could i get a hand with my codes I'm not sure what to do for most of them
#1998 Lincoln Town Car Limo
jolly kayak
pure citrus
A lot of these could be related to a battery issue. What’s the history on this thing - did you just get it or you’ve had it a while? Did it just start doing this all of a sudden? Are there any driveability symptoms? Has this been converted to a stretch limo or is this a normal town car used for limo service? Where I’m headed with that question is if it has a normal town car electrical system or if they’ve done anything like a second battery or second alternator.
ashen swift
could i get a hand with my codes I'm not sure what to do for most of them
You can ignore all of this for now
Low voltage codes are probably just stored and incorrect speed signal is probably that wheel speed sensor
The main codes to focus on are the ones from the pcm
Does it run poorly?
jolly kayak
A lot of these could be related to a battery issue. What’s the history on this ...
I just got the car and it was converted to a stretch I can feel the miss fires and I don’t think there’s a second battery or alternator I can take a look when I get to work I have it at a body shop right now
jolly kayak
Does it run poorly?
At times it dose run poorly and I can feel the miss fires happening so at lest I know I’m going to need some new plugs
pure citrus
My perspective - iron out the electrical system first. Whatever batteries and alternators are in there, should all be independently tested and I bet you find at least one that’s not up to snuff, maybe more. Once those are fixed and the car is getting proper voltage, clear codes and see what comes back.
pure citrus
Converted to stretch may be a concern - that means the wiring harness has been modified too; which introduces a high probability of electrical gremlins as a result, if the modified section of harness is compromised.
jolly kayak
Ok I will need to take a look at that and get back to you
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proven hearth
as someone who works on stretch limos and party buses i can help
do you know who the builder is?
executive coach? Gretch? LCW? LGE? Krystal?
pure citrus
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proven hearth
heck yeah! Welcome RMF, thanks for jumping in!
no problem always happy to help another limo operator out!!
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proven hearth
even if the vehicle wasnt built by a qualified manfuacturer(which is a separate problem), it shouldnt create issues like the ones your experiencing, i would check the usuals and run down the line with diagnostics, misfire codes, spark plugs, coils, injectors, compression, timing.
for the system too lean bank 1 and 2, it may be caused by the misfire but there is a tsb for cleaning the mass air flow sensor when system too lean is presenting
jolly kayak
Thank you for the information I will look into it when I have some time and get back to you
jolly kayak
do you know who the builder is?
executive coach? Gretch? LCW? LGE? Krystal?
How could I find out?
proven hearth
How could I find out?
There should be a modified vehicle capacity sticker from the modifier showing the new tire sizes, tire pressures, seating capacity and it should state who the manufacturer was and that they conformed the vehicle to USA federal motor vehicle safety standards
proven hearth
Tiffany ah, they are a qualified vehicle manufacturer so that shouldn’t be the problem
jolly kayak
I hoping to test and fix some of the problems tomorrow
jolly kayak
It looks like my battery and my alternator is good so I’m thinking there’s something drawing from the battery the car dies on me after so long of not driving it 7 or more hours I wanna say
jolly kayak
Tiffany ah, they are a qualified vehicle manufacturer so that shouldn’t be the p...
I scanned the car and then cleared the codes after I changed all the spark plugs and the 2 coils where the miss fire was happening.
Also I have no idea what could be drawing power from the battery to kill it
proven hearth
I scanned the car and then cleared the codes after I changed all the spark plugs...
is the battery going dead constantly??
jolly kayak
is the battery going dead constantly??
Yep and I thank I see the other battery so it’s not just one
jolly kayak
Someone mentioned to me that the door ajar code on the dash could be part of the problem but I don’t really know how to fix that problem
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ashen swift
Someone mentioned to me that the door ajar code on the dash could be part of the...
That's definitely part of the problem
pure citrus
Yep. It’s probably keeping the interior lights on, etc.
jolly kayak
The interior light haven’t been going on since I got it I’ve only had it for a couple of weeks I haven’t looked to see if or where I can turn the lights on and off for the interior
pure citrus
Fair enough, but it’s still keeping something electrical alive that ordinarily would turn off
jolly kayak
Ya for sure hopefully I can find a solution
jolly kayak
That's definitely part of the problem
So that sensor is in the door latch and I can’t find a replacement latch anywhere
pure citrus
I’d expect a 98-02 town car, crown Vic, or grand marquis to use that sensor. Scrapyard maybe? Also try something like ford parts giant