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Engine Stalls I have a 99 Mercury Mountaineer, and this problem doesn't depend on the weather. On startup I have to keep the motor around 3000 RPM's in order for the motor to continue running. Also, as soon as I startup the Oil Pressure gauge will not register at all... After about 5 minutes the Oil Pressure gauge will shoot up to 1/2 way and then the motor will stop idling erratically- however if I stop giving it gas at that point the motor will still die. After so many minutes of frustration I will eventually just drive off and try to keep the RPM's high enough so that the motor will not stall. However after driving for about a mile the problem smooths out completely, and will not return until the car has been parked for several hours. However during my driving experience the Check Engine light stays on and sometimes the O/D (overdrive) Off light will start flashing. Any help you can give me will certainly help... Thanks!

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  • Anonymous Feb 18, 2009

    Car stalls at startup, if I rev the engine above 500 rpm for a few minutes the problem goes away.

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    Marvin May 11, 2010

    to many problems for the free forum, if u ever want help use the live chat option.

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For the oil pressure guage issue you need to change the oil pressure sending unit.

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