This factory service and repair manual for the 1991 Ford Grand Marquis covers the four-door sedan in Base trim with the 4.6L V8 (281 cu in), a single-overhead-cam, naturally aspirated gasoline engine. It is the only engine and the only trim listed for the year, so the procedures, specifications and torque values describe one drivetrain and body combination throughout. The wiring diagrams and diagnostics likewise belong to this single sedan, which keeps the manual direct: a technician finds one set of figures for the V8 and one for the chassis, with no trim-level branching to sort through.
Engines covered
- 4.6L V8 (281 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sedan
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 1991 Grand Marquis. The 1991 Grand Marquis carries no recalls on the federal record. Owners have filed two complaints with NHTSA, one on the electrical system and one on the engine and engine cooling, which is too few to call a pattern. The manual's wiring diagrams and diagnostics cover the electrical side, and its procedures, specifications and torque values for the 4.6L V8 and its cooling system are the starting point for the engine concerns.
INFORMATION REGARDING TSB 98-5A-12 (TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE-VEHICLES TOWED BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES-RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES) DOES NOT LIST TOWING INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES. *MJS
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR *JG
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *NLM *SCC
