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96 Ford Contour Zetec engine - hard to work on?
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"Ryan" > wrote in message om... > I'm looking at purchasing a 96 Ford Contour GL at a dealer's lot. It > has 128K on it. For the most part I like the car. Does seem to have > some motor noise, though. > > Anyway, when I popped the hood to check out the engine, I noticed I > could hardly see anything like you can on most engines. I can usually > see the belt, hopefully the alternator is on top and is easy to > change, can see the water pump, power steering pump, etc. On this > Zetec motor I could hardly make out the belt because it's so crowded > in there (but it was at night, too). > > So are they hard to work on? I've never owned a Ford before and don't > know anything about them. Would it be any harder to install a remote > starter than in a GM vehicle? Think it's wise to take on a Contour > with 128K on the clock? Asking price is $2200. Has good tires, but I > think it might need exhaust work soon if not now. Also it had $2000 > worth of transmission work done about 20K miles ago. > > Thanks for any input. > > -Ryan |
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