Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting In the shop !

Boy do I miss my Escort GT about now....with 150k miles on it.

The fuel pump up and died this morning...at least I hope thats's all thats wrong. It did the bucking/jerking no power deal after turning a sharp left hander this morning. I made it about a mile and it got worse and didn't recover. Now it just cranks. Pump barely whirs at all with the rear seat lifted up. 45 dollar tow bill and who knows what they will charge. I made sure I told them pumps weren't over 200 bucks at NAPA and that there was an access hole under the back seat. Would be cool if I had enough time to order a pump from Jenkins but need the car at the end of today if possible.

No more contours for me after this one. I don't think it's a bad car but it just seems like I've had as many freaky things happen to me with this car than all of my previous ones combined.... in less than a years time.. !

Get the FSVT pump from a local dealer and do yourself by following the FAQ! 30 minutes!

OOOO'Reiley sells the complete unit - sender and all, for about 150 bucks. Hardest part of the job was removing and replacing the back seat because the leather is so tight and hard to work with. The seat belt holes are too small. Easiest pump I ever did.

Before you do anything else, look over this how too.

You need to be aware that on your car the fuel pump will not fit through the hole below the back seat unless you enlarge the hole. Most places will drop the tank instead (probably more labor).

Also look at the very last picture in the how too. It shows the filter screen that plugs up too easily. Often all that is needed is to remove the screen and throw it away. It isn't needed. There is still a conventional sock filter inside the pump module.

http://www.contour.org/mods/mods.php?s=howto&displayid=39

edited to add the link.

Thanks for the advice folks. I had already snipped the sheetmetal back awhile back and was going to change the thing sometime but work has been lots of hours lately and it didn't last long enough.

Will let ya know how bad the garage rapes me....hehe. I made sure I told them it had the access panel under the seat and that I had already snipped it etc so they didn't drop the tank or just overcharge me and tell me they did.

298.20 bucks total for repair with a new pump from the local Ford dealer. All in all I think they did me right. The mechanic worked on the car outside (both bays were full) so he earned his money couped up in the back seat with 90+ degrees and high humidity.

Car runs fine now except for it's usual surging.