Questions & Answers for: Ford Contour engine makes whirring sound starting

...on my 1998 for contour. So I replaced the spark plugs, then the wires, then the ignition coil. The engine is still getting out of time and shaking progressively worse (i.e. when I start it up it ...

Hi, We have a 1996 Ford ContourGL, 2.5L engine. We have changed the starter, alternator, plugs and fuel filter. The battery is good. The car will just click when we attempt to start it. Could it be ...

makes is vary bogged down do that like 2 times then it works fine any ideas? its the 2.0 ztech engine i have a 1996 contour it dose the same thing but when im at a stop light i have to hold my foot on

...the Cold Start Routine. It also makes the fuel mix richer. If the car is missing this routine, the engine can die at idle. You can get a free scan at Autozone or Oreillys and it may show more

...change the pump. drove it for quite awhile, went to Mall, in for an hour, come out will not start, engine turns over, just wont fire up, half tank of

...started, it runs great, and the engine sounds good. it sounds like the starter is starting to fail....have the battery tested an a current draw test done on the starter at a qualified repair ...

...not plugged into the correct place on the distrubutor. take the distributor cap off and crank the engine over. Make a note of which direction the rotor spins. (Clockwise, or Counterclockwise) then ...

makes a loud clanking sound but when i take my foot off the sound is not as loud. Smoke starts to come from under the hood and sometimes the whole car even dies. It kinda sounds like a blown gasket or

...starting the engine the car drives while trying to start the engine even though I'm holding the clutch pedal all the way down Sounds like the clutch isn't disengaging fully. Check the master ...

...engine light came on also my exhaust has a nasty sound to like a truck or like its struggling There is a ROD that falls off the Idle Control... Very Common. The Code will tell you which Side it ...