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Zetec owners please help! #657497 06/08/03 04:23 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 104 South Hadley, Massachusetts T TourGuide97 OP CEG\'er
OP TourGuide97 CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 104 South Hadley, Massachusetts	Hey, I need to recalibrate my tach and need to know what the average normal idle is in rpms (500, 1000). Also, could you let me know roughly where the tach should read at 65 mph on cruise so I can double check. I recently removed the needle and it now seems a bit low. Thanks! 1997 Contour Sport ATX Zetec/2.0 liter 1998 Contour SE ATX Duratec/2.5 liter

Re: Zetec owners please help! #657498 06/08/03 06:45 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,459 Atoka, Oklahoma B bentleywarren_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
bentleywarren_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,459 Atoka, Oklahoma	My idle is about 800-850. IIRC, I think 70 mph is about 3000. 95 Contour Zetec, ATX (wrecked, sitting in the barn) 95 Mystique Zetec, MTX 2000 Taurus SEL 3.0L Duratec 1994 Crown Victoria LX 4.6 V8 1993 Chevy Silverado 4.3 V6

Re: Zetec owners please help! #657499 06/08/03 08:15 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 104 South Hadley, Massachusetts T TourGuide97 OP CEG\'er
OP TourGuide97 CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 104 South Hadley, Massachusetts	Thanks, I think the 95s are different than the rest of the years (according to the Chilton Book - 800 rpm). My wife's Duratec idles at 1000 rpm. I guess it would also have to be an automatic to get an accurate reading for my car too. The 95 MTX is slightly higher (880) according to the book. 1997 Contour Sport ATX Zetec/2.0 liter 1998 Contour SE ATX Duratec/2.5 liter

Re: Zetec owners please help! #657500 06/10/03 05:08 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 83 Birmingham, AL D Drumnut_dup1 CEG\'er
Drumnut_dup1 CEG\'er D Joined: May 2000 Posts: 83 Birmingham, AL	Mine idles around 750-800... Andrew Morris '99 SE Zetec ATX All of life's big problems include the words indictment or inoperable. Everything else is small stuff.

Re: Zetec owners please help! #657501 06/10/03 09:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 808 Lexington Park, MD O Obsidian Veteran CEG\'er
Obsidian Veteran CEG\'er O Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 808 Lexington Park, MD	around 750 for mine. and I think 65 mph is about 2750-3000 95 Mystique GS Zetec ATX: Dead - Dec 5th, 2003 94 Accord LX 2.2L MTX Non-Vtec. Few bolt ons. 02 Escape XLT 3.0 V6 ATX. This thing has the CD4E in it?! What the hell was ford thinking?

Re: Zetec owners please help! #657502 06/11/03 09:05 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 279 S SQPlus_dup1 CEG\'er
SQPlus_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: May 2000 Posts: 279	700-800 is perfectly normal for a Zetec engine...the Duratecs idle is a little different because of the different setup the intake/exhaust system has that the Zetec does not. Typically the Duratec idles slightly higher from what I've seen.

Re: Zetec owners please help! #657503 06/11/03 03:53 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 4,168 Poutine capital of Canada M mbb41_dup1 I am Canuckian
mbb41_dup1 I am Canuckian M Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 4,168 Poutine capital of Canada	Originally posted by SQPlus: 700-800 is perfectly normal for a Zetec engine...the Duratecs idle is a little different because of the different setup the intake/exhaust system has that the Zetec does not. Typically the Duratec idles slightly higher from what I've seen. With 2 more cylinders the duratec should idle lower than the zetec. My duratec idles at 750 rpm (used to be 550rpm) My zetec idles around 850-900 rpm. Both are MTX. Green 96 mystique gs 4cyl mtx 16.9 in the 1/4 mile @102500 miles 95SE in Midnight Red MTX MSDS headers and y-pipe SVT exhaust SVT UIM Optimized se TB. Full pre 98 SVT body kit 15.741 @ 87.73mph :)

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