20 Most Recent 1992 Ford Tempo Questions & Answers

You still have two components that need checking...perhaps you have a bad battery cable?! They do corrode inside sometimes making the battery hard pressed to send the current needed to run the starter. You may get enough amps and volts to run the lights but not enough for the starter.

You can try jumping the starter with jumper cables just to see if the works. You can leave the car in park and key off since the only thing you want to do is turn the starter.

It sounds like you have a drain stopped up on the air conditioner system. You have to get under the vehicle prefferably with it on a lift and clean out drain.

Where is the ignition fuse on a 1994 Ford Tempo GL?

I would replace the distributor pick up coil.

Stalling isn't a fair description of what is happening. You are describing engine cutting out or breaking down. The question is, is it cutting out like the ignition has been turned off or is it fading out like it has run out of fuel and once it stops how long before it will restart? If it doesn't restart immediately there is time to do some basic checks and discover whether there is a spark and/or an injection pulse, etc. Personally I wouldn't pay too much attention to the code until the engine is running consistently. Something is stopping the engine and few things will actually do that. Most problems cause some sort of bad running but as soon as a problem is detected the management system should switch to a get you home programme - that mostly gets you home as long as the system still receives signals from the crank and cam sensors, there is still a fuel supply and a viable ignition system to provide sparks. Considering the age of the car, if you find inconsistent results while testing it could be wise to suspect the management ECU that could have sustained damage at any time during it's history from welding or boost battery charging or even jump starting. In order to run an engine needs compression, the right amount of fuel, timing and an adequate spark. When an engine doesn't run one or more of those requirements is missing and only you can discover which...

Inside the trunk is a manual release. It is a little plastic paddle shaped piece that has a tiny cable attached to it.

Ect engine coolant temp sensor bad

A bad flasher relay would do that. They are usually located on the fuse panel and plug into it.

Check the seal on the oil filter. If the seal is torn or missing it will leak and the oil leak will cause loud noises when it's in gear.

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What year is it. Now days it in the gas tank.