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NAME & EMAIL ADDRESS JIako@aol.com
1998 svt contour
blown motor at 80k.
keansburg, nj
jiako|98 svt silver|kkm true rev|18" Enkie RS5 wrapped w/falken GRB FK451 215/40|Mesh grill|
Sony headunit|Boston Acoutics (4)5X7|Memphis 1100 amp|(2) JL 12W3|KVR X drilled rotors|35% tint|2.25" True Duals w/ Magnaflows| kkm pedals|LSD|Fidnaza Flywheel|Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch|FMS wires|Konis/Eibach|ESP bushings and Mounts|75MM PRO FLOW|DMD|Aluminum shifter & E-brake handle|SAFC|HID's and a few more cc's 196.1 and 183.4
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Pete... 98.5 SE Sport Duratec ATX (P66L) Black Clearcoat on Greystone DOB 11/21/1997 DOP 12/25/1997 PIAA 510 Super White Driving Lights SVT CAT-BACK EXHAUST (No Resonator) DiabloSport Chip (LPQ4) - Engineered To Raise Hell Too many other mods to list... Sounds sweet, runs quick... Crazy Horse Dyno @ 121.4 WHP/129.6 TQ
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Name: John Alessi SVT2000Contour@hotmail.com
Year: 2000 31xxx miles
Problem: Clicking noise. Turned out to be a bad wrist pin. Covered under warrenty at Hoffman Ford in Harrisburg. When they put it back together on Friday, it wouldn't start. I hope to have her back tomorrow.
I was told that there is a known problem with the 2.5 engine. If you let the oil go 1/2 quart low and corner hard, you can fry the engine because of oil starvation. I hear that there is an aftermarket flapper baffle you can get, but don't know where.
John Alessi
Torredor Red #1915 of 2150
Born 21Jan2000
G/S No serious mods allowed
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NAME: Edward Bradley
YEAR: 1998 E0 SVT
PROBLEMS: Had to replace tranny @ 65000 due to some small spider gears that Ford had on back order and i could not get. blown engine because of what mechanic said must have been oil starvation. in other words a spun rod bearing and totally shot crank.
SOLUTION: sold my svt to my brother for $3000 due to some other financial issues and could not afford new engine. $4000 from Ford
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1999 SVT with 23K miles and still under 3year/36 till Dec 2002 Engine blown by dealership during a test drive "JoyRide" to reproduce very small oil leak. Full details of event here. Long Block on order... No official ETA as of today...  I don't trust or believe anything the dealer tells me... So far has lied about EVERYTHING! 
1999 Tour Silver Frost SVT #2545 1st Engine Kill by Thomason Damerow Ford in Beaverton, OR by Technician "Test Drive." Date engine destroyed - 6/13/02
1991 White Mustang GT.. All original baby.
Volcanos Ford Family
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Threw a rod thru the oil pan in my first engine,
Spun a rod bearing in second engine,
toasted the tranny last week.
Oh yah, The dealership had to replace the same wheel bearing 4 times in 9 months to get in right after they stripped my drive shaft and wrecked the hub assembly and rotor.
abwamo@telusplanet.net
Edmonton,AB
95 SE MTX Midnight Red
Dual Extrude Honed SVT Intake Manifold / 65mm TB / SC Cold Air Induction / Ford Racing 9mm Plug Wires / Quaife Limited Slip Differential / Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch / Fidanza Flywheel / UR Underdrive Pulley / Custom Dual Straight Flow Exhaust / StreetGlow Sport Pedals / Tint / Pioneer Deck and CD Changer / 2 12" Orion XTR subs / 2 MTX amps(425&280watts) / Phoenix Gold Titanium Bass Cube and Wiring / Boston Acoustic 5x7's, and Rockford Fosgate Tweeters. Next: 19# injectors and chip
Rebuilt engine @180,000 km
Rebuilt tranny @215,000 km
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Anthony Mata (Amata@ortc.com)
98 SVT Contour
San Jose Ca
64,000 Miles
Ford says the Engine is Blown (lower end knock).
$6,100 to Repair with rebuilt engine including labor.
Same story: Well taken care of, maintained oil changes, spark plugs, fuel filter, etc.
One day the check engine light comes on, oil light flashes and engine starts to grind.
Oh yeah and the 50,000 mile Water Pump went out like clock-work.
Silver 98 SVT Contour E0 #4124 (Currently on Life Support) Built 11/97 Bought 1/98 Eibach Pro Kit \ Koni \ Niche Pultec 17"x7.5 \ Yokohama Parada 215/17/40 \ Shaved Wheel wells / Brembo-KVR Cross Drilled Rotors / KVR Carbon Fibre Brake Pads / Aeroquip SS Brake Lines \ 21mm Rear Progress Tech. (Powder Coated Black) \ Superchips Auto Meter Pro Shift Light \ Extrude Honed \ Stripped Resonater Street Scene Free Flow Exhaust \ Injen Technology Prototype CAI \ Weapon R filter \ Hose Techniques Red Kit \ Folia Tec Red Caliper Paint \ MOMO (shift knob, pedals, seat belt pads) \ Clarion, Sounstream, Kicker \ Optima Red Top Battery \ SVT Emblem Mods Jet Hot Coatings (25-30% Cooler) on Upper Intake Manifold, Sho Shop Y-Pipe, Cat, and CAI "Come Out...Come Out Where Ever You Are" http://www.geocities.com/speeddemons19
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The reason these cars always blow up, is because they were originally designed and intended for grammas and senior citizens!
All you leadfoots drive them too hard. No, I'm just kidding, but I don't get why mine hasn't blown up yet? I'm a mechanic, and have done all the service like I was supposed to? I do fill it with 6.5 quarts of oil at changes. I wonder if that's what's helped? I guess I just need to drive it faster, corner it harder, and drop the clutch from a dead stop just a little more often, so I can feel like I'm 'part of the crowd'. I'm just feeling left out, I guess?
'95 CONTOUR SE -Enkei 16s -Porsche944 Exhaust tip - Audi xenon projector headlights -Peterbilt 30" air horns -mp3 Aiwa headunit (150 songs on one disc) -dual 10s -soon to have LED tailights (real kind, not just gay bulbs) -That's it for now
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Kris Milligan (Kris@netwarped.com)
1995 contour SE v6
117k Kilometers
Aftermarket Warranty paid for replacment of engine after the block cracked for some unknown reason (??)
car left dealership NOT running, tech said it was MSD ignition module that was causing problems, got it taken out and found out that the throttle cable relay thing was broken, dealership didnt want to pay to fix it, i finally marched down there and confronted the manager who finally broke down and paid for the tow back to the dealership, i still got footed with the bill, and when my car drove away it was missing cause of bad wires and the fuse for the tailights and speedo was blown
95 SE Champagne Mettalic
True Dual exhaust with X pipe and Redline mufflers
KKM Tru Rev intake
H&R Springs/KYB struts
Apex-i S-AFC
65mm Throttle Body
17" Ace Spades
4 Pt Racing Harness
Window Tint all around
New Engine @ 117k kilometers
G-Tech: 15.6 @ 91.5 MPH
"you officially kick ass"
quote from awed CEG'er after i chopped my hood and threw on scoops
RIP 98 SVT silverfrost *nov 4 2001*
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