98mystique1
New CEG'er
So recently i stopped by my friend's house, asked him about this car that's sat in front of his garage for a week or two. He says he's holding this 98 mercury mystique (2.0 zetec vct) for someone cause it won't start and after he checked the spark plugs and stuff he believed it was the timing belt. He also said actually she only wants like a 100 bucks or so, and i saw a good opprotunity and thought... fix it and run it! she actually wanted 150 bucks so ... whatever. Now i'm hearing all the possibilities of busted pistons, valves, etc. and getting anxious. today i checked the timing belt. inside is real smooth, not a tooth on it. outside looks fragile. Suggestions and insight are most welcome as this is my first mystique/contour.:help: