It may take a while but yes. Mine has had two go out and I felt it a couple of weeks before the check engine light came on.
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No , your 4.6 liter V8 engine has the Coil On Plug ( C.O.P. ) ignition system
If check engine light is on, have a parts store read the code. It will tell you there is a random misfire and usually what cylinder is misfiring. Replace the coil pack for that cylinder and all will be well.
Auto Zone will check your computer codes for FREE... Most likely you have bad spark plugs or bad coil packs.
the last coil on the passenger sidecounting from front to back ===================================================== The answer above is correct for the 3.9 liter ( V8 ) engine but for the 3.0 liter V6 engine it's : firewall 3 - 6 2 - 5 1 - 4 front of Lincoln LS ( V6 )
On a 2001 Lincoln LS : V6 engine : firewall 3 - 6 2 - 5 1 - 4 front of vehicle ---------------------------------------------------------------- V8 engine : 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of vehicle
Very carefully.
This car has the 4.6 engine and doesn't have spark plug wires so it can't be them. It could be a coil pack going bad but you would have a check engine light on.
The coil packs are low on the engine block, behind the radiator fan.
Cylinder 1 ==================================================== On a 2001 Lincoln LS , 3.0 liter V6 engine : 1 - 4 - 2 - 5 - 3 - 6 It has the Coil On Plug ( C.O.P. ) ignition system with ( 6 ) individual coils The engine cylinder locations are numbered : firewall 3 - 6 2 - 5 1 - 4 front of Lincoln LS ( V6 )
Probably a bad coil (common problem) Have vehicle scanned
Replace the coil.