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1999 Mercury Cougar 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on
Posted to Ford Driveability on 3/15/2004 13 Replies

Have this cougar, ck engine light on for code po420 (catalyst threthold below efficiency), also have pending code for po402 for egr flow. Inspected exhaust system for damage okay, car runs good no missfire, does have a little rough idle and under hard accelera...

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car Vehicle Data

1999 Mercury Cougar

VIN 1ZVHX61L4X
Engine2.5 L / 6 cyl / GAS
Trans4-speed Automatic (Electronic)
DeliveryFI
EmissionsOBD-II Compliant
SymptomsPoor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp On

Trouble Codes

P0420Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)
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car Vehicle Data

1999 Mercury Cougar

VIN 1ZVHX61L4X
Engine2.5 L / 6 cyl / GAS
Trans4-speed Automatic (Electronic)
DeliveryFI
EmissionsOBD-II Compliant
SymptomsPoor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp On

Trouble Codes

P0420Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)