20 Most Recent 1999 Ford Contour - Page 5 Questions & Answers

one of the bulbs have blown

They make a inexpensive radio removal tool that consists of 2 "U" shaped prong like handles that insert into the 4 "square" holes on the face of the radio edge, 2 being on the left side and 2 on the right side near the edge. Gently insert the the 2 section tools into the 4 holes as sorts 2 "handles" and gently pull the radio out of dash area. The terminals have lock tabs that you need to depress to thus remove the speaker and power terminal connections. Auto Zone, Advance Auto, O' Reilly's and NAPA usually have the fairly cheep little tools, that look almost as though they were made from "coat hanger" wire rod.

I had a 99 cougar do the same thing, Come to find out that the rubber hose that ran to the PCV valve had a hole in it. Replace the hose with a after market one ( they quit making them ) It works fine now!

If it fell off then chances are it no longer works.

This is a hard one all i can think is a bad wire connection.. At the postive cable there are sometimes additional wire or wires attached to the cable where it connects to the battery.. Check to see if these wire are broken. or disconnected. I'm not sure of this car but some of the late models have a seperate "Main" fuse for fuel pump/starter check to see if you find a fuse box inder the hood some where near your battery. These will not be the standard fuses you see in the main fuse box but unusually large ones. The fuel pump has a circut that turns it off if the car is hit. or hits something. usually there is a pull cable in the trunk to reset this safety feature.. The fuel pump relay is powered from the computer but with main 12v power.. giood luck.

Most likely a bad/clogged catalytic converter.

Check the fuel pump. It's inside the fuel tank. You can read fuel pressure from the schraeder valve fitting on the injector rail with a gauge. If low or no pressure is shown, then replace the fuel pump.

You've probably blown the head gasket. It'll have to be replaced.

sounds like it is out of time; have a professional check the timing.

The turn signal flasher is located on the bottom rear of the turn signal switch, mounted on the steering column. If you remove the shroud from the steering column, you'll be able to see the flasher on the switch. It's a small black plastic box, plugged into a socket on the switch.

It's possible that the defective plugs blew out the Ignition Control Module. Are you getting any spark from the plugs? Try removing one of the plug leads, hold it about 1/4" from a metal surface, and have someone crank the engine. You should see a strong spark. If not, then I'd replace the ICM and see what happens.

Check fuse numbers 23 and 37 in the fuse panel under the dash.

Mercon V or compatible

Check the oil pressure sensor. If it's bad, the ECU may shut the engine off if it thinks the engine has low oil pressure. If the sensor itself is okay, then you'll need to have the engine oil pressure checked with a gauge. If oil pressure is actually low, then there is probably something wrong (worn bearings, etc.) in the engine itself.

The Owner's Manual has a diagram in it. If you don't have that, then a repair manual (a Chilton's or similar will do fine) has it, too. Most dealerships can print out a fuse panel diagram for you, or you can do a Web search for "1999 Contour fuse panel diagram" and you will find a number of them.