Just so you 99 Cobra guys know, there is a bulletin on a possible “no start” problem. Since I spent 600+ bucks trying to fix the problem, I thought I would pass this on. Hope you all don't already know this! Presently there is a ground stud (steel) that goes into the aluminum block. For some reason this stud corrodes to a point where you can intermittently loose ground, causing the car to not start. Being the cheap biotch I am, I first pulled all the grounds I could find (except that one, of course) and cleaned them, then went on to put in a new starter, then a new neutral safety switch. Anyway, none of that fixed the problem and when I called the SVT dealer they said they have heard of the problem from the factory, and have a new “replacement” stud. Even though they knew what I had already done, and also had the advisory, they raped me to the tune of $335 to pull the stud and replace it. They also couldn’t come up with the defective part when I asked for it—but that’s another story… So keep this in mind if you guys (and gals) run into this type of electrical problem! Like I said, it started as an intermittent problem, then ended up where the car would not start unless I pushed it (jumping the battery didn’t help).
i have a 99 also. Mine has trouble turning over some times. EXP when i just get the car washed at a local place where it does the under body spray
yep, follow the red wire on the drivers side down behind the oil filter and you have the mystery stud. It's been a problem since day 1 with these cars.
