I bit the bullet...

[KerryKool]

...and bought my engine wiring harness. Total cost was ~$140 at Teamfordparts.com, a good deal if you ask me. I was oringinally quoted $200 for it and $800 to install.

I'm going to hook it up hopefully before next weekend and have the car run like normal again. Then I can get exhaust and rims when I get the money.

Does anyone have interest in the install? I can take pics of the progress maybe even make a how-to, if theres enough interest.

[Tony2005]

.....Does anyone have interest in the install? I can take pics of the progress maybe even make a how-to, if theres enough interest.

Of course. TIA.

[Con-Man]

I would be interested in a how-to

[WestCoastAjax]

best of luck

[KerryKool]

Hey west, I know you are doing this "upgrade," is there anything I should know? I'll be putting it in myself and I got the instructions(TSB thingy) handy, is there something else I might need i.e tools, parts to keep on old WH.

I'll be taking pics of the progress and try to form it into a how-to. Maybe the first possible sticky in the Zetec maintenance.

[hopalong]

Kerry, I'm gonna have to do the same thing for mine. I think we would all be very interested in anything you want to post about the job.

Which wiring harness did you get? I could find a part number for the 95 Zetec without ABS, but the part number for the car with ABS didn't yield any hits.

If anyone else has any info, I'm all eyes/ears. Is the engine control harness the same for both ABS and non ABS, and they just require an additional harness in the kit for ABS?

[WestCoastAjax]

Hey west, I know you are doing this "upgrade," is there anything I should know?

The engine control hardness is for Technical level "BrainDead". No, really , it's that easy....as for the fan control and overlay, I am waiting to move my battery into the trunk and pipe the CAI out the fender.

This page is of great value- thank you who ever posted it!!!

http://www.contour.org/FAQ/recall/99...es/r99m03r.htm



And to hopalong
F5RZ-14K289-S4TB 95 2.0L Manual or Auto With ABS

[hopalong]

Thanks for the number. Teamford doesn't list it, and I've emailed Bill J. Just waiting for a response.

I was wondering what the difference is. The tech bulletin mentions 2 harnesses for the non ABS and 3 for the ABS.

If the engine management harness is the same for both, I'd start with that and go from there.

I might have to bite a bullet myself and go down to the local stealership and have them run parts numbers for me. I can do the work myself, and even rebuild the harness if it comes to that, but we all know it's MUCH easer just to swap them out.

[KerryKool]

It came today all clean and pretty. I'll start on it friday and hopefully finish it by sunday. I'll take as many useful pictures I can take and I'll forge a how-to w/ them.