I've wanted a mustang since i was in the womb....so i bought my first one last weekend! It's an 04 Mach 1. But ive got MAJOR issues. I bought it from a dealership, so they cant tell me much about it. I wish i could have bought it from the previous owner, instead, so that I would know whats in it.
So here's what i know:
It's got over $15k into it with:
Modular Mustang Racing cast iron 5.4L 4V
T-56
Hurst Short throw
Procharger supercharger
camber alignment for quick turning
lowering springs
Nitto Invo tires 255s up front and 295s in back on 18s
Kooks long tube headers
O/R X pipe
Magnaflow Magnapack exhaust
Supposedly 602 crank hp
But its got PROBLEMS!
1. BURNS fuel. not in the normal way. in the 3mpg way. in the 'looks like a diesel truck goin down the road its got so much black smoke' kinda way.
2. Misfires - freakin sputters like a mother.
3. Has oil in the intake.
4. Can't see any antifreeze, but it it stays at the right temperature.
5. Dies at 3/4 stop lights (estimate).
6. Service engine light is on.
7. Now hard to start.
So, I pulled the codes at one shop and they told me P0352 which is something like ignition coil pack B circuit (wiring for the coils?). Another shop says it doesnt have any codes, only code history. So I pull the plugs. BLACK and not gapped correctly. NGKs, not sure which ones. So I put the exact same NGKs back into it, but brand new and gapped correctly. Car SCREAMS! But still burns gas, just with a little less smoke. I go to a car wash, the cars so low the headers hit the bump going into the car wash, the car stalls, and wont start again. We push it out and i get my refund. Call a tow truck, after about 45 mins, decides it wants to start. Runs like crap again. Drive it to my DIY shop, pull the new plugs. BLACK. Now, i dont know what to do. I would love to talk to the previous owner, but "under federal law, we cannot give you that information". F***ers.
I NEED HELP!!!
So here's what i know:
It's got over $15k into it with:
Modular Mustang Racing cast iron 5.4L 4V
T-56
Hurst Short throw
Procharger supercharger
camber alignment for quick turning
lowering springs
Nitto Invo tires 255s up front and 295s in back on 18s
Kooks long tube headers
O/R X pipe
Magnaflow Magnapack exhaust
Supposedly 602 crank hp
But its got PROBLEMS!
1. BURNS fuel. not in the normal way. in the 3mpg way. in the 'looks like a diesel truck goin down the road its got so much black smoke' kinda way.
2. Misfires - freakin sputters like a mother.
3. Has oil in the intake.
4. Can't see any antifreeze, but it it stays at the right temperature.
5. Dies at 3/4 stop lights (estimate).
6. Service engine light is on.
7. Now hard to start.
So, I pulled the codes at one shop and they told me P0352 which is something like ignition coil pack B circuit (wiring for the coils?). Another shop says it doesnt have any codes, only code history. So I pull the plugs. BLACK and not gapped correctly. NGKs, not sure which ones. So I put the exact same NGKs back into it, but brand new and gapped correctly. Car SCREAMS! But still burns gas, just with a little less smoke. I go to a car wash, the cars so low the headers hit the bump going into the car wash, the car stalls, and wont start again. We push it out and i get my refund. Call a tow truck, after about 45 mins, decides it wants to start. Runs like crap again. Drive it to my DIY shop, pull the new plugs. BLACK. Now, i dont know what to do. I would love to talk to the previous owner, but "under federal law, we cannot give you that information". F***ers.
I NEED HELP!!!
