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Well first, there is no such thing as a 2003 Ford Contour, lets just get that out of the way.
Second, while they look intimidating, these aren’t as bad to work on as you think. Water pump replacement isn’t really that bad on these; they aren’t located on the front of the engine, they are actually located on the back, towards the left side of the vehicle. You see how there is that little belt on the left of the engine that just sits on two pulleys? That is the water pump drive belt and the top pulley is the water pump. Alternator replacement, on the other hand, is a completely different story.
Not to say I am standing up for this car too much, since I would never recommend that anyone buy a 2.5L Duratec V6 Ford, since these engines seem to be pretty failure prone. Likely because of the crappy lubrication system that starves the bottom end of oil if you go around corners to aggressively.
Well first, there is no such thing as a 2003 Ford Contour, lets just get that out of the way.
Second, while they look intimidating, these aren’t as bad to work on as you think. Water pump replacement isn’t really that bad on these; they aren’t located on the front of the engine, they are actually located on the back, towards the left side of the vehicle. You see how there is that little belt on the left of the engine that just sits on two pulleys? That is the water pump drive belt and the top pulley is the water pump. Alternator replacement, on the other hand, is a completely different story.
Not to say I am standing up for this car too much, since I would never recommend that anyone buy a 2.5L Duratec V6 Ford, since these engines seem to be pretty failure prone. Likely because of the crappy lubrication system that starves the bottom end of oil if you go around corners to aggressively.
In my case, I’m stuck as a bottom feeder because everyone else thinks they’re too good to do lube shit.
In my case, I’m stuck as a bottom feeder because everyone else thinks they’re too good to do lube shit.
I definitely don’t have a blank resume. I have nearly two years experience at my dealer and I am state certified in brakes, suspension and electrical. Additionally, when my dealer had me doing used vehicle inspections I diagnosed and repaired electrical concerns, did four wheel alignments, replaced tie rods, swaybars, control arms, etc. All with no comebacks. Then one day they decided that I am not going to get these jobs anymore because they are tieing me up and preventing me from taking lube jobs; they specifically said they want to keep me open in case I’m needed to do oil changes, even though I’m flat rate. We can all agree that’s bullshit. And that is why I’m looking for a new job.
I definitely don’t have a blank resume. I have nearly two years experience at my dealer and I am state certified in brakes, suspension and electrical. Additionally, when my dealer had me doing used vehicle inspections I diagnosed and repaired electrical concerns, did four wheel alignments, replaced tie rods, swaybars, control arms, etc. All with no comebacks. Then one day they decided that I am not going to get these jobs anymore because they are tieing me up and preventing me from taking lube jobs; they specifically said they want to keep me open in case I’m needed to do oil changes, even though I’m flat rate. We can all agree that’s bullshit. And that is why I’m looking for a new job.