Originally posted by FlechaAutoSports:
How old is the Contour now..98+ I think there are a few people with tons of mileage on them, me for one. Has anyone ever had their V6 duratec contours blow up specifically due to either the stock dampner or UDP?




Yes, no, maybe..


1) it is clear that crank whip occurs with stock damper...
2) the DMD was designed to reduce it...some say for longevity, some say for NVH (I mean, what is causing the vibration that is cured by adding mass to the crank?)
3) Some experts believe (and some do not) the majority of the spun bearings are due to crank whip...
4) So maybe MOST/ALL cases of spun bearings (at least 30-50 have been reported on CEG alone over last 3 years...several a less than 100K miles)....OR maybe not..
5) UDP may be no worse than stock (or it may)...but stock may suck
6) If 49% of Duratecs fail before 100K miles due to crank whip....then the "majority" will say "I had no problem".

Again, this is for people just tuning into this issue. Many of us have hashed this out and decided long ago.

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