QuickFords Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I'm looking for some help from the experienced techs- I have a 2000 Windstar, 3.8L with just under 93,000 miles. A few weeks ago the engine light came on with a #5 misfire code. I replaced the coil pack and six plugs. The light is out now (about 25 miles since clearing code) but it still runs poorly. When cold, the idle is ok and it runs OK. Once it warms up, I can feel a miss (like an intermittent pop) through the steering wheel at idle, when I drive it, it runs really poorly; misses, bucks, no power, sulpher smell and NO CODES or engine light. How many miles does it take the engine light to come back on if a code is present after resetting it? I know I can't have it emission tested for 75 miles once reset. Any ideas? Unrelated.... the transmission doesn't respond well when accelerating after slowing down, it is delayed and then jerks into the appropriate gear. This seems to be an inherent Windstar issue that we deal with and it's done this for as long as we've owned it- about 50k miles. Is this an easy fix or not? Thanks for any help and suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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