I have a 1995 ford contour with a 2.5l i am having a problem in the morning when the car is cold it takes 5 to 6 different times of cranking to get it to start after it starts it runs and drives fine but if it sits for a while or overnight its long cranking before it starts can anyone tell me what is causing this

Marvin

• 85242 Answers
• Posted on Sep 20, 2008

SOURCE: 85 ford diesel 6.9

Most common cause is a air leak into the fuel system at the filter bleed valve.

SOURCE: noise 1999 ford contour

the sound is comming from your intake
has your air filter housing been modified in any way or is it missing a part?
what you are hearing is the idle air control solonoid opening up and allowing alot of air into the engine .

SOURCE: busted timing belt

If you are in a town where there is an Auto Zone or an
O'Reilly's, you can ask them to print you out the view that you are needing. Or you might try to get it from the place where you originally bought the new belt at.
I know from personal experience that Auto Zone is good about printing you out the view.

SOURCE: 1995 Ford Contour GL, 4-Liter transmission problems

check the transmission fluid level first and also when was last time you had a tranny service new fluid and filter because the screen could be plugged and not allowing the fluid to get to the torque converter also have the catalytic converter checked out

SOURCE: 1999 ford contour that wont crank

You mean wont CRANK or CRANKS but WONT RUN???? 4 cyl or V6 auto or manual trans????????? The 8th VIN digit would be most helpful as there are 4 different engines for that car. Its really cheaper to check items before you replace them. The starter should have a smaller BLACK wire that should have power on it when trying to crank the car. You say it wont crank, then check the neutral switch on the trans. Try putting it in neutral to start it. If it has a manual trans, the clutch switch on the pedal may be bad. There is a starter relay in the fuse box under the hood that powers the starter, does it click if you turn the key to start? if it does then the relay is at least trying to work, but doenst mean the contacts inside are good, If it does not click, then the neutral switch may be bad.Check the BLACK/YELLOW wire at the trans switch, if it has power on it, the switch may be bad, ground that (Black/Yellow)wire and see if it cranks. I dont know if there are any other relays in the fuse box that you can swap for the starter relay for test purposes.