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- Reaction score
- 6
- Thunderbird Year
- 2002
Just thought I would pass on the resolution to a starting issue that I was having with my 2002 Thunderbird.
The car would struggle to start if it had been more than 15 minutes since it was shut off. The starter would turn the engine over, but it would take 6 to 15 cranks before the engine would fire. The engine would often sputter briefly and then run smoothly. Often white/light gray smoke would come out the exhaust with a gas smell when the engine finally fired. The stating problem would typically go away if the car sat for more than 12 hours.
Over a 2 year period I had 3 different mechanics look at it. Finally I took it to a Ford/Lincoln dealer in another city. I gave him a history of the problems and what had been replaced (fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel pressure sensor, etc.). Less than a hour later he told me that 2 of my injectors were leaking. Got them replaced and now car starts immediately regardless of how long it has sat between starts.
The car would struggle to start if it had been more than 15 minutes since it was shut off. The starter would turn the engine over, but it would take 6 to 15 cranks before the engine would fire. The engine would often sputter briefly and then run smoothly. Often white/light gray smoke would come out the exhaust with a gas smell when the engine finally fired. The stating problem would typically go away if the car sat for more than 12 hours.
Over a 2 year period I had 3 different mechanics look at it. Finally I took it to a Ford/Lincoln dealer in another city. I gave him a history of the problems and what had been replaced (fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel pressure sensor, etc.). Less than a hour later he told me that 2 of my injectors were leaking. Got them replaced and now car starts immediately regardless of how long it has sat between starts.
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