I hate this one too

"Frenchlicker" (frenchlicker) 11/27/2015 at 02:31 • Filed to: No more Tauruses

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I should have known. I bought a super cheap beater off of my brother, a brother that cannot(read:is too dull to) maintain a car. I decided today I would give it its first oil change, and finally replace the plugs and plug wires. Biggest mistake I could have made, it went from running somewhat fought to, well holy shit.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Frenchlicker 11/27/2015 at 02:46

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Vulcan?

Sam > Frenchlicker 11/27/2015 at 03:58

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Kaboom? Or just fizzle?

Frenchlicker > Sam 11/27/2015 at 04:02

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Jalopy

Frenchlicker > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/27/2015 at 04:02

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Surprisingly, Duratec. I will never ever EVER own another Vulcan.

Sam > Frenchlicker 11/27/2015 at 04:04

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?

Frenchlicker > Sam 11/27/2015 at 04:51

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Basically

davedave1111 > Frenchlicker 11/27/2015 at 05:11

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Check the ignition wires - maybe one’s loose or something. Otherwise, it’ll be a bad earth*.

*I’m batting about .8 with that diagnosis of anything a bit weird.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Frenchlicker 11/27/2015 at 08:24

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What kind of car? Any chance you got the wires wrong and messed up the firing order? No reason that new plugs and an oil change should fuck it up like that.

El Darto > Frenchlicker 11/27/2015 at 08:38

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Changing the oil couldn’t of done anything that I can think of, so it has to be something related to the plugs. I have never had a DOA spark plug, but I am sure it is possible. Check the firing order. If that is OK, then check to make sure each plug is actually firing.

speedygopher > Frenchlicker 11/27/2015 at 09:20

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Double check your firing order. Maybe plug wires got crossed?

Frenchlicker > davedave1111 11/27/2015 at 11:54

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I took it all apart and made sure everything was tight and everything was in the proper place. It's not good right now.

Frenchlicker > El Darto 11/27/2015 at 11:54

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You know, I never thought that maybe a plug could be bad from the get go. I was thinking I may need to buy a new coil pack.

Frenchlicker > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 11/27/2015 at 11:56

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2001 Ford Taurus with a Duratec. I took the plugs out and replaced the wires one by one. When it first acted like that I triple and quadruple checked everything to make sure it was all correct. I'm thinking it may need a new coil pack.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Frenchlicker 11/27/2015 at 11:58

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Coil pack is a good guess, maybe something broke in one of the connectors when you were pulling a wire off it.

Frenchlicker > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 11/27/2015 at 12:01

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That's my best guess, plus when I pulled one of the plugs out it looked horrid.

davedave1111 > Frenchlicker 11/27/2015 at 12:19

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It’s not old enough to have a mechanical ignition system, is it? If not, I’d check and double check your earth points and cables.

Frenchlicker > davedave1111 11/27/2015 at 13:10

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No it is not, while toying with it later I may check that all out.

davedave1111 > Frenchlicker 11/27/2015 at 13:25

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I would. It’s amazing how many electrical problems seem to have that as the root cause.