2000 Ford Contour - Page 2 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

On the 2.5 liter V6, it's just below the front cylinder bank valve cove

1. check fuse. 2. change bulbs. still not working, remove housing around shifter and see if connection has come loose that operated the reverse lights.

There's a way to install a magnet in the column at the ignition to allow the key to work. My son did it on a 2000 Ford Focus and it worked fine. I do not know the details but surely a search would turn it up? don-ohio (:^)

when you are looking at it there is a "black" nub sticking out (i think on the side towards the steering wheel) try to pull or push this nob and pull down on the fuse box assembly

under the dash way back in there..you have to grab it and pull it down to change fuses and then snap it back up....there is also a relay box under the hood next to the battery...I hate where they put the fuses for the interior...so hard to get to

Under the engine at the bottom of the block. You must go under the car to see it.

Is the anti-theft light lit ? Is the starter relay good ? Do you know what a relay is ? Are the battery cables good ? I would start will the starter relay circuit's if the anti-theft light is not lit.! The starter relay along with the starter relay diode is located in the battery junction box in the engine compartment. The relay is K-22 . If you pull out the relay an look on the bottom of the relay you should see four sets of numbers 30,87 an 85 ,86 . If you take a jumper wire (12-14 gage ) an jump pins 30 an 87 if the battery cables & connections are good the starter will crank . Pin's 85 &86 are the control side of the relay . One of these comes from the ignition switch when is start position an the other goes through the transmission range sensor (park neutral switch) To ground or the PCM if yours has a V-8 . Now if when you jump pins 30 & 87 an nothing happens you have bad connections or the battery cable is bad . You can go on youtube an check out videos on voltage drop testing the starter circuit .

There are many, many reasons why a car wont start and it is very difficult to give you advice because of this. You are better to have it transported to a local car repairer and they will be able to work out what is wrong.

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Check the tie rod ends and ball joints for excessive wear, have the wheel alignment set

I would want to check coolant flow into the radiator, if possible. Does your radiator have a cap, can you stick your finger way down in the coolant, cold engine. Some cross-flow radiators you can drain the coolant down far enough to see the top two coolant passages. Then with thermostat removed and everything hooked up, the coolant flow is instant, when you crank it. Sometimes I do this just for testing. If no coolant flow, have to check water pump and belt. I can't tell from here if there might be blockages in the engine coolant passages?

please check ur battery cables for proper tightness an even wiggle them with key on to see if ur fault is at the cables. notice if stuff comes on when wiggling connections. hope this helps

It probably does not have one. You have to drop the transmission pan with gasket. About 5 quarts of fluid or so will come out. You have to buy a new pan gasket. Do not reuse the old pan gasket.

The radiator could be plugged up from corrosion, due to age.

There are timing belt idlers and tensioner and variable valve timing on the exhaust cam. Any of those can make noise. I would get it repaired as soon as possible as not to damage anything.

check to see if the injectors are working

1. Recheck wiring of ignition switch 2. Check charge level of battery.

it either a vacuum line the plug for it or a wire has broken off of one of these you can operate them manually look for these units on the heater case and make sure you try to operate them manually first if you disconnect the glove box door it might be easier to get to them

the alternator is not charging have it bench tested as well as the regulator check driver belt condition and tension Make sure that the pulley is correct for the belt if it is a "V" belt and not a flat belt the belt should be at the top of the pulley If the pulley is wider than the belt, it will be running on the bottom of the pulley and slipping