The customer also stated that up until this point it would work sometimes and sometimes not. This repair is also for Crown Victoria and Town Car applications. I guess I have gotten so used to this … Continue reading “2002 Mercury Grand Marquis, Blower Inop”
This 2004 Lincoln LS came in with the complaint that the power window does not work properly after replacing the power window regulator assembly. The window would not go down fully and when it was raised up it would immediately go back down to the position shown in the next picture. I should note that … Continue reading “2004 Lincoln LS, Power Window Problems”
This is a very common problem on most Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products with power mirrors. A vehicle will come in with a complaint of the power mirror does not work in one or two direction. The simplest test is to see if both mirrors react in the same manner. If they do I go … Continue reading “1998 Ford Windstar Power Mirrors Do Not Work In All Directions”
It was and still is very common for the torque pins inside Ford and some Chrysler power window motors to fail. The following instructions are for repairing the motor once it is out of the door. A Ford motor is being shown. Chysler motors are similar but the gears are installed backwards. Remove the single … Continue reading “Replacing Torque Pins In Ford Power Window Motor”
Vehicle arrived with no tail or park lights. Customer stated that they work sometimes. As this is a very common problem with almost all Ford vehicles that have a pull knob type headlight switch I went straight to the problem and documented to help others. First I gained access to the headlight switch. I could … Continue reading “1994 Ford Crown Victoria, No Tail lights”