It's a 92 Ford Taurus.
2007-10-30 03:05:30 · 8 answers · asked by Jodi H 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Have already replaced the fuel filter, and battery is new.
2007-10-30 07:14:34 · update #1
Your battery could be showing 12v but doesn't have the cranking amps to turn your starter. If your battery is 3-5yrs old or older I would start there. If you take the battery with you when you buy a battery they will load test it for you. Good Luck
2007-10-30 03:11:30 · answer #1 · answered by piercni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chech the voltage of the battery with a simple hand held volt meter. Turn the meter on and set it @ 20 volts and push the test leads onto the battery termanals. Red probe to positive post and black to negative. A fully charged battery should read 12.85 volts. Between that voltage down to 12.30 volts will start your car. Try charging the battery on an autiomive leveling battery charger @ 2 amps. for 6 hrs.
The car should start. Chevk the alternator output with the volt meter on the battery termanals again. It should read 13.5 - 14.0 volts. If not the alternator's suspect.
The last item on the food chain on a Taurus is the starter.
2007-10-30 11:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Battery, Alternator, Starter or clogged Fuel Filter.
If it was running like crap and this happened, you might want to start by changing out your fuel filter first.
If it's been running good, check your battery cables for corrosion and tighten them up.
Have the battery and alternator checked at your local auto parts store. Could be just a dead battery, or a bad alternator, that could caused the battery to go bad.
2007-10-30 11:04:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the terminals on the battery, clean them up and tighten them down.
If the battery is low (from sitting a long time) a jump may get you going.
But many times the terminals are corroded and this causes the battery to fail to charge, or fails to provide the current needed to start the car.
2007-10-30 10:16:41 · answer #4 · answered by teamepler@verizon.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check if the battey is fully charged, check your connections, they should be tight and clean inside and out, if necessary use a wire brush. you can take the car or just the battery to a parts store and they can test the starter and the charging system for you
2007-10-30 12:39:09 · answer #5 · answered by ASE_mechanic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It obviously doesn't have enough power or you have a bad starter have them both checked as well as the alternator
2007-10-30 10:08:59 · answer #6 · answered by ja man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change the battery.
2007-10-30 10:14:46 · answer #7 · answered by cimra 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
jump start -
Check the battery
alternator
and voltage regulator
2007-10-30 10:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by pablo35escobar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋