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Dead Zetec #1139353 12/25/04 02:02 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 101 Florida N Niss OP CEG\'er
OP Niss CEG\'er N Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 101 Florida	So my wife and I are driving back home, just got off a cruise from the Bahamas, best time of our lives. My trusty Tour was waiting for us in the long term parking for 4 days. Got in, started driving, got about 40 miles covered... BAM!!! smoke everywhere. Stuck on Florida's 417 turnpike 110 miles from home, I called a truck and got the car to a shop, and there is a hole in my block, the size of 2 fists, and I can see my crank. The car ran perfect, had the right fluids, never made a noise or a rattle, good temp. What in the world could have happened? Anyone? Thanks ~~~ 99 Contour SE ATX 2.0 ~~~ ~~~ 98 Mystique GS ATX 2.0 ~~~ ~~~ 94 Civic DX HB MTX 1.5 ~~~ ~~~ 91 Toyota MR2 MTX 2.2 ~~~

Re: Dead Zetec #1139354 12/25/04 03:23 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 637 San Juan Capistrano, CA C caltour Veteran CEG\'er
caltour Veteran CEG\'er C Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 637 San Juan Capistrano, CA	Condolences, dude. What a pisser. Anyway, the first possible cause that comes to mind is maybe a defective piston/ring/con rod/pin. These parts can have tiny defects and can fly apart without any notice, even though you have done all the proper maintenance. Another possibility: broken timing belt allowed valves and pistons to meet violently, causing destruction of a piston. This theory is less likely, though, because the Zetec may be a non-interference engine.

Re: Dead Zetec #1139355 12/25/04 03:39 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 101 Florida N Niss OP CEG\'er
OP Niss CEG\'er N Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 101 Florida	I thought the Zetec WAS a non-interference engine. Is that wrong? I'd be very pissed if this was due to a timing belt. ~~~ 99 Contour SE ATX 2.0 ~~~ ~~~ 98 Mystique GS ATX 2.0 ~~~ ~~~ 94 Civic DX HB MTX 1.5 ~~~ ~~~ 91 Toyota MR2 MTX 2.2 ~~~

Re: Dead Zetec #1139356 12/25/04 03:54 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,910 Enfield, CT B BrApple_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
BrApple_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,910 Enfield, CT	even if the valves had interference with the piston it wouldn't blow the side of the block out, it would bend the valve sounds like something let go in the bottom end ... - 95 Mystique LS - Zetec/5spd - 99 Contour SeVT Sport - Duratec/5spd Official NE-CEG Contour/Mustang Family

Re: Dead Zetec #1139357 12/25/04 08:05 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,975 Ding dong. C Cris'pus Hard-core CEG\'er
Cris'pus Hard-core CEG\'er C Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,975 Ding dong.	Sorry to hear the trip ended not so good. Could someone have put something bad into the gastank for it to esplode? 1992 Ford Escort LX-E -Tracer LTS spoiler -GT Grille

Re: Dead Zetec #1139358 12/25/04 01:52 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,725 Grand Rapids, Michigan - Chica... H HITMANinMI Hard-core CEG\'er
HITMANinMI Hard-core CEG\'er H Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,725 Grand Rapids, Michigan - Chica...	The Zetec IS non-interference, secondly sorry about your engine.

Re: Dead Zetec #1139359 12/25/04 04:00 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 82 Wisconsin, USA J JohnHoward CEG\'er
JohnHoward CEG\'er J Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 82 Wisconsin, USA	Hole in block sounds like classic thrown connecting rod. Sometimes things do just break even when they shouldn't. How many miles on motor? Sorry to hear about it. 1995 Contour GL "GEX" 2.0 Liter 4-banger ATX 162,500 miles Stock except for two '89 Tempo wheel covers & two VERY COOL cosmic looking '76 Toyota Corona wheel cover Full size spare No rust Green Purchase price: $500

Re: Dead Zetec #1139360 12/27/04 06:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 101 Florida N Niss OP CEG\'er
OP Niss CEG\'er N Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 101 Florida	Sorry took so long to reply. Engine had about 95,000 on it, and gave no sign of problems. I did find another engine already... 55,000 + 1 year parts and labor = $475.00 ~~~ 99 Contour SE ATX 2.0 ~~~ ~~~ 98 Mystique GS ATX 2.0 ~~~ ~~~ 94 Civic DX HB MTX 1.5 ~~~ ~~~ 91 Toyota MR2 MTX 2.2 ~~~

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