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lotusmomma
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Dec 3, 2011, 3:29 PM
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99 Ford Contour HELP
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1999 Ford Contour LX she has over 168000 miles I turned off the car and heard a rushing water sound...she had green fluid all up under the passenger wheel well...no fluid could been seen under hood...checked hose seemed to be fine...started her up drove like she was gonna choke an die and she did after overheating..and now it wont start!
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Discretesignals
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Dec 3, 2011, 4:09 PM
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Re: 99 Ford Contour HELP
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6 or 4 cylinder?
Did the coolant boil out of the coolant reservoir? The engine overheated and shut off? Need some more information.
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lotusmomma
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Dec 3, 2011, 4:14 PM
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It did not appear that it boiled out of the resevoir when i checked under the hood...the only fluid leak i saw was up under it. But that was checked before it overheated and died
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Dec 3, 2011, 4:19 PM
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Which engine?
You may have to get up under the vehicle to see where the leak is coming from. If you can't determine the source, you may have to pressurize the coolant system to find the source of the leak.
Now. The leak may have been the cause of the overheating situation and the effect of the overheating was damage to the engine. Since the engine doesn't wan't to start, you'll need to check for spark, fuel, and injector pulse. If those check good, you'll have to do a compression check to see if you overheated the engine long enough to cause mechanical damage.
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(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Dec 3, 2011, 4:21 PM)
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lotusmomma
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Dec 3, 2011, 4:19 PM
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oh an i dunno bout the cylinder
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lotusmomma
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Dec 3, 2011, 4:21 PM
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So I could of ruined the engine by tying to get it off the side of the road...crap..Thanks
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Dec 3, 2011, 4:21 PM
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what is the 8th digit of the VIN?
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Well, you won't know if damage was caused to the engine until it is looked at.
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lotusmomma
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Dec 3, 2011, 4:23 PM
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3 y does that matter?
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Dec 3, 2011, 4:25 PM
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That digit tells you which engine you have. You have the 2.0L 4 cylinder.
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lotusmomma
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Dec 3, 2011, 5:00 PM
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Awesome thanks! I don't know much about cars...just enough to check fluids and tires. The vechicle is back on an army post and I have no way of accessing it...trying to have a few guys check it out for me. Someone was trying to tell me i mighta blown a head gasket :/ So I was just gonna let it be...but I really want to at least check things out first since I got it towed!
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Dec 3, 2011, 5:04 PM
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Your welcome.
Blown head gasket is a possibility, but you won't know until the engine is checked out. Let us know what you find out.
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(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Dec 3, 2011, 5:04 PM)
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Dec 3, 2011, 5:16 PM
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Will do thanks!
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