I have had my 98 Contour in the shop all week now to get the timing belt changed. The new belt snapped almost immediatly, so the repair place changed the pulleys. The belt then shredded again, so the repair place looked deeper and found the cam assist mechanism wasn't functioning properly. After several conversations with Ford motor company, it was determined that this must be a factory problem. Adding to this is the fact that one Mercury dealer in town had a kit to fix this problem, including a new solenoid. Very curious. Anyone have a problem like this or any suggestions?? A thousand bucks is a huge bite, so Ford will fix this for free if this is there problem.
Thanks!
