The first thing is to get a book on your car. Also check on the left side upper housing over the front strut. There should be a layout of the belt. you will also need a long 13 mm boxend wrench to use on the belt tensioner. turn your front wheels far to the right. Then remove the plastic cover (two screws) that allows access to that end of the crankshaft pully. The tensioner pully is just above & behind the crank pully. If you are older like me it's best to do this with two people as it gets a little hard to release the tension & fiddle with the belt to get it off & the new one on. Just follow the belt diagrams & the book instructions & it is fairly easy to do. I cannot stress to much that all people working on their own cars should not do so without getting a decent book on their car. Now if you want real adventure try changing the timing belt. The Bigtomato
how do you change a thermostat for a 1997 Ford Contour
I am trying to save myself some money and I want to change the serpentine belt on my 1998 ford contour 2 L manual transmission....any ideas out there I would really appreciate any advice.
how do you set the timing belt on a 1997 ford contour 2.0 4cy
No, 1997 only fits 1997. Go to car-part.com.
you have to remove trans pan,and filter will be right there to replace
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How do you add freon to a 96 Ford Contour
According to the 1997 Ford Contour Owner Guide : The BRAKE FLUID reservoir is ALSO the CLUTCH FLUID reservoir
It is driven off the serpentine belt
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According to the 1997 Ford Contour Owner Guide ( 5W-30 )