20 Most Recent 1992 Ford Crown Victoria - Page 5 Questions & Answers

Hello,my is brad,and i like to help,do know anyone,who has a scanner to hook up to car,it could be the mass air flow sensor,but you need a scanner,to check this. brad

99 percent of the time this is because you are without fuel or spark. car is almost 20 years old so anything and everything is well beyond its designed life. Pull a spark plug out, connect it to its wire and lay it on the engine block and have someone turn engine over a few times. If you see a spark on the tip of the plug, then you have spark and you should look to fuel supply issues. if fuel injected look to the pressure regulator or fuel pump or bad injectors. if carburetor type look at fuel pump.

Please check the pressure cap on the radiator. Also if the water pump is faulty there will be low circulation. Also a leak on the radiator or the hose can reduce water and this must be checked if the coolant reduces in a day.
Finally the TIMING of the IGNITION is important. Check for free movement in all wheels, there must not be any brake jamming.
Also the belt must be checked to be of correct tension.

The most likely problem here would be the alternator itself. Either the brushs are wearing out or the regulator is going bad. It wouldn't hurt to check the tension on the drive belt. If it was fairly loose that could cause the problem too. Hope this hrlps.

i have a 1992 ford crown vic lx and my car was doing the same thing i had a very big vaccum leak and also had a bad intake gasket my battery gauge still gose down when i come to a stop but not as bad and my car no longer dies when i stop if its in drive. get a can of intake cleaner and start the car and spray it on the left side of the motor if you here it idl up the theres a vaccum leak on that side if nuthing try it on the other side i hope this helps

a faulty temperature sensor, lack of coolant, or oil. those are the likely causes of such things. have a trusted mechanic look into the problem

It is recommended that you lift out the engine before attempting to replace the oil pan. Once the engine is lifted you can remove the bolts, remove the pan, clean all the old gasket material.
Installation: Remove the rear main bearing cap oil seal Remove the timing cover oil seal Clean all the mating surfaces and seal grooves Install new oil pan front cover seals Install a new rear main bearing cap oil seal Install new oil pan side gaskets on the block Make sure the tabs of the front and rear seal fit properly as these are critical spots Attach the oil pan to the engine block and install the retaining bolts

The bolt tens to loosen up on the shifter. Look up from the floor board at the column. You will see the shift cable attached to a metal shift arm. Where this arm is bolted to the column with two bolt, tighten the bolts they should be loose, You will need a torx bit. I think T30 or t40

check your fluid lever first, if it is not low then you either have an issue with either the mlps (manual lever position switch) which is located on the side of the transmission, or the trans itself is probably in need of an overhaul. If it seems like it just happened all of a sudden, check fluid first-on level ground, with the engine warm and the trans having just been driven or loaded. If you haven't done it yet, get the trans serviced and use Mercon V fluid, it should be done every 60,000 miles.

check vacuum lines for the high idle. I dont have an answer for the gauges it could be many things. there are not fuses for these so its either the oil sending unit or the wire broke some where and the same for the temp unit.

Hi there,

Removal

Disconnect the negative battery cable with the proper size wrench and place away from the battery.
Insert the key into the ignition lock cylinder and turn the key to the run position.
Remove the steering column cover on a tilt steering wheel model by pressing the upper and lower section of the cover together and pulling free from the mounting plate. Remove the steering column covers on a non tilt steering wheel model by using a Philips screwdriver and unscrewing the mounting screws.
Disconnect the electrical connector from the ignition switch by lifting up on the release tab and pulling.
Press the ignition switch actuator pin by pushing a small screw driver into the key lock cylinder, while doing this pull the ignition switch out of the ignition switch housing.

Installation

Insert the new key into the new ignition switch and turn the key to the run position. Insert the new ignition switch into the ignition switch housing. Wiggle the switch back and forth until the actuator pin mounting hole is aligned and falls into place.
Install the electrical connector back into the connector housing by pressing it in with your hands.
Place the steering column covers back onto the non tilt steering wheel and insert mounting screws. Tighten screws using a Philips screwdriver. Place the steering column covers over the tilt steering wheel and press the upper and lower portion together to snap covers back into the mounting plate.
Pull on the ignition key to ensure switch is locked into place. Turn key to the "off" position and remove the key. Insert the key and start the vehicle.

Hope these help.

That would be your starter solenoid clicking, the positive battery cable runs off the battery to it, easy way to track it down, you can test it by putting your ignition key in the on position and using a jumper wire connect the two large terminals, if the car starts replace the starter solenoid, if it doesn't do anything replace the starter.

check starter relay perhaps, or cylinoid.

ATF

did you unhook battery before you change it,if ot maybe fuse blown or relay blown.maybe re-check the switch.

1992 Ford Crown Vic 4.6 L V8 Automatic

Fuel tank capacity is 20 gallons (US).

Your fuel consumption will be affected by many factors, such as :
- how you drive the vehicle
- the condition and tune of the motor
- driving conditions (traffic, city use, highway use etc)
- tire pressures
- type and grade of fuel used .

It is impossible for me to estimate what fuel consumption you can expect from your own particular car without a whole lot of information.

It's unwise to run the vehicle for long with no working fuel gauge.

These ignition switces are prone to failure, and the connector also goes bad.
You might need an special vandal proof Torx driver to remove the switch

Firing order for a 4.6Land the 5.0L is 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 with the #1234 cylinders going down the right side(passenger side) of the engine