You order one from your Ford Dealer and pay $70, or you go to a junk yard and look for a junked Ford Contour. That shouldn't be hard, since mine should be junked, but I'm still driving it. You order one from your Ford Dealer and pay $70, or you go to a junk yard and look for a junked Ford Contour. That shouldn't be hard, since mine should be junked, but I'm still driving it.
Replace the ignition wires.
Dipstick for both the V-6 & I-4 are located at the front near the radiator. The V-6 will have the dipstick slightly offset toward the passenger side and very close to the radiator, the I-4 will be more centrally located & close to the engine.
Take the dipstick tube with you to the auto parts store, and see if they can match you up with one.
1400 to 1500. 00 It depends on the labor charge from your mechanic.
On the engine end of the upper rad hose. Make sure when you replace it the spring goes toward the engine.
No , it is not an interference engine
What engine? Ford contour 2.0L DOHC eng. distributorless ignition are controlled by the main PCM There is an ignition module on the 99 contour 2.0 with automatic transmission. It is shown in the schematics for this model.
I just had to replace the front one in mine and it was located on the passenger side of the engine next to the transmission dipstick
4 cylinder engine is an interference type.
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The engine oil dipstick is right on top and in the center of the engine. The transmission dipstick is on the drivers side of the engine.
if it is the 4cylinder engine ,it is a big YES ! double overhead cams too.