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1996 Mercury Sable LS 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Posted to Ford Driveability on 4/16/2004 5 Replies

Have a Sable with rough idle and check engine light. Has misfire codes for cylinders 1,2 and 3. All on bank #1. Long term fuel trim on bank 1 is -18%, Long term fuel on bank 2 is 20%. Check for vacuum leaks at intake manifold, none detected. Unsure why bank 1 ...

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car Vehicle Data

1996 Mercury Sable LS

VIN 1MELM53S9T
Engine3.0 L / 6 cyl / GAS
Trans4-speed Automatic (Electronic)
DeliveryFI / sefi
EmissionsOBD-II Compliant
SymptomsPoor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp On
OccursHot, Idle

Trouble Codes

P0172Fuel System Too Rich (Bank 1)
P0174Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 2)
P0301Cylinder 1 Misfire Detected
P0302Cylinder 2 Misfire Detected
P0303Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected
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car Vehicle Data

1996 Mercury Sable LS

VIN 1MELM53S9T
Engine3.0 L / 6 cyl / GAS
Trans4-speed Automatic (Electronic)
DeliveryFI / sefi
EmissionsOBD-II Compliant
SymptomsPoor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp On
OccursHot, Idle

Trouble Codes

P0172Fuel System Too Rich (Bank 1)
P0174Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 2)
P0301Cylinder 1 Misfire Detected
P0302Cylinder 2 Misfire Detected
P0303Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected