20 Most Recent 1996 Ford Crown Victoria - Page 11 Questions & Answers

It take's 134a freon, each can of freon runs about $5.00 to $6.00, you will more the likely, if empty will need two can's.You will recharge it at the low port side, sit on the accumulator, over by the passenger side, by the fire wall, cylinder looking with two a/c hoses connection's coming out of it.

if your looking for us to guess at what you discribe is happening then most likley you will be replacing parts needlessly. This needs to be diagnosed with tools to try to find out the reason.

You may have a dirty MAF, Mass Air FLow Sensor. Clean with MAF cleaner or spray carb cleaner on the glass resistor wires. They affect fuel ratio. It is in the air intake tube and has a 2 wire connector. The wires that need cleaning are on the inside. Clean carefully, delicate. Disconnect battery fo 2 hours to clear computer memory. Drive for 10 miles to relearn.

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crank sensor faulty.Replace it.

the condenser is in front of the radiator. you removed the thermostat and the car is still overheating? have the temperature checked with an infra red thermometer. looks like a gun. you just point the beam at the thermostat housing and it gives you the actual temperature. only takes a second. maybe the gage or the gage sending unit it bad.

it's funny to be reading about a similar situation i'm having. i also have a '97 crown vic, bought at a municipal auction.
of course, running the a/c should put more load on the engine and produce more heat. but not enough to be concerned about. if you car seems to be overheating, the thermostat could be to blame.
while diagnosing a different matter, i noticed the coolant temperature at one point reached 217 F. i'm going to replace the thermostat as it may only be opening partialy. my temp gage is normally just above the half way point between the high and low marks. it hasn't gone any further towards the high temp mark to be alarming.
where is the needle pointing on your gage? have you replaced the thermostat?

Check the air filter, If it is dirty replace it, but to see if it is the problem just take it out and drive it, if it hesitates or stumbles try cleaning the throttle bottle

The kit will have full instructions included. The important thing is to tap into the LOW side of the A/C ...NOT the high side. The low side port is located between the compressor and the accumulator. The low side port also has a blue/light blue cap over the valve. The high side has a red cap.

I hate to say this but you may have a seized engine.
I recommend you take it to a repair shop and have them look into this possibility.
If Battery is new , starter is new, assumption that cables and wiring are in good condition and all your getting is a click not even a crank ... then either they gave you a bad starter or high resistance or a seized engine one of the three.

basics,,,air,,fuel,,spark,,compression,,timing,,,pull a few plugs,,smell them for fuel,,if dry,,,take snorkel off throttle body,, open throttle body or flap half way,,spay a little starting fluid or injector spay into throttle put the snorkel back on see if motor fires up,,if so then ck fuel delivery & pressure,,,,hope it helped

Fig.: 1995-97 4.6L engine schematic


Hope this help (remember rated this post).

That is a deal only item - please drive to the dealer - give him your vin number and they will assist you there.

I would replace the fuel filter, check the air filter also. The fuel filter is often overlooked. They should be changed every 20,000 miles or so.

What are you referring to?

assuming you are talking about the lights for the speedometer area..called the cluster

The bulbs just twist out

sounds simple but you have to pull the cluster be careful not to rush and/or pull to hard the plastic around the cluster brakes easily

check the compressor turn the air on and turn it to def and you should here a click and motor draw down if not the compressor is bad or out of freon

Most likely one small one,and one large cable.

try disconnecting the negative battery terminal for a few minutes to reset system. This may work..There is a factory code located on the warranty card that you can try also.