Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Contour Running Hot.........

I think for a zetec that is normal. Mine is a 95 with about 100K on it and when I get stopped in traffic the temp guage goes right up. When I start moving again the guage comes back down. If you check out the zetec area and do a search it has been talked about before. The engines tend to run on the warmer side then the duratec does. I thought I had a problem with my fans but they run very quickly before it hits the red and brings the temp way down. The guage is not calibrated per say, so who really knows what the temp is unless you read the data coming from the sensor