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Ford Windstar Introduced in the mid-1990s, the front-wheel-drive Ford Windstar minivan campaigned with an emphasis on, and reputation for, safety. And in the hotly contested family minivan market of the time, that was an especially solid piece of ground to be on. As long as buyers didn't need to haul adults in back on a regular basis, the Windstar served a family's needs just fine.

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Old 03-26-2006, 05:20 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I bought my wife a use 1995 wind star in august of 2005 she has drove it for abut 7 months and it seemed to be doing fine, but last month she statred haveing troubles with it, worning lights coming on, brake noise, and a realy strong gas smell in the passanger compartment along with realy, realy bad fuel milage. I have spent the money for the OBD II reader unit. Returned codes were miss fire on #2 and #6 cylinders. Changed spark plugs and plug wires. Clered codes. canged oil and all fillters. Oil was contamanted with gas.
Engine now blows white smoke. Still geting gas in oil. The mechanic that I took it to segested checking fuel injecters and metering system. Others have recomend engine rebuild infasse on head gaskets. Cylender compresion on all 6 cyl. curintly 275psi. What do I check now? How else could fuel be geting in to the oil?
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Old 03-28-2006, 11:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Sounds like a high probability of a valve problem on the head. The intake valves are blowing gas both directions and oil both directions. This might be able to be corrected with a Valve Adjustment, but once in there you might find the heads needs rebuilt.
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there are no valve adjustments on these motors, they use a hydralic lifter to adjust lash plus valve problems show up on compression checks. I woould guess head gaskets, try doing a leakdown test on the cylinders, check the coolant for contamination. Depending on the milage, an overhaul might be your solution, or just a valve job.
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Old 04-20-2006, 07:29 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Hmmm.. Perhaps Emissions related? Stuck open PCV valve and too much fuel pressure. Definitally a leak, maybe a bad ring?
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Old 04-20-2006, 07:39 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Or.. Maybe bad injectors dumping too much fuel into the cylender and and on compression its blowing by the rings? Bad fuel pressure regulator?
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Old 10-17-2006, 06:44 PM   #6 (permalink)
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before you go any further....check and/or change the "fuel pressure regulator"...had a similar problem where gasoline was even filling up the air filter container...oil, antifreeze, everywhere...simple FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR change and all was well...

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