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Contour-tough to work on-peroid! #1452176 12/05/05 01:35 AM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 410 Winnipeg, Canada S SquareHead OP CEG\'er
OP SquareHead CEG\'er S Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 410 Winnipeg, Canada	The 95 z-tec has got to be one of the hardest vehicles I've ever worked on. The IAC valve is in a impossible place to access with out removing the top part of the engine. The starter isn't great either. PCV was a joke as well as the oil seperator. ATX oil pan-not fun either. What pocessed Ford to use a Trans that lies on it's side with the pan facing the Rad? Some of these engineers should be shot and pissed on! What is the 2.5 Duratec like? 95 Contour GL. Bought new. BAT Sway Bars/Pioneer CD/Koni Rear Struts/Mobil Fluids. Looking for 15" alloy rims-PM me. 180,500km's so far.

Re: Contour-tough to work on-peroid! #1452177 12/05/05 01:37 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,292 9 96 M edition Hard-core CEG\'er
96 M edition Hard-core CEG\'er 9 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,292	well everything you listed there is alot easier on the duratec....but the alt,manifolds are o2's are harder "Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever."-Aristophanes. --93 pgt,headers,intake,borla=14.9 1/4mile

Re: Contour-tough to work on-peroid! #1452178 12/05/05 02:00 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 49 S SVTCJ New CEG\'er
SVTCJ New CEG\'er S Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 49	Duratec ain't no party either. I recently posted a comment that if I worked on these every day I'd be at Ford engineering with pitchforks and torches. More cramped underhood than my turbo Rx7 was. I've heard that the Focus is worse (if that's possible) '98.5 SVT#5826 of 6535, Silver Frost-As fun to drive as my old MR2 and way more practical! Not as much fun to drive as my Turbo Rx7 was, but it starts every time!

Re: Contour-tough to work on-peroid! #1452179 12/05/05 02:14 AM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 410 Winnipeg, Canada S SquareHead OP CEG\'er
OP SquareHead CEG\'er S Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 410 Winnipeg, Canada	They do this so you can't work on it yourself, or you give up and take it in to a Stealership. Only $95 per/h. They make huge money on labour considering the Techs make about 40k per year. Big bucks in parts as well. 95 Contour GL. Bought new. BAT Sway Bars/Pioneer CD/Koni Rear Struts/Mobil Fluids. Looking for 15" alloy rims-PM me. 180,500km's so far.

Re: Contour-tough to work on-peroid! #1452180 12/05/05 04:09 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 38 Paragould, Arkansas J JellYNutZ New CEG\'er
JellYNutZ New CEG\'er J Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 38 Paragould, Arkansas	Originally posted by SquareHead: They do this so you can't work on it yourself, or you give up and take it in to a Stealership. Only $95 per/h. They make huge money on labour considering the Techs make about 40k per year. Big bucks in parts as well. AMEN! That's why I miss my 1984 F-150. I could get in the engine compartment and do pretty much anything.--literally...get IN the engine compartment. How I miss the days of roomy engine compartments lol 1999 Contour SE 2.0L ATX 104k miles

Re: Contour-tough to work on-peroid! #1452181 12/05/05 04:13 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,119 Eastern PA Z ZeroHour Hard-core CEG\'er
ZeroHour Hard-core CEG\'er Z Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,119 Eastern PA	Welcome to the new engineering of cost saving...and marketing of causing people to spend more on repairs due to fact cramp engine bays are a PITA and slow to work on. As for the old F150, my friend drove a 1500 for a while and damn! that one probably had enough room to sit in. How I wish cars had that room. 1998 SE Duratec V6 ATX Ebay intake with K&N Filter Trubendz Exhaust Custom Hood

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