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Water leaking in the passenger side floor after a heavy rain.
Here' s trick to find water leaks into cabin area,.
Mix a quart of water with a tablespoon of Murphy's Oil Soap (won't harm finish on car) liquid, mixing gently just to mix but not foam.
Start car, and place blower fan on full setting. Close all windows and other openings to try to help increase positive air pressure inside cabin compartment
Get out of car with fan blowing (engine can be running but make sure you don't lock yourself out of car) and gently pour solution on suspected areas. If there's a leak opening, the air from cabin will cause bubbles indicated leak point.
Also raise hood and use solution on fire wall where there are seams and sealant applied. I've seen these be leaks soaking the driver's side floor mats.
If you find a leak, seal it with the best clear silicone caulk, generally about $7 a tube. Clean all areas to be sealed thoroughly of any dirt, oil, grease, or loose rusted metal.
Good Luck
Check charging system light and check battery
Your generator is pcm controlled. So is the charge indicator. Any charging system trouble codes? The gencom circuit is signal from pcm to generator. The genmon signal is from generator to pcm. Even at idle if you turn on a load, there should be a reaction, engine speed may increase as well as generator output. By load,I'm talking about headlamps or hvac something. At the moment I can't rule out your generator? I hate to see you replace anything and it not fix it?
2005 ford taros hard shift into 3rd gear.Transmission light is on. I Disconnected battery to reset the computer. That worked only once for a very short time.
Hi. Before you do anything, check the transmission fluid level with engine running and in park. If the fluid is at the right level, there are 2 levels, a cold and a hot level. If the fluid is low then simply add fluid to correct level and check for leaks in hoses,transmission pan, external oil cooler if installed and axel seals. Normally fluid levels will not go down except if there is a leak somewhere. If the fluid smells burned, then you have most likely will need an overhaul as the tranmission has overheated due to high loads (pulling a trailer in hot temps, or simply because of age and the resultant excessive slippage of the friction plates.
However if the fluid level is good and fluid smells ok then gave the computer code read. Your problem could simply be a loose or corroded wire to or from the transmission causing erratic shift symtoms.
Good luck,
Gary
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