New to this. I recently had a shop replace my fuel pump after a bad tank of gas. I was a girl new to the area so I had no choice but to call anyone. Chose one with decent reviews. The repair seemed questionable as they told me they charged extra to take the whole tank out and was it out to be like brand new. I am a girl but not stupid. I could see they put something under it to hold it as they dropped the fuel module into the hole in the top. They just acted weird with three techs explaining it to me. Owner was a little bit of a jerk as well. Well they fixed the fuel as it started at the shop. As I left, I immeditately noted the A/C no longer worked. Fan on etc but not cooling. Also, the gauge for the cooling system stayed pegged at cold, never moved. The owner made me nervous so I was not about to go back in and say "you touched my fuel tank and my a/c does not work". My hubby had been a tech for over 30 years and I have heard the stories. However, he has had a stroke and cannot help me with this. I am not dumb about cars so I am doing what I can to figure out the problem before trying another shop, if needed, to fix the car. Now to the problem. 2002 mustang convertible, 2.8L V6 with automatic transmission.
Managed to get home and pop the hood. Car was running good now but the A/C clutch was no longer engaging, the cooling fan was not turning, the gauge inside was not working. A/C fan inside does blow fine but no cold air. This shop, I found out, actually just buys cars at auction to flip. I just had a bad feeling so I did not call back. I have a OBD2 scanner. The car has no codes, which did not surprise me. I did check a live feed but could not see anything obvious.
Question. Just say that someone just saw an older girl and wanted to create an A/C job that is an easy fix. Or, a tech that really was new to repairs and left a fuse out etc. I don't want to be a jerk because this is the first time I have ever felt that uncomfortable at a shop but it had to be towed and I did not know. Is there a fuse in particular that would easily be messed with that would create this set of problems and then easily repaired? Would a bad CCRM module cause this set of problems (maybe it was a coincidence). I have a fuse panel diagram and I am in the process of checking all of the fuses first. I was thinking bad CCRM module next. I know where it is and it is a pain to get to so I wanted to see if there was anything easier first that would cause this set of problems.
When the car originally broke down, I had just gotten gas. Made it about two miles and noted a miss. It got rapidly worse and I could tell cylinders were shutting down fast. Check engine flashing as it did. Babied it home and it died as I pulled in the driveway. I could start it with effort but ran horrible. I could hear the pump cycling a couple of times and then it quit completely
I have come to this thread several times in the past to help me understand repairs.... that is how I knew it was a fuel pump to begin with. I do thank you for that because it seemed like an engine and not a fuel issue. You also helped me diagnose another problem on my Ranger pickup. So, I am just asking what causes the three problems immediately and simultaneously? Fuse or control module. Help please!!
Managed to get home and pop the hood. Car was running good now but the A/C clutch was no longer engaging, the cooling fan was not turning, the gauge inside was not working. A/C fan inside does blow fine but no cold air. This shop, I found out, actually just buys cars at auction to flip. I just had a bad feeling so I did not call back. I have a OBD2 scanner. The car has no codes, which did not surprise me. I did check a live feed but could not see anything obvious.
Question. Just say that someone just saw an older girl and wanted to create an A/C job that is an easy fix. Or, a tech that really was new to repairs and left a fuse out etc. I don't want to be a jerk because this is the first time I have ever felt that uncomfortable at a shop but it had to be towed and I did not know. Is there a fuse in particular that would easily be messed with that would create this set of problems and then easily repaired? Would a bad CCRM module cause this set of problems (maybe it was a coincidence). I have a fuse panel diagram and I am in the process of checking all of the fuses first. I was thinking bad CCRM module next. I know where it is and it is a pain to get to so I wanted to see if there was anything easier first that would cause this set of problems.
When the car originally broke down, I had just gotten gas. Made it about two miles and noted a miss. It got rapidly worse and I could tell cylinders were shutting down fast. Check engine flashing as it did. Babied it home and it died as I pulled in the driveway. I could start it with effort but ran horrible. I could hear the pump cycling a couple of times and then it quit completely
I have come to this thread several times in the past to help me understand repairs.... that is how I knew it was a fuel pump to begin with. I do thank you for that because it seemed like an engine and not a fuel issue. You also helped me diagnose another problem on my Ranger pickup. So, I am just asking what causes the three problems immediately and simultaneously? Fuse or control module. Help please!!
together. You can also point them to this thread if they are in need of technical assistance with the [hugely complicated] stock fuel system on an SN95.
, yea, that makes sense. Thanks.
