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I have, however, owned my silver SVT contour since 98. Bought it at Billy Howell ford with 12 miles on it. I've got about 84k on it right now (I know, alot of miles) but the car is running great - when it cranks that is!!
Actually it's not that bad. It's happened 3 times in 84k miles but twice it left me stranded and I had to have it towed.
The car will turn over but will not start. The first time, it was towed to Perimeter and when the tech went to pull it into the bay, it started.
Second time, basically same story. They kept it for 2 days and couldn't find the problem. Third time, in the driveway at home (thankfully) would not start. My wife goes out 5 hours later and it starts. I've got way too much sh** going on to have transportation that's not reliable. Any ideas let me know.
Otherwise I love my car. My gas mileage went up drastically after 60k miles and I'm getting about 26.6 mpg right now. Going to throw new tires on in about a week so any suggestions would be welcome. Thinking about S3 poles.
I've had other problems but this post is way too long. More to come.
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Originally posted by TASTE:
I have, however, owned my silver SVT contour since 98. Bought it at Billy Howell ford with 12 miles on it. I've got about 84k on it right now (I know, alot of miles) but the car is running great - when it cranks that is!!
Actually it's not that bad. It's happened 3 times in 84k miles but twice it left me stranded and I had to have it towed.
The car will turn over but will not start. The first time, it was towed to Perimeter and when the tech went to pull it into the bay, it started.
Second time, basically same story. They kept it for 2 days and couldn't find the problem. Third time, in the driveway at home (thankfully) would not start. My wife goes out 5 hours later and it starts. I've got way too much sh** going on to have transportation that's not reliable. Any ideas let me know.
Otherwise I love my car. My gas mileage went up drastically after 60k miles and I'm getting about 26.6 mpg right now. Going to throw new tires on in about a week so any suggestions would be welcome. Thinking about S3 poles.
I've had other problems but this post is way too long. More to come. Welcome.  Your no start problem sounds like it's the crank position sensor. I've seen this happen to other tour owners with the same results from the shop. I've had the same starting problems with my car twice and both times the car started right up after jiggling the sensor switch. I'll see if I can find some related posts for you.
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Here you go...
http://www.contour.org/forums/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=004780
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Awsome info man. Appreciate that. I'll have this addressed asap.
If this turns out to be my problem, I'm keeping the car. Which means that this will end up costing me the replacement sensor, a tune-up at 90k, and a new clutch at about 120k. Of course, this also saves me a new car payment! I was close to getting rid of it and getting an SE-R spec V.
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Welcome TASTE
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98 LX, Eibach`s .... ICWrims / Potenza`s.... Svt kit w /duals... BASF Extreme Ocean paint( complete color change).... Bullit gas door.... Fuba DSM rear mount roof antenna.... Pre 98 trunk.... Blacked out headlamps, W/ Eyebrows.... A6 Side markers.... Shaved antenna and deck lid lock... 4 wheel disc brake conversion.... Magnaflow resinator.... SVT gauge cluster....(Yes the SVT gauge has a O/D light).... Complete mesh grill treatment, Not gutter guard.... Titinaum window tint.... Burgman custom Power window & lock conversion.... More to come as soon as i complete this one. Yeah its a LX but it has a 2.5 and it looks better then your ricer
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Welcome to the family TASTE.
"this world has nothing to offer, come back soon." luti-kriss throwing myself an act of my own violation '98 Black SVT- 3949/6535 8k miles ticked away, Eibach springs, Koni Struts, SHOShop CAI, Ford 9mm racing wires, deleted res., lead foot...more to come. http://community.webshots.com/user/svtminiflea
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