97 probe problems

[i_like_eggs]

he says the first time it was spitting and sputtering but after it was fixed he said he tapped the gas pedal and it instantly died

[i_like_eggs]

unbelievably they charged him $70.00 for a distributor cap and 75.00 to install and another 29.00 for the rotor, mabye a bit steep?

[DrifterExtreme]

if it put out a huge cloud i'm thinking it could be dumping fuel? would make sense on the throttle input dieing thing.

but without looking at it i can't even begin to help as to what it is.

[ruthless351]

Im with drifter on this one. Black clouds of smoke from the tailpipe usually mean its getting too much fuel(Rich). Leaking injector?

[zbrown]

Pull codes and go from there.....

sounds like an ecm, maf, or ignition. issue........ it wouldn't be an injector because it would only be down a cylinder.... still puff black but atleast run

[XJHEAD]

Maf tps

[Rexwagon]

post a vid.

[i_like_eggs]

Rexwagon;253518 wrote:
post a vid.

i never get to see him doing this stuff, just hear about it then help him fix it...lol he said the cloud was huge, left a huge black melted spot in snow bank behind it...

[nonamekid]

KA-T_240;253498 wrote:
...fords.....

It has a mazda drive train, and the problem is in the engine, so to blame it on ford....

Is this the 4-cyl or the V6? Why did he not go right back in the store and tell them they didn't fix the problem?

[slow90gsx]

Has to be a Flux capacitor.

[i_like_eggs]

nonamekid;253532 wrote:
It has a mazda drive train, and the problem is in the engine, so to blame it on ford....

Is this the 4-cyl or the V6? Why did he not go right back in the store and tell them they didn't fix the problem?

he went to pick it up after hours, he already charged to his crdit card and had a spare key. and yes everyone on fargostreet knows about ford/mazda partners....bp-08 educatiumed us on that...lol unfortunatly:icon_rr: and its a 2.0