Maintenance schedule for high-mileage 06 Towncar (138k plus miles)?

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As a post script the 1990 E 150 with 5.8l engine was the very first one I did. After they were changed there was a noticeable improvement in performance.

The other vehicles I did not drive or my Navigator did not notice much change.

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[TcLincoln2007]

Coming from the top, not an easy thing for most V8s. Some 4 cylinders and may be sixes that might work. I have done an older Econoline with a 5.8l that had two sensors. My current Navi with a 5.4l. A 2010 Fusion with 2.5l four banger and an old Camry with a 4 cylinder. And my neighbors Tundra with a V8.
Did the Camry from under the hood. There is one and very easy to get to.
The Fusion has a 5 wire sensor in front and a 4 wire in the back. Front came out from under the hood and the back came out after I got the car on a ramp.

I drive V8s for the most part. Typically, that means those sensors are coming out from the underside. Car ramps are usually enough. There are two ahead of the cats and two in the cats. Recommend doing on a cold system. Getting a 6 pointed socket made for the job or a closed end wrench over the top with the pig tail disconnected. Some penetration oil may help. But I have removed all of them dry. And with just a hand wrench.

Turn the sensor in a continuous motion with the wrench set squarely on the sensor and it should break free.

Install the new one with a very very small dab of high temp anti-sieze on the threads only.

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Thank you very much! Your detailed knowledge of cars and mechanics is impressive.

 

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My wife isn't that impressed.
She thinks I have too many cars

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[TcLincoln2007]

Nah, not too many.

With the different styles, years, and features, each one clearly has a different function.

Men like different... functions.

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Not listed in my sig line is a 66 Mercury and a 71 LTD.
There are too many for me to pay someone to do the work. So I learn as much as I can

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[TcLincoln2007]

What kind of Mercury? I remember being very interested in a '66 Monterey Convertible a long time ago....

I had a '65 Dodge Coronet Convertible that a guy re-sold from an auction that I bought in Long Breach, CA. Engine ran smooth as glass when I first got t in in '87. Then in '93, someone tried to rebuild the engine in Louisiana and messed it up bad. The rebuild stopped the fouling spark plugs, but turned the car into a chugger, and no mechanics seemed to be able to fix it (even in Los Angeles in '95--but I didn't have Jay Leno's team!)_... I couldn't put any more time and $$ into it.. I sold it to a guy who had some kind of fashion business. But I think it's worth 6 times what I sold it for now....

So it's great you can handle everything yourself!

 

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I have a 1966 Mercury Park Lane 4 door Breezeway.
Most of the rear windshield will slide down behind the rear seat. That is electrically operated.

The pic attached is not my car. And my car looks a lot like it.
White exterior and Blue interior.
Bought it because it had a lot of options. AC, PS, PB, tilt, PW, power bench seat, power antenna may be missing a few things. Have not done much with it in the last few years. The engine has a stuck piston ring so the engine needs to come apart
410 4V engine is the stock engine for Park Lane of that year

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[TcLincoln2007]

Looks Good! Bet that car is solid as a tank!

I think I read that the old 60's Continentals had "butterfly valve" carbs that are tricky to set? Is that true?

No matter, by hindsight, though, I should have bought one. I bought a 46 Lincoln Continental Convertible (with a chevy 350 engine) instead in 2008. Everything else was original, including the hydraulic windows. Bought it for $20k, paid $30k to get it restored at L------ L--- in central Florida, but they strung me along for a year or two during the restoration, then they crashed it during repair! Backed into something. Really. At least they were honest enough to tell me, though. I didn't see any exterior damage, but I had to get it sent for a laser frame analysis, or something like that. The frame place said it was okay.... But by that time my back was too bad to drive the car --It didn't' ride like an '89 Towncar I soon realized... (Although I think I have heard of people putting the bodies of those vintage 40's Continentals on newer Towncar frames...). Anyway, so I put the '46 on consignment at a classic car museum in Sarasota, Florida for a couple years--but for some reason, they didn't keep enough oil in the engine, or it leaked. Dunno... So later, when I had it shipped to another classic car dealer in Houston, and the shipping company driver started it, the engine blew up! I had a big fight with H------- Insurance company to pay to put a new engine in, and they finally did.... But then I needed money, and had to sell the car at a loss. Sad story, huh?

Funny thing though--that car had almost an eerie attraction for me... I remember, even though I was 25, I couldn't resist buying a toy model of the 46 Lincoln Convertible that they sold at the 7-11 in Santa Monica... Just couldn't resist buying it. It was Dark blue. Really classy. (You know Clark Gable had one...). I put it on my windowsill in my trailer... And when I was 45, I bought the actual car, the only one for sale (they only made 201 of them, priced at $10k in 1946...). And the actual car I bought was dark blue too! Eerie, huh... Do you think that means I used to be Clark Gable? Hope so. I think he had more dates that I did...

1946 lincoln continental cabriolet - Google Search

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[TCowner1607]

Is it an easy job? Mine have never been replaced and am considering replacing them myself I already have the sensors

No, it is not an easy job unless you are used to doing stuff like that. Especially if they are old they can be fused/hard to undo, and you have to lift the car up. I have a local shop do these when needed.

 

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how long may i leave my lincoln 2011 town car running, maximum?

 

[04TC]

how long may i leave my lincoln 2011 town car running, maximum?

if it's in good mechanical condition with no issues, until the fuel runs out

 

[oktowncar]

The bigger question is why would you let your town car idle that long??
unnecessary wear on the engine

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