5-yr old Lynx Problem

[prinsipe]

Hi, again I need your advice. It's again regarding my Tita's 5-year old Ford Lynx. Dami na lumalabas na problema. While going to Tagaytay via Aguinaldo Hi-Way bigla na lang daw namatay yun makina then when she checked under the hood nakita nya daw yun tibug from radiator pumupunta dun sa container an nakadikit sa radiator via a small tube (eto di ko alam kung ano tawag) tapos ayaw na mag start pero after mga 10 minutes pahinga nag start na ulit yun engine. ano kaya problema nun lynx nya? She plan to bring it to Casa pero sabi ko magtatanong muna ako dito.

[mazingerZ]

The small container you are referring to is the water reservoir. Normal lang na pumupunta ang tubig dyan. Di naman ata overheat ang problem kasi you would have mentioned it. Try nyo pa check ang fuel pump, fuel lines baka clogged. Hope my suggestions would be of help. . .

[niky]

Five years old and she's the original owner? Or has it been with her for five years and it's a 1998 to 2000 model?

It sounds like the car is overheating or getting hot due to an old radiator cap. You should really replace it every year or two, to be on the safe side, as a worn radiator cap will cause boil-over (which sounds like what your Tita is descriing).

And when the coolant boils, the engine gets hot, which causes some of the electronic sensors to overheat. I'd bet you ten-to-one that either the cam position sensor or the ignition coils overheated when that happened. A sign of cam position sensor failure is exactly as described... the car stops for ten to fifteen minutes, then starts up again once it's cooled off. If no permanent damage occured, then it should be okay... but if the car stalls again, you should replace it. The part costs about 3,500 to 4,500 at the Banawe shops.

But I'm just guessing here, only a competent mechanic familiar with the Lynx can tell you for sure what happened.

[prinsipe]

Actually ako yun original owner. bougt it brand new Dec 2002. Can you refer me to a good mechanic that is familiar with lynx? medyo mahal kasi sumingil sa casa. Thanks a lot!

edit: anong brand ng radiator cap ang maganda? or generic ones will do?

[moe]

buy oem or based on my experience, Federal Mogul.

[niky]

Either OEM or Federal Mogul will do.

You can try Minerva Tire Gallery (Binan or Alabang), they have decent mechanics (and the manager of the Binan branch is a friend), but they don't really have a complete set of spares for the Lynx.

You can Do-It-Yourself at home for the initial check-up... take off the radiator cap and check that the seals and spring are still good... but heck, it's so old you might as well replace it, anyway. Once you've replaced the cap, take it to a local shop and have the coolant drained, clean the radiator, then put in new coolant and water (50:50 coolant:distilled should be just right)... drive it into traffic and observe. If it stalls but doesn't overheat, then you probably have to replace one of the two electronic items I mentioned above. If it overheats or starts getting hot, check your water pump and radiator hoses for leaks. There are sometimes pinpoint leaks in the radiator hoses that only show up when there's water going through them at high pressure.

[prinsipe]

niky, exact location naman nun Minerva Tire Gallery sa Alabang. thanks!

to all: baka naman may alam kayong magaling gumawa ng radiator within, Bacoor, Magallanes/Makati or Pasay area. please send me the shop name and exact location. medyo out of way ang alabang sa akin e.

[1D4LV]

niky, exact location naman nun Minerva Tire Gallery sa Alabang. thanks!

to all: baka naman may alam kayong magaling gumawa ng radiator within, Bacoor, Magallanes/Makati or Pasay area. please send me the shop name and exact location. medyo out of way ang alabang sa akin e.

in behalf of niky.
minerva alabang is at filinvest southgate, alabang. there are two ways on entering it...

first is via commerce avenue, turn right dun sa street before total gas station, go inside the guard house and turn left. after turning left, makikita mo yung minerva sa left side mo.

from alabang zapote road, pasok ka dun sa may alabang home depot street, in front of chevrolet alabang, turn right after the guard house, and left following the street of chevy alabang. yung sa street after chevy, turn right, follow the road and makikita mo yung minerva.

hth.

[niky]

Don't know anything about the Bacoor area, but there are lots of shops around Alabang. Good luck and keep us posted!

If there are parts that you can't source at the place you'll have the work done, check at forum.fordclubph.com and ask around for the phone numbers and addresses of the Ford parts shops in Banawe, Q.C.... they often cost a lot less than you can get here in the south. ;)

[speedyfix]

normally lynx's die coz of coil problems. pero have the overheating checked also.

[prinsipe]

may nakapagsabi sa akin an pag nag overheat daw ang tsikot dapat nababawasan ang water level sa radiator. is this true? kasi kung tama yan, yun lynx ng tita ko puno pa rin yun water level sa radiator nun tiningnan ko. last friday nagloko nanaman. the trip is only less than 40 kms. from Bacoor - Alabang - Bacoor. this time daw mas matagal yun inintay nila bago nag start ulit.

by the way i'll be bringing the car to Minerva Tyre this afternoon.

[niky]

Good luck diagnosing.

If it didn't lose coolant, then it's definitely a sensor issue. Good luck!

[prinsipe]

was at Minerva Tyre Gallery Alabang last Monday and the mechanic there said that it's not a radiator problem. He suggested to me to bring it to casa for their computerized diagnostics. Will be bringing the car to the casa tomorrow. And by the way, tumirik nanaman kagabi yun lynx ng tita ko. Nagkakataon naman na di ako yun gumagamit pag tumitirik. Anyway, will keep you guys posted kung ano mangyayari tomorrow.

[niky]

Irregardless of whether you have a radiator problem or not, you can still have sensor issues.

It's definitely either the ignition coils or the cam position sensor at this point. Let us know what you find out. Anyway, if you want to canvas prices for these parts, you can also call Fordland in Banawe... 02-732-1206... before you have these parts repaired, after you get the diagnosis from Ford. If the price difference isn't that great, you can probably just go ahead and have the job done there at the casa.

[prinsipe]

niky, thanks for all the info. will keep you posted on this.

[prinsipe]

nakita na daw yun problema - Camshaft Position Sensor internal short circuit.

[niky]

Yup-yup... sounded like a typical camshaft sensor problem. magkano ngayon sa casa? 5k for the part?

[prinsipe]

3500 (+ VAT) for the part. mas mura sana sa Fordland kaya lang out of the way ang banawe sa akin. kaya sa casa ko na pinagawa.

[niky]

Not bad. (and people say Ford casa prices are outrageous... )... problem solved. ;)