20 Most Recent 1994 Ford Taurus - Page 4 Questions & Answers

Can you hear the pump whirring noise when you turn the key on? A totally stopped up filter can ruin a pump quickly, but it could be the fuel pump inertia cut-off switch in the trunk needs reset by pushing down the red button. don-ohio

should be under the car mounted on the oil filter sandwich plate or around there, if not look under the exhuast manifold area it will have a single wire going to it please rate -jeff

You need to have a shop check engine vacuum and exhaust back pressure. It sounds like you have a catalytic converter clogging up or a EGR valve hanging open. If the trans is shifting at higher rpm with no slipping then it is seeing a low vacuum signal which is telling the computer you have the throttle pressed farther down than you really do. A restricted exhaust will cause this. 99.9% of the time it is the cat converter. Normal vacuum should be around 18 inches at idle. Id bet you are at 14 inches or lower. I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_c087e4b7d13c0163

It is more than likely a fuel pump or fuel pump relay. Could also be a fuse for pump. If tank was almost empty when you filled it pump body was probably hot and rapid cooling of the pump will cause the pump vanes to glue themselves to the pump body. Sometimes you can hit the gas tank in the center from bottom of car with a rubber mallet while someone cranks it over and the pump will free itself. But if it stuck and this trick works you still need to have fuel pump replaced ASAP. Hitting the bottom of the tank only works so many times. I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_c087e4b7d13c0163

with being a front wheel drive about all it can be is wheel seal , bearing or axle bent.

Do you smell gasoline fuel ?? When there's too much fuel, it saturates the spark plugs, preventing ignition. Let it sit for an hour to let spark plugs dry, then it starts OK later. Next time, turn starter without giving any throttle or very small throttle as engine turns. Myself, when my 2006 Dodge Plymouth minivan (sitting in storage) needs to start, I squirt (half second) starting fluid into air filter, close the air filter housing to trap flammable gas from starting fluid, then turn the engine without pressing on throttle. When the engine starts is when I give it a little throttle to bring up the RPM to 2,000 until it idles on its own without stalling from cold engine.

How about compression? If its not there it wont start. Also is this a timing belt engine or chain and how many miles on vehicle? Need more info to help you. I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_c087e4b7d13c0163

Not alone and not in your driveway,on a transaxle

That job is best left to a transmission repair shop
That is what they do all day long

I used to own one

You need to break the suspension apart,
remove the drive axles,support the motor,
then what.
Even in a repair shop, you loose a lift,after that,although,
there are ways of getting the vehicle off and outside

Are you missing spark or fuel pressure ? Each system has a set of tests to perform to find the problem.

Make sure all the plugins are connected tightly and all the fuses are good. You may just need new bulbs.

What about the CV joints or the splined shaft that goes into the hub ?

Sounds like the.alternator is bad or has a short