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MY 1999 WINDSTAR STARTS FINE THE IDLE IS A BIT UNDER THE 1, BUT WHEN I PUT IN GEAR EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE IT STARTS TO SHAKE AND FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF. WHEN IN DRIVE IT SHAKES AND FEELS LI

JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE, IT WAS FINE FOR TWO DAYS THEN I PUT IN GAS AND WAS RUNNING FINE. I PARKED IT FOR A FEW HOURS AND WHEN I STARTED IT AND TRIED TO DRIVE IT STRUGGLED TO GET GOING AND THE SHAKING BEGAN. I DID FIND SOME OIL IN THE AIR FILTER HOUSING BUT ASSUMED IT WAS FROM THE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE TECH CHECKED IT I FIGURED HIS HANDS HAD OIL ON THEM. BUT LOOKED INSIDE AND SEE OIL INSIDE.

  • Anonymous Nov 20, 2011

    so it turns out to be the fuel pump.

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I know it sounds silly but i would be checking oil level to see if its been overfilled. this will cause problems like you have. The engine is probably shuddering because if oil is getting to the air cleaner it is probably in the combustion chambers as well and reducing the sparkplugs ability to perform under load. Quite possible a hose was not reconnected or has come loose giving a vacuume leak which could also cause a problem. Check for these things and see how you go.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 13, 2009

SOURCE: sputturing engine

have your spark plugs, coil pack boots checked for moisture,on many ford water will accumulate around plugs,expeually if it has rained recently.

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  • Posted on Jan 30, 2009

SOURCE: check engine light on, car shakes while in reverse, stalls ...

You need a code scanner hooked up to find out what is causing the light ot come on. Some auto part stores can do that. Once the code is retrieved, they can tell you what sensor is causing it.

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  • Posted on Apr 29, 2009

SOURCE: Car Shuts down while driving

i would check the coil

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SOURCE: 96 eclipse gs car shakes and struggles to go and muffler shakes

replace the EGR valve

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  • Posted on Aug 10, 2009

SOURCE: 2004 Nissan Quest began shaking while driving then

SOUND LIKE FUEL PUMP.SCAN IT TO MAKE SURE.IT ALSO COULD BE FUEL PUMP RELAY OR FUSE.

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