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My Zetec makes a funny sound #297203 03/20/02 03:49 AM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 282 Central California B Brad P OP Member
OP Brad P Member B Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 282 Central California	When the engine is running it is making a light scraping sound. I traced it down to the timming cover and when I put my hand on the timming cover could feel a slight bumping sound. I'm fixing to go out of town for a week and not taking the car, but I am very intrested in what the sound is caused by if anyone has any ideas. Thanks Brad Aviation Electronic Tech's RULE!! Your born you die inbetween you work on cars how can we be so lucky. 99'Mystique Zetec VCT ATX "CEG" on front and back windows. 10 inch HED series Cerwin-Vega My ther car is a 1996 4Runner Sunfire red pearl with Bilstein shocks, K&N air filter and Xenon fender flairs "There is always room for more mods"

Re: My Zetec makes a funny sound #297204 03/20/02 04:03 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 669 Smyrna, Tn T tricked96 Member
tricked96 Member T Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 669 Smyrna, Tn	how many miles you got? sounds like the timing belt is stretching and slapping against the cover......very common.......or the plastic cover could have just warped, which is also common.....make sure your timing belt is in good shape and throw you a couple fo washers on the cover for spacing and problem fixed..... -chris- 96 gl: 18" adr reactions, SVT rear bumper & side-skirts, Magnaflow exhaust, CTA Intake, ACCEL coil, 9mm wires, Kenwood, Blaupunkt, Sony Xplod Mobile ES, OBX pedals w/dead pedal, neons, bnmotorsports gauges, autometer monster tach, and ZAINO!

Re: My Zetec makes a funny sound #297205 03/20/02 04:21 AM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 282 Central California B Brad P OP Member
OP Brad P Member B Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 282 Central California	I have 28,000 miles on it and it does not do it all the time. I hear it when I first start the car and sometimes when I get home. Not sure how bad when driving cause it would be drowned out by normal engine noise. I will check the belt though good idea. ....Brad Aviation Electronic Tech's RULE!! Your born you die inbetween you work on cars how can we be so lucky. 99'Mystique Zetec VCT ATX "CEG" on front and back windows. 10 inch HED series Cerwin-Vega My ther car is a 1996 4Runner Sunfire red pearl with Bilstein shocks, K&N air filter and Xenon fender flairs "There is always room for more mods"

Re: My Zetec makes a funny sound #297206 03/20/02 06:06 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,244 Cottage Grove, MN / Also live ... E Escort1991 Member
Escort1991 Member E Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,244 Cottage Grove, MN / Also live ...	Tricked96, go heads up on the washer mod, I don't recall if someone mentioned that before I did in posts a while back. Brad P, what you have to do is get some washers and take the timing belt cover off. Put the washers on the end of the bolts and rescrew the bolt(and cover) back in. Takes like 5 minutes and like 30cents(if that). There is also a raised cover from Ford, but from what I have heard it is expensive. By the way I am not taking any credit for the washer mod. '95 Contour GL, zetec mtx, drop in K&N, exhaust res removed, 4 10" Kenwoods powered by 1000W Visonik amp, 4 5"x7"/6"x8" Visoniks "Buy American or apply for Japanese welfare." www.geocities.com/fordcontour05/contour.html

Re: My Zetec makes a funny sound #297207 03/20/02 09:23 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2,657 S sqplus Member
sqplus Member S Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2,657	You can always take the cover off and leave it off...that should solve your problem. I've been running without a cover for a little while now with no ill effects. /knock on wood

Re: My Zetec makes a funny sound #297208 03/20/02 05:50 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 569 St. Louis L Luckie13 Member
Luckie13 Member L Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 569 St. Louis	Quote: Originally posted by SQPlus: You can always take the cover off and leave it off...that should solve your problem. I've been running without a cover for a little while now with no ill effects. /knock on wood Me too, plus it looks cool when the hoods up. Knocking with SQ Spelling should not count 2000 SE Zetec ATX Medium Steel Blue (Now with large custom dent on the rear door) Cool Blue Lows, Silver Star Highs (great lights) "If what I said was wrong, it wasn't. I just forgot to add the rest of my post."

Re: My Zetec makes a funny sound #297209 03/21/02 12:47 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah E ExDelayed Member
ExDelayed Member E Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah	Knocking as well. My cover has been off the car for the last (roughly) 20,000 miles. No ill effects here. I think the pulleys would look better painted. � Jon Miconi � 96 Contour Zetec ATX � 80 Ramcharger 360 ATX � 77 Ramcharger 440 ATX

Re: My Zetec makes a funny sound #297210 03/21/02 03:05 AM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 282 Central California B Brad P OP Member
OP Brad P Member B Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 282 Central California	K, I will check that out as soon as I get back, got called out of town on short notice so my car is going to sit in the garage for a week anyway. Aviation Electronic Tech's RULE!! Your born you die inbetween you work on cars how can we be so lucky. 99'Mystique Zetec VCT ATX "CEG" on front and back windows. 10 inch HED series Cerwin-Vega My ther car is a 1996 4Runner Sunfire red pearl with Bilstein shocks, K&N air filter and Xenon fender flairs "There is always room for more mods"

Re: My Zetec makes a funny sound #297211 03/21/02 05:27 AM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 44 Dallas, TX C Cheko Member
Cheko Member C Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 44 Dallas, TX	I have the same probelm.... but i think im just gonna take the cover off also... Would the Timing belt slip off???? hehe and I thought that noise whas a thread from the timing belt hitting the cover.....

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