20 Most Recent 1993 Ford Probe - Page 9 Questions & Answers

The first thing to do is quit throwing parts at your car. That said, this is a very generic answer. Missing and overheating that started in a similar timeframe is quite possibly a head gasket issue. More info would be needed such as exactly how does your guage act, does it overheat quickly if you keep the rpms up? Does it smell sweet near the exhaust? Does it Smoke/steam out the exhaust when you first start it? Where any of your spark plugs white on the electrode end? Also a clogged cat. can give you this trouble. At idle everything is fine, at higher rpms the exhaust cant get out fast enought holding in the heat (overheating after a while) and causing a miss just the same as if a exhaust valve was stuck. Two things to think about.

Go to the autozone website at autozone.com and register your vehicle. It's free and you will have access to an online repair manual for your vehicle. The procedures for replacing the power steering pump for your car is there. ( I checked) Hope this helped and best wishes.

You have a problem with the main ground at the battery. Might not be hooked to the engine.

These V6's are notorious for bad distrbutors. They get hot and a circuit opens and the engine loses spark. Buy a new or one with a warranty. Used ones have the same problem....

your thermostat is located right under the radiator cap. it only points one direction in the tube. you should only have to pull 2 bolts to remove the peice to get to it.

It still may be the oil pump. At an idle it may not be putting out enough pressure to move the oil, but when you start driving, it turns faster and builds more pressure.

No royal purple wont hurt your car, in fact it is a really good oil. and yes your egr will cause a lot of problems, including the ones you are describing

You'll see a thick electrical wire that connects to a compnent near the transmission engine section, that thick wire goes to the starter

Most likely the TPS (Throttle Position Sensor) which controls cold, warm, and AC on idling speeds. Another cause could be the MAP sensor but I'd lean toward the TPS. Best of luck.
Greg

p.s. You can bring the car to a service station or auto parts store which features free diagnostic testing which will give you any error codes to lead you in the right direction.

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The problem could be either a wiring problem or a fuse has blown out. I would check the fuse box for any fuses that might have blown.

Check or replace the fuel filter. You may need a full tune-up.

possible idle air solenoid?

If you don't have an owners manual, get a test light and check all your fuses with that. Just ground it to your door hinge, and turn the key on. Touch each side of the silver part of the fuse that shows through the back when it's plugged in. You should have power to both sides. If you don't, that fuse is blown. First thing you should check is your lighter itself. Touch the very center at the bottom of it with your test light to see if there is power. Lot's of times the outside walls of the lighter socket get dirty, and that's all the problem is.

firing order is 1-2-3-4-5-6

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If you can see the cut wires then simply join the same color coordinating wires with a crimping style wire connector that you can purchase from WalMart or any auto parts store. Make sure and strip the plastic casing around the wires on both ends before using the wire connector. After the connector has been crimped to both wires, wrap electrical tape around the connector to seal off from water.

has the head gasket gone white sluge in oil

for the 1993 probe i could only find a 2.5 V6. there are two banks of cylinders, odd and even. in other words as you stand in front of the vehicle the odd bank is toward the firewall, the even bank is closest to you.
the number one cylinder is on the passenger side toward the firewall and firing order is 1-2-3-4-5-6. hope that helps

you should check your thermostst

reset fuel pump shoud b in the trunk on the side? if not that ecm