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I have a 1993 ford taurus 3.8L V6 GL 4dr. sedan. My idle rpm specs are 550. When you set your timing to the right mark should your idle rpm be within specs? My timing specs are 10 dgree BTDC and my idle rpm specs are 550. Should my tach read 550 after you have set your timing to the correct mark?

Yep. That is when I shut the engine off.

Do you have any ideas on what is wrong because I would be glad to hear them?

Possibly. It may come to that. I was thinking about unscrewing the hold down bolt and adjusting the distributor. Probably clockwise until it starts up better.

Yes I am pretty sure because one end of the shaft fits in the distributor and the other end of the shaft fits in the oil pump. Something has to be out of whack. I notice that when I start the car it has a heistation before it starts. It is like a delay. It does start up but it is not a smooth start.

I believe you are getting off the problem.

No.

Well the shaft is about 6-7 inches long. I put it into the end of the distributor and put the distributor and shaft into the engine at the same time. I am pretty sure the shaft went into the oil pump hole. Everything went down ok and smooth. I can't believe the shaft did not go into the oil pump...

After researching it I believe my oil pressure light might be related to me replacing the distributor and immediate oil pump shaft. I could not get my car to start so I replaced the distributor with a new one. When I removed the old distributor the immediate shaft came up with the old...

I got low oil pressure and I just want to rule out a clogged or damaged filter. Oil filters are cheap so not much worried about the cost.

It has got 265,000 miles on it.

Is it possible to remove your oil filter and replace it without draining your oil? I want to do this because I might have a clogged or damaged filter. Will a lot of oil come out when you remove it considering the oil is still in my car which in my case would be about 5 quarts? I have a 93 ford...

I am sure it is low oil pressure and I replaced the oil pressure switch a couple of months ago.

It idles it 750 rpm when normal is 550 rpm.

I have a 93 ford taurus 3.8L V6 GL 4dr. sedan. When I start my car the oil pressure light goes on and off and then it stays on. I then cut my engine off and try to restart it but it won't start. I wait until the next day and it starts up and it does the same thing as the day before. What is...