Kevin

Well, my 2000 ZX3 is back in the shop for what could possibly be it's
5th, that is right, 5th, fuel pump unit... They are already 3 hours
into diagnosing it, and cannot find the exact problem. It started a
week back, driving home, a highhway, starting to go uphill, all of a
sudden, very little power... Downshift from 5th, to 4th, to 3rd...
crawl uphill at 30mph...

Dropped it at my mechanic, not a Ford dealer, he says the error code
reads P0351, the ignition coil pack, so he replaces it. It makes the
car run better, not likely to stall out, idles almost at normal RPM's,
but still fairly rough, and the temp gauge does not go to it's normal
position, about a quarter of the way up the scale.

He cannot figure out what is happening, thinks it is the fuel pump,
which I had suggested to him. Said I should take it back to the dealer,
especially since the fuel pump is under that extended warranty program.

Well I drove it to the dealer, not the one I bought it from, they are
HORRIBLE, so I took it to another Ford dealer. When I drove it out to
them, it was in the same state my mechanic had it, until the last 2 or
3 miles, then it ran normal, but with a check engine light.

I talked to the manager in the service department, they have already 3
hours into diagnosing it, but with no solution yet. Ford suggested to
check the ERG system, check grounds, etc, on top of what I told them
and what the ODB codes tell them.

Anyone have any thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks....

 

Dan

Kevin,
I am going from memory here, and I am just a back yard mechanic...

I had an Ignition coil go bad and my S-10 Blazer just stopped moving.
Engine compartment had a horrible burning electrical smell. Maybe yours was
just starting to go bad??

A long while back someone had a similar problem and discovered WATER pooling
in one of the Spark Plug Sockets? The engine comes up to temp...the water
evaporates and your problem disapears prior to arriving at the dealer??
That might impact your power if you lost one of your Cyclinders. Might also
report a bad Ignition coil code??

Was the Engine "Missing"?

Good Luck.

Dan
2003 ZX5 42,000 miles remove the etcs for replies


"Kevin" <Kevnyboy@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Well, my 2000 ZX3 is back in the shop for what could possibly be it's
> 5th, that is right, 5th, fuel pump unit... They are already 3 hours
> into diagnosing it, and cannot find the exact problem. It started a
> week back, driving home, a highhway, starting to go uphill, all of a
> sudden, very little power... Downshift from 5th, to 4th, to 3rd...
> crawl uphill at 30mph...
>
> Dropped it at my mechanic, not a Ford dealer, he says the error code
> reads P0351, the ignition coil pack, so he replaces it. It makes the
> car run better, not likely to stall out, idles almost at normal RPM's,
> but still fairly rough, and the temp gauge does not go to it's normal
> position, about a quarter of the way up the scale.
>
> He cannot figure out what is happening, thinks it is the fuel pump,
> which I had suggested to him. Said I should take it back to the dealer,
> especially since the fuel pump is under that extended warranty program.
>
> Well I drove it to the dealer, not the one I bought it from, they are
> HORRIBLE, so I took it to another Ford dealer. When I drove it out to
> them, it was in the same state my mechanic had it, until the last 2 or
> 3 miles, then it ran normal, but with a check engine light.
>
> I talked to the manager in the service department, they have already 3
> hours into diagnosing it, but with no solution yet. Ford suggested to
> check the ERG system, check grounds, etc, on top of what I told them
> and what the ODB codes tell them.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts? Suggestions?
>
> Thanks....
>