why does my 2002 lincoln have a hard time starting in the morning
Asked by joewat Oct 31, 2013 at 08:00 PM about the 2002 Lincoln LS V8
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
i usually have to crank it over 4-5 times before it starts but once it starts it will restart all day with out fail but the next morning it has a hard time getting started why is this and what is it please help
3 Answers
Have you checked the battery voltage in the morning before you start? Assuming all else is OK with the car - the first thoughts are the battery not holding a charge. This could be a failed or failing cell(s) and require a replacement. Or possibly some accessory that is draining the battery when it sits for awhile. Is there anything plugged into the cigaret lighter outlet?
well it has enough power to crank over for 5-7 sec about 6-7 times before it starts it doesn't have any problems turning over and even if i dont start my car again till 8 that night it will start with out fail but the next morning it starts all over again, weird
Clean mass air flow sensor.. my ls been completely rebuilt and lowered. Stainless steel roush exhaust headers back Tranny rebuilt , engine rebuilt. Friend of mine owned it and dumped 17,000 into it and lost interest he left it parked for 2 years and in that time the sunroof hoses did their thing that they do so often in these and shrunk 2 inches and turned the interior into a mushroom grow and mold. I bought it for 500. Hed only put 600 miles since rebuild. I purchased auction car and swapped complete interior out even the air ducts. This thing screams and I can hit them corners like there not even there. One day I'm doing about 110 down the kancamagus highway in the white mountains in New Hampshire I was coming around corner by kancamagus pass and it still got me pinned to the seat accelerator 2/3 of the way down. Last I looked at speedo was 110 but must've been doing 135 140 and engine just cut out nothing. I was able to coast to the overlook and couldn't figure it out for life of me. I pulled my tool box out pulled plugs swapped coils hooked up my ob2 took no codes were stored. Tried jump starting it it would want to start but spit and sputter then nothing. One time it sputtered for about 2 minutes before stalling. Then just turn over and nothing. I called dealership up and they telling my that fuel pump it's the fuel injection or pressure regulator this or that. They were saying it was going to be very expensive to fix. Well six hours had passed I'm beat and getting ready to call a wrecker when I thought I wonder if its mass airflow sensor and I had isopropyl alcohol in my first aid kit. Took me all of three minutes to take out pour the alcohol over it and put it back in. Got in car and it fired right up. Ran even better than it did before it quit on me. Dealership or any garage would've stuffed it up my **** and would've had a story about how hard they worked on it and its fine now but. They're all crooks. Even the parts store are crooks. They sell you mass air flow cleaner $20 when dollar store has it for $1. Try it may work for you. I had someone else that it worked for and garage had had various for 2 weeks telling him it was his fuel pumps and going to cost him 700 to have them swap it. 20cents in isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) that's it.