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Okay I'm curious of everyone's mileage and repairs on their SVT's, not minor repairs like headlights but all else.
I've got:
98 SVTe0- 74k miles
clutch is slipping but still okay
new plugs, wires, h2o pump, throttle cable other than that no major problems...knock on wood
98 CSVT #4214/6535
Mods:
N/A and modded out
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i have a s.e. mtx not a svt. i baught the car with 29,000 miles last december and now i have 53,000. i changed the alternator 2 times due to a bad battery on the second time. a bolt went int he tranny and the shifter would work 1,500 to chage the gear changign mechanism on the top of the tranny. then there was the d.p.f.e. sensor. thats about it so far.
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99SVT, 82,000 miles...
Just got my very first CEL. I don't know what it's from, i'm hoping I just ripped the wires out of my rear 02 sensor driving over all the snow around here (stupid people dig out their cars and throw the snow in the street!!!).
1999 Silver Frost SVT
#609 of 2760
Quaife, lightened SVT Flywheel, SPEC stage II clutch, removed resonator, k&n drop in - various other goodies too.
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About 60,000 and I've only had to replace the rear 02 sensor.
1999 Blk/Tan CSVT #654 - SOLD
2003 Suzuki SV650s
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90K on my SE, had to replace the waterpump at 72K.
Jim Hahn
1996 T-Red Contour SE Reborn 4/6/04
3.0L swap and Arizona Dyno Chip Turbo Kit
364 whp, 410 wtq @ 4,700 rpm
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i remember holding the pieces of that in my hand...lol
1999 Silver Frost SVT
#609 of 2760
Quaife, lightened SVT Flywheel, SPEC stage II clutch, removed resonator, k&n drop in - various other goodies too.
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Bought the car in May and picked it up with 158Kms... cel came on the next day(multipal mis-fires).
Plugs, wires, filters...easy.
163Kms... Water pump, clutch starting to slip, sunroof gives up, both torque mounts start to rip, CV boot replaced
169Kms... Rear stabilizer end link bushings disintegrate
173Kms... Rod berring decides to take a walk. Engine replaced w/98 @ 75Kms, clutch upgraded/replaced
181Kms... It's still running... but for how long?
Next... Front struts and springs, replace outer tie rods, fuel pump is making strange noise on startup, repaired mounts need replaceing (didn't use right stuff...live n learn)
To read this you might think that I hate this car... on the contrary!
This car gives me more enjoyment per K than any other car I've ever owned. Sure I've had faster, but the contour can go from back road barnstormer to near luxury touring in a heartbeat, and no car I've owned has been able to do both things so well.
The Contour really is a drivers car, its a shame more didn't know just how good it is. But then, we would have to pay what these cars are actually worth, not what they are going for in the used market. (bit of a double edge sword)
Yes they break... show me a car without a Camery badge that dosen't.
If you can't maintain a diligent maintance schedule, go buy a 4cyl auto Camery.
96 LX 3.0L MTX - Black/Tan
K&N; 12lb F/W & uprated clutch
2.5" Pipe; SVT bits; Mystery Mod; Pull-tie Mod;
UN-tuned Mod; 3rd Gear Synro-Crunch Mod
280K on the Shell, and 40ish on the Motor... 1/4 mile??
Yeah, it's a fun daily driver...
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I had all my problems in the first 15k.
Multiple (5-6) sunroof motor failures (never "truly" fixed the stealership just through new motors at the problem)
I fixed it myself thanks to the advice of an old time CEGer. (still fixed to this date! - screw FORD service)
IMRC failure at 15k - Ford service COULD NOT diagnose the problem and "I TOLD THEM EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF!" 
I fixed it myself after hounding a stealership to order me a new IMRC. (Screw Ford Dis-service!)
Funny how the problem went away on the test drive after IMRC R&R... Hmmm...
Then there was the whole destroying of all 4 of my rims and 3 jack cutouts... At least I had the pleasure of getting at least 2 ignorant morons fired that day!!! The 2 weeks without my car did not make up for getting new rims and cutouts though...
Again thanks Ford Moronic & Ignorant Service Department... 
Morale of the story...
I really do love driving my car, however...
NEVER BUY A NEW FORD BECAUSE THE SERVICE IS NON-EXISTENT AND IF YOU EVER DO GET THEM TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY (several stories about that too!) THE WORKMANSHIP AND LEVEL OF COMPETENCY IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!!
2000 SVT #674
13.47 @ 102 - All Motor!
It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
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update: cleared the CEL so we are just back to a bad wheel bearing.
Any other problems I had were "normal" and covered under warranty.
Bad IAC @ 70k
Bad Fuel pump @70k
...that's about it...
1999 Silver Frost SVT
#609 of 2760
Quaife, lightened SVT Flywheel, SPEC stage II clutch, removed resonator, k&n drop in - various other goodies too.
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See sig for car - 76,500 Miles - Bought it new in '98.
1. All recalls performed (I think 6 or 7).
2. Car out of alignment from factory. 10K
3. Replaced water temp sensor. 12K
4. Exhaust flange bolts replaced at start of cat-back and hole repaired. 50K
5. Replaced pre-cats under Fed. warranty. 60K
6. Replaced bank 1 upstream sensor under warranty because dealer destroyed it replacing cats. 60K
7. Replaced front coil springs because one broke in a mall parking lot. 55K
8. Replaced rear wheel bearings because it sounded like a monster truck going down the road. 55K
9. Front wheel bearings now need to be replaced.
1998.5 E1 SVT Contour #5482/6535
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