My 1991 Ford Taurus Stalled and Now Won’t Start?
I have a 1991 Ford Taurus with less than 50,000 miles on it. I drove 10 minutes and parked. When I came out from my destination I tried to start the car and no turning over or anything but I did have power to the radio and headlights. There was a clicking when turning the key. Got jumped and it turned over on the first try and second try it started and drove it home. Later on, it stalled while driving to get a new battery with lots of shaking before stalling out. Jumping won’t work. The new battery didn’t help it start up. Still have the clicking. My radio still works and headlights and all that. I had an oil leak before this all happened and the oil light was on. I also have a breathalizer hooked up to my car as ordered by the state. Could it be a seized engine? Malfunctioning breathalizer? Any thoughts?
Tagged with: breathalizer • ford • ford taurus • headlights • oil leak • oil light • radio • turning the key
Filed under: Ford Taurus 1986-1991
Running an engine with the oil light on can cause irreparable damage, including engine seizing. Take out the spark plugs to release compression, but mark them first so they get back in the right place whent you replace them. You should be able to turn the engine by hand easily. If you can’t you need a new engine.
Fords will act really bad when the alternator dies. They will just stop on you and jumping won’t get you far at all. If the engine has seized and you try to make the starter turn it anyway, you might pop a fuse because the starter pulls too much current trying to rotate.
Have the breathalyzer checked, but I still think the engine is done for due to lack of lubrication. So sad. Too bad, too bad. Have a cup of coffee and call your sponsor.
alternator
If the oil light was on you probably should have checked the oil………. Sounds like the starter is going out of it though.
Its not the alternator or it would have started with a new battery.
Could be a lot of things.
you need a tune up
Alcohol and gas never mix outside the tank
definately sounds like alternator, but just make sure both terminals on the battery are getting a good connection. Make sure you use sandpaper on the terminals and the connectors, cause any corrosion at all will effect the connection, you want metal to metal. And when you put the connectors back on the terminals, make sure you tighten the terminals so tight you cannot move them. Try that first, then check your alternator!PEACE
Had same problem…so this is probably NOT the alternator, but could be. I suspect the real problem has to do with this cable that tells your car it is/was in a safe gear to start. Basically your car doesn’t think it is in park. Try starting it in neutral. If that doesn’t work then look at electrical stuff. but test this out first so you don’t spend money on something you don’t really need.
Nevermind, actually YOURS might have beeen the alternator or something more serious…didn’t see the bottom half of post.