Nope. I have an automatic
no
I have a 99 Ford Contour that doesn't have a tach. (even though its a stick) I think most of the contours don't. Some of the Mercury Mystique's do though. I don't know if it still has a wire, if it doesn't actually have a tach.
stick
you pull it out.
Broken shift linkage
No , automatic and manual transmissions
Inside transmission
Nope, they also put a 2.5 liter engine in the contour lx.
inside the tranny pan
We got ours from the ford dealership in our town.
bring it to a mechanic...
It could be either one.