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#101 of 120 Re: water in fuel [ccicak] by jeyhoe May 10, 2008 (7:16 am)
Replying to: ccicak (May 10, 2008 3:21 am) I duno about the water problem, but I do know about the bushings sortof. There's a new stabilizer bar design so Ford will only sell you that plus bushings for it - about $700 I think. My mechanic got hold of some bushings he says are for the old design but that was 6 months ago and I havent had him put them in yet. Supposedly the worn bushings are not a safety issue. But it's strange that they wont sell the old bushings. Strange and a BIG PAIN. Replies to this message: skidad (May 10, 2008 1:49 pm) jeyhoe (May 11, 2008 7:59 am) akirby (May 11, 2008 9:31 am)
#102 of 120 Re: water in fuel [ccicak] by skidad May 10, 2008 (1:46 pm)
Replying to: ccicak (May 10, 2008 3:21 am) Thanks for the info. I live in Iowa and we get some humidity, but nothing like the south. I had the car completely tuned up last summer and it runs fine until it sets for a few days. ????????????????
#103 of 120 Re: water in fuel [jeyhoe] by skidad May 10, 2008 (1:49 pm)
Replying to: jeyhoe (May 10, 2008 7:16 am) Thanks for the info. I thought my mechanic back in said the stabilizer and bushing were only around $140. The busings alone were only (if he remembered correctly) around $40. I may go junkin and hopefully find some. Thanks again. Replies to this message: jeyhoe (May 11, 2008 7:59 am) akirby (May 11, 2008 9:31 am)
#104 of 120 Re: water in fuel [skidad] by jeyhoe May 11, 2008 (7:59 am)
Replying to: skidad (May 10, 2008 1:49 pm) Yeah, I think I was quoting the installed price with labor. If ou're real handy under a car, could do it yourself.
#105 of 120 Re: water in fuel [skidad] by akirby May 11, 2008 (9:31 am)
Replying to: skidad (May 10, 2008 1:49 pm) If you put new bushings in the old swaybar they'll just fail again. The new swaybar will last a lot longer (maybe the life of the car).
#106 of 120 Our 2000 Lincoln LS by jodar96 Jun 18, 2008 (7:36 pm)
The other day I sold our LS. It was a V-6 sport. Bought it with 95K miles, had it for two years and put 20K easy miles on it, It had annoying issues that you do not expect from a Luxuary car. I did not care for our only Loncoln dealer in town where their service advisors work on commission. No trip to the dealer cost less than $250. Had the air bag light on twice ( clock spring and wiring harness under driver seat) $580, had blown PCV valve rubber elbow ($280), Idle selonoid ($270).   Lincoln LS is a good looking car, has an excellent highway ride, but unless you have a good trust worthy independant mechanic to work on it, I do not recommend buying this car.   Joe
#107 of 120 Lincoln LS maintenance questions...... by toomanyfumes Aug 11, 2008 (6:00 pm)
Just purchased a 2005 LS. V6, 47K, excellent cond. Where is the cabin filter? Under driver seat? I bought an air filter, Oil filter, and the Motorcraft part synthetic 5W20 oil. Looks like the coolant, plugs, and tranny fluid doesn't need to be changed for a long time. I don't think I would go 100K, but maybe a year or two? I only will drive this car about 7K a year.   The Motorcraft oil was pretty cheap. (but the car used 7 qts.?) Would this be good oil to use in my '07 Mitsubishi that also uses 5W20 oil?   Thanks for any help and any other maintenence issues I should take care of? Replies to this message: akirby (Aug 11, 2008 8:24 pm) jodar96 (Aug 12, 2008 7:06 am) toomanyfumes (Aug 12, 2008 1:11 pm) akirby (Aug 13, 2008 4:11 am) and 1 more...
#108 of 120 Re: Lincoln LS maintenance questions...... [toomanyfumes] by akirby Aug 11, 2008 (8:24 pm)
Replying to: toomanyfumes (Aug 11, 2008 6:00 pm) It's under the hood on the passenger side just below the windshield wiper. I wouldn't use the motorcraft 5W-20 in your Mitsubishi unless it calls for that viscosity - if it does then the motorcraft is a synthetic blend so it should be better than regular oil.
#109 of 120 Re: Lincoln LS maintenance questions...... [toomanyfumes] by jodar96 Aug 12, 2008 (7:06 am)
Replying to: toomanyfumes (Aug 11, 2008 6:00 pm) The round plastic plugs where you have to push in the center piece to release them could easily get lost. After replacing the cabin filter, make sure all plastic pieces are pushed in place securley.   Being three years old, I would go ahead and replace the coolant also. It is very easy to drain and flush the coolant. The drain plug is on right side of the radiator, and easily reached. You do not need to raise the car to drain the coolant.   Joe Replies to this message: toomanyfumes (Aug 12, 2008 1:11 pm) akirby (Aug 13, 2008 4:11 am) toomanyfumes (Aug 13, 2008 4:26 pm)
#110 of 120 Re: Lincoln LS maintenance questions...... [jodar96] by toomanyfumes Aug 12, 2008 (1:11 pm)
Replying to: jodar96 (Aug 12, 2008 7:06 am) Thanks for the replies. Doesn't the cooling system need to be bled? I saw some info on a Lincoln forum so I will probably go ahead and do it. Replies to this message: akirby (Aug 13, 2008 4:11 am) toomanyfumes (Aug 13, 2008 4:26 pm)

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