I'm still not convinced that it's a simple "turn right and oil starvation occurs" problem. I'd be more inclined to believe that it's a materials problem, maybe similar to the Zircon contamination in late-year 3.0L Duratecs. Terry Haines made the point that if it was a design flaw in the oiling system, there'd be lots more cases of Contours losing their engines. A flawed run of rod bearings that made it to an assembly line or two, perhaps COUPLED to an oil pressure issue, would make more sense IMO, and it'd be really damn hard to track down the bad parts, especially given the theorizing over why the 2.5Ls spin 'em. Remember crank walk, anyone?
