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I get alot of vibrations from the steering wheel, while in gear at a stop light.

It gets really bad, when the defrost or A/C is running.

I just put on a new fan belt about a month ago.

Could it be a pully or a tensioner?

It runs fine when i give it gas and head on my way after the light turns green.


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Same here, hows your gas milage?


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There is a TSB for this, something about radiator mounts.

Mine does it to, however cleaning the TB and intake helped cure it.


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To be honest it can be many things...

1. Engine or Motor Mounts
2. Serpentine belt
3. Belt Tensioner
4. Serpentine pully

Common for the Contour 4 cyl. The Radiator was designed to "float" in its
mounts. Some of the vehicles got out of the factory with radiators that were
too tight in its mounts. The normal engine vibrations were transferred
through the cooling system to the radiator core support. Ford provided new
radiator mounts and bushings in a TSB fix. Before the parts came out, I
would bend the lower mounts down to looses up the fit of the radiator.

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Just replaced the Serpentine belt, about a month ago.

Could it be my tensioner or pully?


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All Zetecs vibrate.....


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My 97 Mystique does the same thing and i test drove a contour the same year same engine the same day i test drove my mystique and it also did it but one of them was worse then the other i cant remember which one it was.

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wow, i have the same exact problem. i just changed my serp belt a month ago. i guess im gonna replace the serpentine tensioner and idler pulley when i get paid this friday. im gonna order them off parts" target="_blank">http://www.parts.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getLocator&siteid=213787&chapter=DP2FM0&appSectionid=1&groupid=10020&subgroupid=20019&make=10&model=Contour&year=1998&catalogid=1]parts page link < there.

now all i need to do is find someone to put in on around here!


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All Zetecs vibrate....and all of them tick.


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Originally posted by TronX:


1. Engine or Motor Mounts






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