Hi Guys. I have a â??95 Contour zetec thatâ??s not doing so well. First problem is this: there is a huge lack of power but I can drive it ok. However, if I drive it on the highway, Iâ??ll be cruisinâ?? about 70 minding my own business, when all of a sudden the top speed just gets lower and lower until I get to around 45 mph and itâ??s like something resets and I can get back up to 70 for a while. The lack of power is always there and I have to let her warm up a little before I can drive her. Iâ??ve recently discovered that I the highway problem happens, I can shift her to neutral and let the rpmâ??s go down, and put her back into drive and Iâ??m ok. Also, the exhaust smells sweet and it kind of makes you sick (I know all exhaust makes you sick ) The other problem is this: The exhaust was terribly loud so I took off the entire thing from the manifold back. It was mostly in good shape except for a huge hole in my resonator. So I welded in some straight pipe in its place. But I think I made a boo-boo. I gutted the cat while it was off. It wasnâ??t plugged or anything, I just thought it would give me more power. Now I think it was a bonehead move because now I have almost no power and just barely made it around the block. I donâ??t know if itâ??s just that bad because of the other problem or what. Iâ??ve looked up past entries on this site but I canâ??t find an answer. I have seen entries saying that there is a way to trick the car into thinking the cat is good but this â??95 has only 1 o2 sensor thatâ??s in the exhaust manifold and the posts said to use the o2 wiring harness that comes after the cat. Any help would be appreciated thanks!
