1993 Ford Probe GT from North America - Comments

To start, I had to replace the ball joints and the tires on the car. This really hurt me financially. It was over 800 dollars for just the parts.

The passenger side ground effects broke off. Its not the cars fault I guess.

Two of the spark plugs became drowned in oil, which caused my car to frequently stall out at low RPM or idle and feel a bit sluggish at high RPM. It was corrected after I replaced all six spark plugs and spark plug wires.

The clutch and transmission replacement will be expensive if the problem is really as bad as I think it is. If its better than I expect, I will be able to get away with replacing my clutch.

I love this car. It was the very first car I actually purchased on my own without outside help. Its insurance rates are not sky high like the Mustang, the Camaro, and the Firebird. The engine may be a small six cylinder, but it has a lot of pep. Its handling is stiff and sharp turns are no problem. This car may have a fairly rough ride, but that is because of how low it is to the ground for handling purposes. I'm looking into a way to smooth the ride out a bit without decreasing the performance.

I have a Probe GT that I just bought used for a good price, but I'm worried about a problem that just began. You said yours stalled out while idling or at low RPM, right? Mine almost stalled out at high speed, on the highway, and the check engine light flashed on and off periodically. As I attempted to accelerate, the car hesistated and I thought it was going to die out, but it never did. Anyone know what this problem might be? That said, I love the performance of this car. It has great acceleration, especially since it has an aftermarket air intake system, and it corners like it's on rails. Just worried about the engine...

With respect to your stalling out problem, sounds very very similar to what happens with mine when I've torn a bunch of stuff out (mainly the air intake system), and then forgot to connect a wire bundle or hose back up. 100% of the time that has happened, I go back and re-check every wire and hose, and there's always one that I missed or was too loose.

You may not have removed components from your car like I do, but just the same, things like that can sometimes work themselves loose, or a hole or crack may develop in one of the air/vacuum lines, or even plug up, especially something in the PCV/EGR system. Get you a light, put your head under the hood, and start checking all the hoses for good fit and good condition. Also, you see all those wire bundle connectors under there? Start unplugging them one by one (gently, don't break your connector snaplocks), inspect them to make sure they're clean and that the wires and connections are in good shape, then spray them good with WD-40 and replace them, making sure they fit good and snug and are out of the way of any nearby moving parts.

I would also run a real good dose of fuel system cleaner through, and even consider a fuel system treatment, there's lots of them out there. Also, make sure you air and fuel filters are clean. If one of these is starting t get dirty, it could do the things you say the car is doing.

If you've got a little (not a lot) extra money, I would highly recommend the Bosch Platinum +4 spark plugs. You will truly feel a difference in performance when you install these, they give very good complete combustion. You also don't have to take them out and clean & regap them either-I really like that part too, although I always used to do it before I got these plugs. However, they are about $6 each, yes, for 1 spark plug. I bought mine 2 at a time over a couple months, then installed them when I had all 6. I can tell you, any other car I might own in the future WILL have these plugs installed. They're worth every penny of the cost.

If it's none of the above, find a good technician in your area, or even hang out at the Ford place, and ask the employees if they do some work on the side, off premises. If money is not object, take it directly to the dealer shop, they'll be more than happy to relieve you of plenty of it (just kidding-somewhat-a lot of dealers, while a bit pricey, are really quite good, they usually know their stuff).

Hi, I have a 94 Ford Probe GT which is almost 100% identical to the 93, This is one of my favorite cars, the engine is so smooth and quiet I've been able to sneak up on people to within 1m (3 feet).

Make sure to learn a little bit about the engine and mechanics of the car as it will save you a lot of money when it comes to repair. If the check engine light comes on just test the car computer, grab the error codes and find out exactly whats wrong.

It's like having a little man in the engine telling you exactly whats failed so you can replace it, this saves a lot of time when you finally have to take it too a mechanic!

Go here for some more details on the probes and how to repair them, there's a really helpful forum aswel.

http://www.performanceprobe.com/

The interior of the car is very enclosed and curvy and the front seats are great for keeping you locked into place. It's really only a two seater car, but 3 slender woman can fit nicely in the back, though they tend to decrease fuel efficiency :)

This is a BLING! car.