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1997 Mercury Cougar XR7 - Page 8 Questions & Answers
My car wont start and
If its cranking and wont start it could be alot of things.
if its not cranking or just clicking your next check should be the starter
Car will not start
This is your Starter and Starter Solinoid. Repace the Starter (Comes with Solinoid) and you will be good to go.
The Car wants to stall and die at start up until
you need to have the Engine Coolant Temperature switch
checked,since the computer relies
solely on sensors,the ect tells the computer how cold or hot it is so the
computer will make it a rich or lean mixture to start the engine,if it tells the
computer that it is 75 degrees the computer will lean the mixture like starting
a car in the winter without a choke.
I have a 1997 mercury cougar xr7, 4.6L, I noticed
Yes it can be related. If you bought the car from a car lot you may have a window sticker showing a 30 to 90 day warranty. The Catalytic converter can be expensive although it is similar to installing a muffler or header extensions.
The hesitation can be due to the engine controls trying to adjust for the difference in exhaust readings from one side to the other. Or it has excessive backpressure caused by the plugged catalytic converter.
Fuelpump voltage
I can't find much , but I would think 12 volts, I have always checked voltage at the pump with a test light
Steering wheel won't return
you could have a problem with the steering rack bushings causing the steering to bind and not return.check the power steering fluid level,it could also be a pressure valve in the rack that is not working properly or a worn out rack &pinion assembly in which case the rack will have to be replaced as you have to if the bushings are worn out.also check the steering colume rag joint which is the universal joint in the colume which may be worn out.
Fuel filter for 1997 mercury cougar XR7?
the filter is located under the car on the drivers side in ahead of the gas tank along the edge were the floor board and the kick panel meet.its round and about 3"long
Need to change transmission fluid
The torque converter does not have a plug. Unless your transmission is acting up you shouldn't try to change all of the fluid, and here's why;
To do it safely, you need to drop the transmission.
In modern times service shops use a vacuum to **** all of the fluid out. The concern with that is it can have a bad effect on warn seals and the like in the transmission. Infact, some of the smaller service shops have in their work contract that Once they complete the service, they do not guarantee that the car will move at all. And that is usually in the small print.
If you are just being responsible by doing maintenance on your transmission just remove the pan, clean the filter,or replace it, reinstall the pan, add new fluid.
I am not trying to scare you, I'm just being honest and speeking from experience.
Best of luck.
When i go to put
Well you dont have a vapor lock sound like you are plugged up you might have to go to a muffler shop to see if the catalytic is plugged before you do go there check the air filter
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