Saving you 18:51 of your time.. 1. blend motor under dashboard, 2. lighting module under dash in front of your right knee, 3. all FOUR power window regulators, 4. heater blower control module, 5. driver's door window switch panel hold-down tab, and lastly, 6. agreed the intake manifold but I have had 3 of these and none have had that, still running two of these 2005's but they DO lose water over time with no visible location of leaks yet. RUN 'EM TILL THEY BLOW BECAUSE there are tons of these available to go through.. nice while they last. 23 mpg with all the comforts.

You forgot the most common problem on a Ford Crown Victoria is the window regulators LOL

I owned a 97 P71 for over twelve years and 250,000 miles. I had a fuel pump fail which I replaced with a high volume pump for about $100. I didn't even need to remove the tank. I also had a LCM issue. I fixed my LCM module with a soldering iron and about ten minutes of work. Bad solder joints, easy fix. The spark plug issue is prevented by using a torque wrench when you install them. Also gap the plugs at 0.040 and save on ignition coils.

lol "every single 4.6 intake manifold is going to crack" im looking at my 07 CVPI with 400K miles on it and no crack, must be lucky.

The title of this video should be named, 'I don't remember, I don't know'. However, I do appreciate the insight.

I'm a former police officer - bought my first auctioned CVPI in 2002. Had the Blend door HVAC problem and a/c compressor, and intake manifold thing. Intake manifold replacement was free- it was a factory recall item. No other problem of any kind for the next six years. Bought a 2006 in 2008. no problems of any kind for the next SEVEN years. Now I have a 2007. Steering rack, (the car had been in a front end collision before I bought it) and a/c compressor, windshield went bad. ALL were the result of residual damage from the trauma of the serious collision. Replaced rear discs, front caliper, shocks all around. Had a set of one inch lower coil springs made for the back - the ass was up too high to suit me. now it sits level and handles like a slot car with the new Bilsteins. One bonus - a new engine with 30,000 miles on it when I bought it. Car has 132,000. Installed E3 plugs, MSD blaster coils, throttle body spacer, K&N cold air intake, New fuel filter (VERY important on these cars) and a 93 octane dyno tune. I've had it up past 135 mph, it gets really good gas mileage (keep those tires above 32 psi all around) and it doesn't have any of the other problems you describe. BUT - the car is almost 13 years old and it will experience failures in some systems - this is not in any way unique to these fine cars.

Bruh I got a ford racing intake off summit for $250 and did the whole thing in 4 hours max. You got scammed

you forgot a major common problem driving a P71 Crown Vic....the dirty looks people give you when they drive by and realize you're not a cop lol

👍 Great Video! Very Informative 👍 Best Thing is OEM. Thanx 4 Sharing

Yep! My 2003 CVPI had the shooting spark plug problem, the steering linkage problem, the peeling white paint, the broken driver's door power window panel, and the lighting control module! All the same, as you mentioned.

Hehe 98 Grand Marquis owner here 174k miles From first to last, here's how mine failed: Fuel Pump - $150 Intake Manifold - $2500 Intake Manifold (again, from going from -1F NJ to 90F FL in 1 day) - $1400 Front Suspension - Free greasing Rear Air Shocks to Spring Conversion - $800 (and a permanent Check Air Suspension light on the dashboard) Blend Door Actuator - $250 Yeah.. pain I still love her though

The 1997-2001 Ford Ford Crown Victoria, with a 100% plastic intake manifold, is known for engine overheating, even with normal use, and a coolant leak from the front of the manifold.Between 1999 and 2001, Ford released an updated version of this engine, known as the 'PI' version with a metal coolant passage on the front of the intake manifold, to prevent future issues.

We have this car here in South Africa, imported from Saudi Arabia. We have these problems to add to the video: Intakemanifold. We replaced that it was not a hard job just have to make sure petrol pressure is off before removing the rail 😁 Electric window switches, yes we have this problem and we used two small screws holding them in. 🤷🏻 We do not have the cigar tray thing, it was deleted as we do not smoke. They are kak (crap) anyways so just use a centreconsole for a van and it works a treat! Cooling system. We replaced ALL the hoses with Conti blue hoses and the heater core hoses are VERY hard to change unless you do the rearmost one with the intakemanifold. We also use a 77°C thermostat 'Failsafe' lock-open one as the original is kak (crap) Accessory belt, we used a Gates Fleetrunner green belt as they last the longest in our climate. The original Good Year belt was very thin and no good Upper front ball joints(?) these make the wheel shake at 100+km/h so change them of course Oil cooler design is odd, it mates the cooling system with the engine oil and you are right they ALWAYS leak or drip. Wash it up and change it or you will have a constant oilchange 🤣 One last to add is the hardware for the front guard, they are always rusted and no good so get some nice stainless hardware for it, powdercoat it black and be done or they vibrate as mad while driving. We removed ALL the relayboxes, antennae wiring, etc but left the 'PI' interface on the left side to use in future but the vast majority of the wiring and ancient dataradios and battery start boxes are just not needed. We ended with HEAPS of wiring removed and less complicated below the plastic floor 👍🏻 We have no issues with electric windows, wheels or other things but we also have no salt ice spread used here so our car is rustfree. Great vid thanks very much for the upload. *Edit* also when you remove the wooden tray thing in the rear you can fit a proper spare tyre! We use Fire Stone PV 41 and they are amazing 😁

You can get a Mototcraft intake manifold cheaper on eBay brand new.

Jeez! My confidence level of the Crown Vic just dropped to the floor,lol...I know i saw a puff of steam right near that thermostat housing on my 96, but it must be a very slow leak because that was months ago and it's been dry since...Speaking of Maaco, they quoted me a price of $715 to repaint the car and to shim up a sagging door hinge. That's not half bad and I've had cars painted at this location before. It's going to be a real job restoring this car. Needs a new stereo too. You have to love these cars to take it to the level we do to keep them running!

this guy is right on track. Most things he mentioned has happed to my 2004

I own a 2007 CVPI and I appreciate Silver Ridge Ramblin discussing his experiences with his CVPI. The white paint in my CVPI is peeling pretty bad and the window control on the driver's door has broken off but I've never had spark plugs blast through the hood. The volume control on the factory installed radio has the infrequent (but annoying habit) of going up and down by itself.

92- 95 had an aluminum intake 96+ got the junk plastic intake

Power wash?! Please don’t😂

I'll think now on passing on owning one of these vics...i appreciate people like you letting us now on things you own on warning about them...many thanks.

Literally the ONLY thing on the list ive had an issue with is the odometer lighting dimming.

On my daily 08 old chp Vic. Just recently replaced the FIXED ford intake. Leaked exact spot under thermostat. And getting ready to replace the leaking oil cooler hose. Proprietary ford part. Boo. Later years after 09, finally made threaded connector. Great video.

Yeh, this thing does have its share of issues but the engine is really well designed. Plastic intake manifold crack, coils go bad, spark plugs misfire but this thing is bullet proof. The original 4.6 Intercepter didn't have the "stuck in the head" plug issue. The"coolant leaking into the plug well and cracking that plug" problem, yes.

That's a very nice and clean Crown Vic you have there. Looks like you take very good care of it.

I paid 230 for a "Dorman OE Solutions" intake manifold for my 2001 Crown Vic and I watched a video from "1A auto" and I got it done in 2 days watching that video step by step, I had 0 experience, I saved hundreds and I got a ton of knowledge from the whole job

Great video , I'm picking up a 2011 P7B Crown Victoria this week and it's a California No rust unit , looking at your rusted steering shaft yours is back east car .

Great Intel -Thank you !

The manifold really isnt that hard to replace. I did it on my '07 CVPI.

I have a 2006 civilian Crown Vic, that I bought with 47,000 miles. It now has 288,000 miles. Then only issues I've had with it was a failed alternator, a failed vacuum vent climate control assembly, which I was able to fix myself with new O rings, and the peeling paint problem. Yes I have Performance White paint. That really sucks. It's a beautiful car, and there is no way to repair the paint.

Mine was probably replaced. It has 230,000 miles. The only leaks were a hose in the power steering line, and the oil plug wasn't tight, had stripped threads. The new plug threaded in properly, tightened snug. This car is an upstate South Carolina car, so corrosion is minimal. I had to get an alignment, it drives nice and straight now. No push bar, no spotlight, no holes in the body. It was probably an unmarked car, except I can see where a stick on decal was on the door.

I think you made your video by asking me what all I have fixed on my 03 Vic LOL. It has had virtually every issue you mentioned except for the oil cooler lines and the headlight control module. EVERYTHING! Including the broken door panel switch plates. In fact, that is why I am watching videos about Vic's now. I just yanked my very cracked intake manifold out earlier this afternoon for replacement. I do agree with several other comments though that you can save big bucks doing stuff like the intake yourself. I have a good background in both Submarine mechanics as well as automobiles so it was a piece of cake for me, but for those who do not have a background or skill set there are lots of good videos on KZfaq to get you through just about anything. I did really enjoy your video though. It was like a trip down memory lane for me.

This guy is hilarious had to subscribe.

That Intake Manifold Problem was very prominent from 1998 up to about maybe 2003. I have a 2010 and they fixed that problem by making the Thermostat housing not bolt on to plastic. So I don't believe every one will have to fix this. That improvement you mentioned was an upgrade by 2010

Is there any wood grain leather wrapped steering wheels that the p71 police interceptor can take? Stupid question prob but I just bought my first interceptor and I’ve always wanted a wood grain wheel!

One problem with Crown victoria is that I dont have one.... living in Europe makes these hard to come by 😭

2002 and earlier (before rack and pinion) had a problem with steering gear boxes.

Dude if 800 bucks an expensive repair you are a lucky man. Spent 3700 to get a new transmission for a fucking honda minivan

Wheel bearings,and the ignition brake switch where your car won’t come out of park,but you can override that problem until you get it properly fixed.

A bit of home work will greatly improve your videos . Thanks for what I did get out of it .

So the intake manifold on my grand marquis cracked at 160,000 from that bottom area of the thermostat housing, currently trying to fix but also saw that the passenger spark plug cylinders have coolant in them, would that indicate it being just from the manifold crack/leak or could it also be a head gasket crack/leak? (Havent inspected the gasket yet)

!!!!!READ THIS!!!!! A severe issue these cars get most people don't even notice and a check engine light sometimes won't come on, it is cylinder misfiring codes. Normal if you have cylinder misfiring codes pop-up especially cylinder 1 and cylinder 5. The common things people fix are the spark plugs and ignition coils. However these cars have fuel rails and on the passenger side fuel rail toward the front there is a (fuel pressure sensor) built into it. It's two 7 mm bolts one vacuum line and one electrical clip. First check the clip and the vacuum line to make sure there's no damage to them, the vacuum lines are brittle plastic and break a lot. Local auto parts store should have a vacuum line for about 4 dollars. If the vacuum line is fine then the fuel pressure sensor needs to be replaced it is a very common issue with these cars, they cost $60 to $110 depending where you buy it this is a part where you want to buy a Motorcraft don't skimp out and spend $12 on eBay for a cheap one, in this case you get what you pay for. It stops the full vacuum in your fuel rails causing cylinder 1 and cylinder 5 at the front of the motor not to get any fuel. You're welcome to anyone experiencing this issue and now knows how to fix it without replacing a ton of stuff like I had to do. Also other common issues window motors especially the window tracks due to their cheap plastic design, if you're throwing stuff in your trunk not paying attention on the driver side there is inertia switch which one bump very hard causes your fuel pump to not send any fuel, normally you just push the button reset it and go. Sway bar sway bar links a arm bushings ball joints are all issues that normally happen with these cars due to the amount of mileage on them. Odometer digital gauge and or the whole gauge setup is also a common issue, the only way to fix it is to take the motherboard out and resolder a couple spots. One of the biggest issues I've had with my Crown Vic especially an old cop car is electrical demons, unfortunately because of messing around with the wiring harness to include lots of instruments then taking them out for sale can cause a lot of issues for a buyer. My Crown Vics name is EL Demon for that issue. There is a lot of others but I can't really write them all down..

I tend to have more vacuum leaks up north the hoses tend to get brittle and crack

When the intake manifold cracks does the car keep diing and idle low?

Best car I’ve owned

the door close sounds great man it looks pretty mint to me

My thermostat housing cracked a month ago, probably head gasket too, the curse lives!

Here’s my 2 cents people like me got crownvics because I could buy one for 700-2300 depending on year then the next year get one more sell the old one for a slight profit and rarely have do any work them and always be in a new car every year and not lose money on it. With police auctions that is no longer the case especially because the vics stoped production... now most of the time old cop cars no matter the make go for blue book and it’s insane.

You should slide a piece of double-sided tape underneath the window control panel that will keep it down and you can always pray it back up when you get a new one.

Hey I Owen I crown Vic my self and just so you know there is one more common thing that goes wrong with these cars that you miss and that's the vacuum leak for your ac it's not a big deal or a hard fix but alot of times your ac well blow threw the wrong vent and it's just that you have a vacuum leak. Thanks for making this video tho really helpful 👍

Intake manifold on ebay.. $120 new!! works for me just fine... over 14k miles on it so far so good.

I've own 3vics 1 Marquis..... All the same issues.... Intake manifold, power steering hose, transmission,rear axle and bearing,rear shocks gas and air, cats, idle control valve, lighting control module,blower resistor..... O....and power steering/transmission cooler.... Great cars though.... Good thing there's stacks of these cars at LKQ....😎👍

My steering shaft was stiff like this too, all I did was spray the crap out of it with a can of “rust check”... loosened it up over a few days and it’s like new now

I had 2 Grand Marquis before ,had intake manifolds cracked on them. Currently have 2009 Crown Vic, 160k, no intake manifold crack yet. Never had a spark plug spit out. Ford has a recall on the steering shaft I believe, no problem for me. I think my CV has a cracked bolt on the manifold since it sounds slightly loud to me, I can live with it.

a friend of mine has a crown vic and when she goes from reverse into drive her car dies what could i do to help her fix it? any advice is welcome

Hello; I noticed your vid mentions the steering shaft; Maybe you don't know, there's a recall on the steering column / shaft. Usually, the dealer replaces / repairs the recalled part & charges it to FoMoCo. Not 'supposed' to charge the owner, but could in some cases. Some departments have had the repair before the car was sold, likely, some not. Check the recall website or the dealership for more info. Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!

6:30 When I bought the CV, the steering shaft had binding spots. I sprayed some grease on the universal joint and the problem went away. Now it's creeping back, so I need to relubricate. You DO NOT need to replace the shafts. Just put some grease on it! P.S. I hate power steering to begin with because I can't feel the road. I absolutely HATE progressive power steering for the progressive part. You can never tell where/when automatic shit is going to break (it's man-made - it's going to break), and if you're trying to race down a road, that's always the wrong time.

legend says he is still sweating till today

The manifolds were redesigned after Ford recalled the affected cars, check for recalls, Ford will pick up the repair bill

Yep he's right the damn intake manifold. My current 2004 GMQ lost it at 55,000. I bought a Ford Racing intake from Amazon and it improved performance greatly. I replaced it myself a few hours everyday over 4 days cause that's all my bad back could take. But with that new manifold it runs 100% better like a new car. I think when they start leaking coolant it also has a vac leak because when the mani is bad the engine will run like shit not idle and missfire and poor acceleration etc. I have owned 2 Vics and 1 GMQ been lucky no sparkplugs ejecting. But I hardly every punch it hard.

i have a 1996 mercury grand marquis gs and i have a clunking noise when i drive and sometimes the steering wheel will be hard to turn but i have power steering fluid but i don't understand i went on rockauto and i see 2 steering shafts so i;m suppose to change the lower steering shaft the one that goes to the steering gear box

03, 04, and 05 factory rims were covered under recall for defective welds on the rims.

My 2007 crown Vic p71 spit the cylinder2 spark plug, and bought a $20 kit to retread the cylinder at auto zone and a new spark plug, nothing wrong with the old one but didn’t want to risk it.

Got my intake done monday,lol! Not fun but about $700. 241,000 runs strong and totally worth it. They want $800 to do the shocks. I gotta see if thats reasonable. almost everything you said has broke on mine. Only thing is the passenger vent acctuator is broke know too

Please order your own parts. Even if you feel you need ford oem. Its 2018 no need to NOT save money and order your own. You will save hundreds if not thousands over the years.

Stumbled on this vid... now I’m about to bring in my crown Vic to my local dealer for LCM Repair.. FREE 👏 OF👏CHARGE!!! Finally

I beg to differ with you, I have had a number of CVPI's and only one manifold cracked. 1997, Ford had sent me a notice to take it to the dealer if I had a problem. Well I did and they replaced it for no charge. Since then I have had many more. The problems I experienced was alternators and rear axels. One fuel pump on a 2010. All over all they can't be beat for reliability.

The head light control module in my crown Vic if it goes off I kick it once and it comes back on

how to prevent intake manifold from cracking? after it's fixed.

Why did Ford charge you for the steering shaft? There's a recall out for that and the LCM last I checked.

Anyone have the Instrument Cluster intermittent power loss problem? Could it be a simple ground wire issue? I don't want to send it in to get repaired if I don't have to. If so where would it be located? Thanks in advance

i have a 07 with the 16 inch rim, i personally like the way they look more but i live in new orleans so we dont really have snow or rust issues here

My transmission has been skipping or wont engage and my cooling quit so did my ac when my fan quit.

We have six! Not a,single problem! Three have over 800,000. Still runs smooth. We run all synthetic fluids

Need an under the hood liner to stop the paint from overheating and it being damaged

Spittin Spark Plugs,,,,mine was an 02, not only did Ford partially thread the head, they bought OEM plugs that only had four threads at the base!!

I just did my intake manifold this Sunday morning. Was done by 10:30 AM.

beautiful car tho

Mine cracked as well, so yep, 😊you're not wrong.

You can ger an all-aluminum intake for a little over $300 from Summit Racing.

I had a 09 crown vic. It was a great ride till the trans shot craps.

13:00 I'll try to remember to send you an image or images regarding how to effect a hidden repair on the switch panel. I haven't done one yet, but I know from thousands of experiences that I can create one. Over the past ten years, I have dreamed up all sorts of such repairs and/or modifications. P.S. You can pull down the wires and remold/reshape them to hold downward force on the harness and help pull the panel down.

steering shaft is covered by a recall

Can I use a generic 08 Ford aftermarket harness for an aftermarket radio for my 08 cvpi?

Ford 4.6/5.4 engines often had coil problems, too.

Had manifold replace also !! Leaky antifreeze. I wish I can paint & replace panels ! Cars to old 1999

good vid bro! Nice car!

I have 5 cylinders tapped and j.b weld keeping my intake manifold from leaking. Still it drives pretty well considering

Yea they put a freaking plastic intake on them out the factory . Only way to get a cast one if aftermarket. I found mine being it leaked into my sparkplug socket and started skipping lol.

Hey i need help. I'm looking at this 1995 crown victoria. It's real clean, the body is great the engine is great but the driver's door has a problem with the window, the buttons to make them go up and down (like the entire button holder) has been taken out, and the window held up with duct tape, the button holders and parts are there but it needs some type of work, I'm wondering if i should buy this thing because i thought it was great at first, then my grandfather-in-law looked at it and said it was junk...

Yes, spark plug spit is b/c not torqued to spec... avg joe can't just do it by feel b/c the threads are shorter than many

Never heard of plugs shooting out. That’s truly lack of care when fitting. Hand tighten then 1/4 turn with ratchet that’s all they need folks.

the manifold doesnt crack the manifold gets got at the back on driver side and warps and breaks the bolt head off. happened on mine lol. same thing on 2009-current rams

This is why u should get a mercury g.m. instead

I have seen about a half dozen different videos, if not more, on the Crown Victoria because I have owned one for 3 years....and while 2 of them have said the intake manifold will crack, 1 said it cracks at the back and this one says it cracks at the front. So far, mine hasn't cracked and I have about 145K on it. It was my understanding from what I read on the internet that these manifolds were upgraded at some point to get rid of the plastic part where it cracks and to make the manifold completely metal.

The 2003 I just bought has the headlight issue. I tap on the lower dash and they come on.

If you keep the fuel filter changed out every 3 oil changes, your fuel pump with work a long time.

One other one I can recall immediately: the ceiling-mounted electronic compass gets bad solder joints near two large diodes and around all of the pins connecting the VF display. Also, ALL window motor switches fail!

Didn't they recall the intake manifolds around 2000-2002? I know after 2003 the Mercury GM ones were replaced during manufacturing.

The aftermarket intake manifold are better more heavy duty designed.

I had to replace my steering rack but I think it really depends on how much the police beat on your car