93 Taurus 3.8 Not Turning Over

Was running fine, parked it and when I went back to start it nothing.
Has good Battery and everything works radio,blower,lights.e.t.c.
I can here the fuel pump, but the starter is like dead when you turn the key.
Code came up 111, Check engine light is on.
Any ideas?
Thanks Bill

Was running fine, parked it and when I went back to start it nothing.
Has good Battery and everything works radio,blower,lights.e.t.c.
I can here the fuel pump, but the starter is like dead when you turn the key.
Code came up 111, Check engine light is on.
Any ideas?
Thanks Bill

Bill

I can share my experience with my 93 3.8. It would get a no starter run condition. It turned out to be the small wire on the starter was loose. I could go under the car wiggle the connection and the car would start. I finally squzed the connector and didn't have any more problems with the starter.

Regards

Dan

Thanks for the tip Dan!
Yeah that was the problem, small red wire on starter. Had a spade connecter on it and was almost hanging off, its hard to see on starter side against engine. Starts and runs great, I have had good luck with this Taurus for 7 years and would like to get a few more out of it.
This board has some great info on it, thanks again.
Bill

Thanks for the tip Dan!
Yeah that was the problem, small red wire on starter. Had a spade connecter on it and was almost hanging off, its hard to see on starter side against engine. Starts and runs great, I have had good luck with this Taurus for 7 years and would like to get a few more out of it.
This board has some great info on it, thanks again.
Bill

Bill

You're so welcome. I don't usally hang in the Taurus section....because I don't have one anymore. But if one stops and thinks...the Windstar is basically a Taurus with a van body.

If you experience any over heating I would suspect the headgaskets after ruling out the fans and thermostat.

Dan

Bill

You're so welcome. I don't usally hang in the Taurus section....because I don't have one anymore. But if one stops and thinks...the Windstar is basically a Taurus with a van body.

If you experience any over heating I would suspect the headgaskets after ruling out the fans and thermostat.

Dan

The only other problems that my Taurus has had were a bad Trans seal
and a cracked vacum hose. The vacume hoses on these older Tauruses
are starting to deteriot pretty bad. Replaced all my vacume lines, cheap and easy to do, anybody with a stalling motor may want give a quick check for vacume leaks.
What I cant believe is how much wiring they stuff under the hood of some cars, a relative has 2001 mustang v6 and ford really cleaned up the engine bay.
Bill