Originally posted by todras :
Since when? More stout than the rest of the car.

Originally posted by RTStabler51:
I don't think the word for the V6 Yamahammer is 'problems,' maintenance whore, yes.



I did my maintenance on the car with all OEM Ford issued parts (dad works for Ford so I got 25% off) I paid a hefty price over at Courtney Truck Service in Eden Praire who are widely known in the SHO world as the 'SHO specilists' for the 5 state area (with the exception of Performance Plus in WI). But I still had 'problems' with the car.

It never ran right. I searched out the entire electrical system. The EGR code 332 always showed up. Typically this was due the to EGR tube running down to the manifolds clogging up or the simple O2 sensor going bad. I replaced the O2 sensors and took the EGR system apart and it was clean as a whistle (as clean as it could be). I ended up going through the entire EGR systems components and replacing them all (the car had 100k on it didn't seem like a bad idea). Still the car never ran right. As a side note these EGR tubes sometimes even had holes in them and the tube itself is no longer available just like every other part for this engine (from Ford anyway).

While this was going on the ATX gave out, which had no abuse and had general maintenance peformed on it. Yet another poor decision by Ford, but since we are talking about just the engine I'll leave that one alone.

Next comes the ignition system. The DIS modules on these cars suck royally. That and they are expensive. I had to replace mine at 108k. Grant it I guess you can't expect electrically components to last forever but plenty of guys have had there fair share of problems with these things.

Then the possible solution arose to problem one. After talking on the phone with Courtney Truck Service for a while we came to the conclusion that the ECU could be the problem. The mechanics there had seen this type of problem many times before (surging during normal driving ie not running right). They said they have searched these cars completely over just like I had and they came to the solution of replacing the ECU, which seemed to solve the problems.

Before I had a chance to replace the ECU my A/C compressor clutch blew out. After researching the problem I found that my high pressure sensor in the A/C line gave out and that the clutch stayed engaged building up to much pressure, which led to its death. I replaced the A/C compressor and the sensor. This fixed the problem, but again just another bump in the road.

Anyhow I have more to write but this post is already long and I think you get the idea. If your still skeptical feel free to visit the SHOforum or SHOtimes to find more information about SHO 'problems' and you'll see what I'm trying to relay here.

-Mike 98 Contour SVT Toreador Red #49 of 6535 Built on 3/25/97 WR Headers, Borla Cat-Back, Torsen T2 LSD, K&N Short Ram, S-AFC and Focus Shift Tower 85 Camaro 1969 358ci, 97 TA interior, 91 Z28 GrdEfx and Aero Wing 255rwhp