2001 cougar won't start
Cougar driving, then just stopped stalls rolling and will not restart? Tried everything? As seen all over the web, usually starts to missfire some first then suddenly dies never to start again? Changed every sensor with no luck? Even one person changed the entire engin and still didn't start.
Here's the deal, When cranking the engine notice that the RPM gage doesnt move, also if you checked, you are not getting spark or fuel, you probably had one ignition trouble code saying bank one or similar.
Long story short, it's the computer, PCM, engine management systm or whatever you want to call it. Yep thats it, that is the problem, a bad computer.
Open the hood, dissconect battery, now upper left, lift up the power steering resavoir, move it to the side. See the computer plug with the bolt in the center. Loosen the bolt all the way, go in the car under the passenger dash, remove screw holding the plastic tab under the computer, pull it down and out.
Now, get the info off of it, call a place online, I used AES, buy a remanufactered one, cost me about $300, once it arrives reinstall in reverse manner, connect the battery last. Now the cars security system will need programmed to the new computer so it will not crank yet, tow it to a local Ford dealer for about $60 , bring them all your keys and remotes, they will program the computer and security in about an hour for $115. Now your back in buisiness.
So plan to spend $475 bucks but that will do it.
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