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I believe this is not relevant as the 2.5L engines use timing chains and not timing belts. No required maintenance- no belt to break.
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Does the 1999 Ford Contour 4 cylinder 2.0 liter engine have an interference or non interference engine?
I was told by my local ford dealership that it indeed is a non interference designed engine. The dual overhead vct cam engine
Is there such a thing as an interference engine in the 1999 Ford Contour?
Answerfour cylinder zetecs are not interfaced engines. the block says VCT. Varible cam timing. I lost my timing belt while climbing a hill, and my mechanic said I was lucky a had a vct motor.
How do you identify which dohc motor your have in my 2001 escort zx2?
casting number right above exhuast header it start with RF-xxxx the difference is focus and escape have a non vct engine and cougar mystique contour and escort zx2 are vct equipped
What is the location of the solenoid on a Ford Contour?
???Which solenoid? vct and location 98 Ford countor
How do you replace the VCT valve on a 1998 Ford Contour?
Go to the Library, & get a Haynes manual for the 1995 through 2000 Contour. Or go to the Ford Dealer parts dept., & have them print out the picture of of it. that will give you an idea of what you need to take apart. better yet get both.
Where is the PCV valve on a 2000 Ford Focus SE?
WE need to knw which engine you have: 2.0 Zetec, 2.0 SPI, 2.0 Zetec VCT?
Can breaking the timing belt on your 1999 ford escort zx2 damage the engine?
None of the ZX2's had or have interference engines. The shop manuals list them as interference but they are referred to simply as 'Escorts'. The Escort (not the ZX2 but the 4-door) had a different 2.0 and it is an interference engine. This is why there is so much confusion. There are 4 reliefs cut into the top of each piston to clear the valves should the belt break during engine operation. The same is true for the Zetec engine found in the Contour/Mystique and the Focus Zetec, excluding the SVT Focus. The SVT has increased compression and therefore is an interference engine. Something often overlooked is the variable cam (VCT) on the exhaust cam of the ZX2 Zetec and some Contour/Mystique Zetecs. If you replace a belt before there is a failure, then the procedure is simple. However, if the belt breaks while the engine is in operation, you often need to reset the VCT gear. Otherwise, the VCT will not be able to operate in the correct range and will set a P1380, P1381, or P0340 code, or all of them. The P0340 is misleading because it is defined: Cam sensor circuit malfunction. Most people or shops replace the cam sensor and find the code persist because the real problem is the physical timing. I don't know why the PCM sets this code for bad physical timing. Maybe it sees the timing is off and doesn't know the difference between a bad sensor and bad timing. Any case, there are several text and video how-to's for doing this job. There is only a small handful that show you how to do it correctly. Search out Team ZX2 dot com for the correct way to timing the engine.
How do you remove the timing belt gears on a dual cam1999 ford contour 20?
as far as i know it is the same as a 98 and you just need to unbolt the vct (the sensor in the middle of the cams) and then you can pull the front cam apart
Where is the variable cam timing solenoid at on a 2002 zx2 ford escort?
the variable cam timing (VCT) solenoid on the ZX2 can be found on the same side of the engine as the cam gears are on. The parts of the VCT are located on the exhaust cam and between the two cams
What does TI VCT stand for?
twin-indepedent variable cam timing (Ti-VCT)
Why do we have a P0014 engine code on your 2000 Volvo S70 with turbo?
" Camshaft Position - Timing Over-Advanced or System Performance (Bank 1)symptomsHard startspoor idlestallingcausewrong camshaft timingWiring issues (harness/wiring) in intake timing control valve control solenoid systemSteady oil flow to VCT piston chamberFaulty timing valve control solenoid (stuck open)The fixReplace the VCT unit or one of its components
How do you fix engine code P0014 in a 2000 Volvo XC70?
" Camshaft Position - Timing Over-Advanced or System Performance (Bank 1)symptomsHard startspoor idlestallingcausewrong camshaft timingWiring issues (harness/wiring) in intake timing control valve control solenoid systemSteady oil flow to VCT piston chamberFaulty timing valve control solenoid (stuck open)The fixReplace the VCT unit or one of its components
