08-17-2013, 04:20 PM
Thrift Store Scott wrote:I thought the Tempo/Topaz four-cylinder versions only came with the 2.3 liter "HSC" OHV engine. The Contour/Mystique has a 2.0 liter "Zetec" OHC engine.
[quote=Racer X]
Yeah, what he said.
You can double-check the timing belt by rocking the crankshaft forward until the distributor rotor moves, then rock the crankshaft the other way, and figure out the slop. Works on any motor with a distributor, regardless of gear driven, chain or belt. Just because the belt moves doesn't mean it hasn't slipped.
Heck see if the distributor shaft even rotates, for that matter. Could have a sheared off roll pin on the gear drive.
I had a '94 Topaz, same motor. The Contour/Mystique was the replacement for the Tempo/Topaz.
That is correct, the engines used in the Contour/Mystique models were not the same as the predecessor models Tempo/Topaz. Checking that timing belt is actually moving anything correctly though should be done anyways. From experience with the timing belt failing in my son's '97 Mystique, it can look intact but have stripped teeth and or jumped position on the shafts.