Car will idle at start. will idle 4 ever but when it starts 2 heat up to normal temp ,u then push accel down ,nothing happens sometimes, no revs.then take your foot of accel and car will idle fine. regards darren

it's old, 20 years.
needs service big time and overheating that bad is never good.
tow it to shop , pay for diagnosis.
or RTM
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1: a full compression test and leak down test is , needed first.
2: then spark tests, or new spark plugs and boots
3: and fueling tests. lots even bad fuel, low fuel pressure ,etc.
the CATs don;t just fail/good;/fail/good. never.

the cause of overheating must be found. and the cure for any overheating damage,
lacking tools and skills , ? check fuses.
in the morning dead cold engine only, OFF the RAD cap, must be full UP of 50% antifreeze (not water) or it will overheat.

Perhaps the culprit is a faulty sending unit. Try having it replaced and see what happens. If you can do it yourself, so much the better... assuming that you know what you're doing.

R u start the car in cold morning or any cold condition? If so, it is normal revs up itself. Sometimes I see some cars revs up to 2000 rpm for 2 to 5 mins, then drop down to 1000 rpm.

Hi there,

If you're willing, we can try checking your computer for trouble codes - this will help identify any electrical issues.

Note: there's a 50/50 chance this procedure will work (as this does work on the 1997 model):

- With gear in Neutral, start engine and rev the car to 2,500 rpm, then 'gradually' reduce revs down to idle speed.
- with park brake secure, slowly cycle the gear lever through each position (down to 1st, then back up, ending in Park)
- turn Airconditioning ON, then OFF - turn engine OFF - Within 5 seconds, perform the following Ignition Key sequence (without starting): ON, OFF, ON, OFF, ON (if done correctly, your ODOMETER should display a series of 4-digit codes). Please reply back once you have your codes..... Cheers,

I have an oil pressure gauge that reads in analog, 0 to 150? something like that, any way, it moves like a tachometer, idle down around 10, revs up to 55, 60 when taking off and then settles down at 35 while cruising, I notice a change with heavier oil. Also, I know it will read 55 lbs pressure with 1 qt of oil in there, I tried it. So the pressure gauge has nothing to do with amount of oil in engine. As long as it is full, It should be ok, as long as it is reading pressure, but if the pressure drops off, shut it down and find out what happened, If it loses all the oil, the temp light should come on long before the oil light.

it sounds like your shifting poeseating secoror is staeting to go.It tell the tarny what postion the shifter is in

jtg

the se esprits the s4 and s4s series are programmed to speed up engine rpm and close off the exhaust back pressure valve to speed up the heating of the catalytic converter to operating temperature and is quite normal regardless of engine temp. if you quickly blip the throttle pedal a few times it should settle as the cat temp rises if that is the case then it is all working as normal.

umh dealers !!!!!!!!!! if you know somebody with an oscilloscope get them to check it out for you,did they reset throttle body basic settings ? if you live near canterbuty in kent i would be able too help,e mail me for further help [email protected]

it all depends on what yr the ford is b/c my grandmas car dose it a lot when you go to shut the car off make sure it is in park and it is in a idle then when you start it it should be fine if not go under the hood and see if it accelator can be lossened a littel bit if so it will save you on gas and the idle wont be as high. if that dose not work then dont worrie about it it wont harm the car any and dont pump the gas pedall while the car is not running