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Hey man. That sounds exactly like my deal too. I still have yet to figure it out & honestly for the past year I pop it in Neutral or park at a stop light and it doesn’t misfire. Try it out. I know it’s not a proper fix but oh well haha. What kind of air filter is in your Lincoln?
Yeah I just looked them up on ebay, pretty cheap. So all I would do is plug it into the car and the other end into my computer? Is there a program to download that shows the data and all that?
Yeah it was a cylinder misfire code but the failed coils caused that. I’m now leaning more towards the electrical/ignition systems because I just had it inspected in NYS with no problem and I’m sure they check for air leaks or bad compression within the motor right? This sucks because I’m terrible with wiring and such but hey maybe I can learn something, thanks again.
Wow I never would of thought about that brake/vacuum leak but it makes sense too. It’s one of those problems where it can about a dozen things haha. The only thing to keep in mind is the coils that fail with the idle. The brake diaphragm sounds like a total possibility but how would that idle/misfire effect coils?
What exactly do you mean by check it though? And even if it is bad would it cause these ignition coils to fail on me?
Well thanks I appreciate the insight, I’ll definately look into the plugs and coils. Hopefully it is something cheap and easy like that. One can hope so, thanks again
Yeah it could be something more electrically based like you guys both said. But I think it’s just that bad idle that causes a cylinder to go out of whack and fry the coils. I personally think it’s a little chain of events haha, like something causes that idle, then goes the coils. I got the car a little over a year ago and right before I bought it the previous owner did have all new spark plugs put in right before so never really thought about that. The car runs just fine until I’m stopped in drive for some time so maybe the plugs have trouble with a certain idle rate? Too little fuel or too high of air in the mix I’m thinking. I appreciate the response I’ll look into those plugs