97 Ford contour timing?

Remove the accessory drive belt. Raise and support the vehicle on jack stands. Remove the right front wheel and inner fender splash shield. Turn the crankshaft clockwise until the Number 1 cylinder is on top dead center and the timing marks on the crankshaft pulley are aligned at about the 5 o'clock position with the marker on the block.

Support the engine with the floor jack and remove the right-hand motor mount and the valve cover. Remove the crankshaft pulley bolt and the pulley. Remove the water pump pulley and the timing-belt covers. Install the camshaft alignment tool in the slots of the camshafts.

Loosen the tensioner bolts; using a suitable allen wrench, turn the tensioner away from the belt and lightly tighten the bolt. Remove the timing belt. Temporarily install the crankshaft pulley and make sure the timing marks line up.

Remove the crank pulley and install the new timing belt in a counterclockwise direction, starting at the crankshaft sprocket, then over the top of the camshaft. Keep the tension on the right side. Install the lower timing-belt cover and install the crankshaft pulley. Install the crankshaft bolt and torque to 89 foot-pounds.

Loosen the tensioner bolt and allow the tensioner to operate. Remove the camshaft alignment tool. Turn the crankshaft slowly two turns, and make sure the timing marks align. Torque the tensioner bolt to 30 foot-pounds of torque.

With the crankshaft alignment marks lined up, make sure that the camshaft alignment tool can be inserted into the cams. If slots are not aligned, use the sprocket holding tool to hold the sprockets and loosen the bolts. Tap each camshaft sprocket gently to loosen from taper. Turn the camshaft sprockets just slightly until the cam alignment tool can be inserted into the slots in the camshaft.

Make sure the crankshaft marks are aligned and torque the camshaft sprocket bolts to 53 foot-pounds of torque. Turn the crankshaft two more turns and make sure the camshaft tool can be inserted into the slots of the cams. Install all components in reverse order of removal.

Insert a wooden dowel with marks on it through the spark plug hole to find TDC. When you rotate the crankshaft, there's a "dead spot" at TDC. You want to be in the middle of that dead spot, so you can mark the duration of the dead spot on the crank pulley to find the middle.

You also need a bar to fit in the camshaft slots to time it. You also need to release the pressure on the VCT (exhaust side) by unscrewing the plug, then loosen the cam pulley bolt under the plug (reverse torx bolt) holding the pulley on the cam. Loosen the intake cam pulley. Get the bar in the cam slots with the crank at TDC. Put on the new belt, tensioner and idler pulley. Tension the belt. Re-tighten cam pulleys (40 ft-lbs I think). Put the plug back in the VCT cover. Rotate the crank a couple times. Check timing. If it's off, then repeat the above procedures.

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