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About a month and a half ago i spun a main crank bearing and broke a rod,oil pump quit, so I took it to a shop recomended by my wifes uncle, Eberts Garage, on RT. 4 in Sandusky Ohio. I gave him the keys and said I need a new engine for my 1998 Ford Contour SVT, sounds simple enough,right.he quoted me $850 for the engine, and est. 800 in labor, since he knew a family member I did'nt think much about it.After I got it back and drove around about 100 mi. I was thinking something was'nt right so I popped the hood and low and behold it's a Couger 2.5l, so now I'm P.O.ed. He claims his son did all the work, and was under the impression I just wanted an engine in as soon as possible. Do'nt we all want our cars to spend the least amount of time possible in the shop?I asked him if I brought you a Mustang GT, would you put in the LX motor ?,and not tell me? no but this is what you've done to me........ So is any one a lawyer in the state of Ohio because I think I need one.
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...Mustang LX's have the same 5.0 in'em as the GT.....
but, any decent shop should have compared the engine VIN instead of doing what they did.
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Originally posted by RTStabler51:
...Mustang LX's have the same 5.0 in'em as the GT.....
D'oh! 
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A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine!
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and cougers have the same 2.5l, but you get the point right
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Originally posted by streetsleepr:
and cougers have the same 2.5l, but you get the right
....obviously you don't get it. The Mustang LX 5.0L and the Mustang GT 5.0L are the same engine, same rated hp, same rated tq. The LX was the cheaper alternative to the GT. The Cougar 2.5L is NOT the same as the SVT 2.5L as you have noticed in your driving. They don't share the same VIN identifier, etc etc...
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Okay are you done nit picking granny,holy crap does everyone on this site treat people like [censored]? great I'm glad you know all the specs on Mustangs, bravo, your my new hero, do you have any information on the subject I posted about.
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CEG is filled with lawyers since Contours are high end cars! hereHave you talked to the shop yet? What's their excuse for putting in the wrong engine?
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you'd be right if i said mustang lx 5.0, but i didnt i said lx if i remember correctly they also made v6 lx mustangs since i was talking about perfomance differances this would be where your attention should be directed.ash hole
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I have talked to the shop and he said ,since I said I needed my car as soon as he could get it done , he thought any engine would do. THANKS for the yellow pages smart ash
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Originally posted by streetsleepr:
you'd be right if i said mustang lx 5.0, but i didnt i said lx if i remember correctly they also made v6 lx mustangs since i was talking about perfomance differances this would be where your attention should be directed.ash hole
Actually there Genius, they didn't make a V6 LX. You either got the 2.3L or the 5.0L. Since you didn't specifiy and you were trying to compare the 2.5L Non-SVT to the 2.5L SVT you meant the LX 5.0 and the GT 5.0. However, in your uber-smartness I corrected you and you took offense. I'm sorry you aren't knowledgeable in that arena.
Originally posted by streetsleepr:
I have talked to the shop and he said ,since I said I needed my car as soon as he could get it done , he thought any engine would do.
So, your mechanic, put in an unauthorized engine that you didn't tell him to put in? However, for the money you got a helluva deal.
Next time you take your car to a mechanic you might want to take it to a more reputable place since you don't seem to know wants going on.
And thanks for the personal attack with the name, that really hurt my feelings and now I'm going to go in the corner and cry.
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