Not a Mustang, but still a Ford.

I have a 93 Ford Taurus with 184,000 miles on the ticker. I bought it 15,000 or 20,000 miles ago, and right when I got it I replaced the air filter, rotor, cap, wires, spark plugs, and an oil change. I have done a few more oil changes since then. I have been driving it while it's still cold without problems. The last couple of weeks it has been sputtering while it's cold (like giving it alot of gas) and just the couple of days ago it has been having an idle surge right when I start it. That surge goes away on its own, but if I try to give it gas to make it go away it just kills the car.

I think it could be the fuel filter being clogged, the cheap spark plugs I bought that are crap, or a sensor going out. I remember when my mustang kept surging and it was the ??TPS?? I don't quite remember if it was or was called TPS. Owell.


What are your thoughts?

Wow, thanks for all of that info. I just got a bank account and have to wait ten days for a debit card. I forgot to ask for temp checks.

I do remembering cleaning the MAF and throttle body on my 5.0 and it ran like a champ.