Automotive Problem (HALP)
 

I'll give a sizeable rep/casino cash donation to whoever correctly diagnoses my problem. I'm taking it to "the shop" tomorrow.

2005 Ford Escape V6
Turn key, takes a few seconds to start
Makes a "weird" noise when idling, a knocking noise
Drives normally, unless you are stopped, in which it makes previously mentioned noise, and sort of "shakes" a tad bit, like you are tapping on the brakes
ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON. DANGER.

Something with the Air Conditioner.


EDIT: Actually, i'm serious. i used to have a 95 Neon and an old Lumina. both were fairly high mileage, and both had symtoms like those when the AC unit went out. i doubt i'm right, but it's a guess noone else would have guessed, i'm guessing.


EDIT EDIT: AC Compressor perhaps?

What color is your car?

Dinny

First in...

It needs a big glass of antifreeze

Red. Kind of a darker red.

I see.

If you had a warning light that used the word danger, you should turn it off immediately and have it towed where it needs to go.

It sounds like bad hoo doo or deep doo doo.

Dinny

cylinder misfire

Someone put sugar in your gas. /Hogfarmer

Do you (or a buddy) have an OBD II reader by any chance. If so, plug it in and pull the fault code(s). It sounds like more than one problem to be honest with you. You may be looking at a failing starter and or a loose connection with the first problem and your lifters or rods may have issues for the second. You could also have a bad spark plug wire, or coil wire for the second. Any chance any water got under any spark plug wires? Did you wash the engine lately, or got through any deep water? Check all your wire connections. How's the oil level?

emissons sensor.
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Muffler bearing, or low blinker fluid /CP.

Heh

Or the Battery torque modulator. ;)

My wife had a 04 Escape with the V-6. Hers had symptoms much like you are describing and we took it to the shop. Turned out to be something really minor that I don't even remember what it was.

Probably a bad Fetzer valve.

You're going to need some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads.

sounds like you are about to drop a valve.