Ford Contour Electric Fan Retrofit/Conversion.

[miamibob]

Maybe the older ones were more efficient? Still got decent pickup for a low HP engine and the MPG's are still good. Only non-stock change was a K&N filter that went into the original air box.

[sly]

yeah... mine was crap. The transmission grenaded by dropping into 1st at 70 and overspun the engine to the tune of 8+K rpm (estimated by the distance past the last marking that the needle moved on the tach). The guy that bought it from me and put a new engine and trans in it said the old one had destroyed the dizzy gear, blown head gasket, and the trans was completely screwed.

Never got better than 24 mpg in that thing... and typical city mileage was about 18.

[miamibob]

Same basic setup in my brother's Topaz and he is still getting about 24-26 City driving only.

[sly]

I had the 94 ... with the 2.3L 4 banger and 3-speed auto. It only got 24mpg highway.

[miamibob]

My brother has an '87 Topaz. Still looks, runs great with wonderful MPG's! Can post photos if anyone is interested.....

[sly]

I had a Topaz... nice car... piss poor automatic trans.

[miamibob]

They were the follow up models after the "Topaz". See, someone knows WTF you're talking about! Ford was "Tempo" and then "Contour"....Bobby

[BigMerc96]

Nice writeup! I suppose a Mercury Mystique would have the same fan setup as well.

Indeed, Mine are actually from a Mystique, but if you say Mercury Mystique, no one knows WTF you are talking about.

[sly]

yes. Just look for the v6 version as stated.

[tjc78]

Nice writeup! I suppose a Mercury Mystique would have the same fan setup as well.

[hotrodtc]

Good writeup Now I wonder if the svt contours use the same setup since I have access to one.

[GM_Guy]

Nice.

[SVT98t]

I like it.
Good write up.
Nice work!

-ryan s.

[BigMerc96]

The hardest part of the whole conversion was getting the fans out of the Contour. They really pack everything in there on the V6 Contour. I didn't have the tools to drop the whole radiator and fan assembly out the bottom of the car, which would have been significantly easier, so I wrestled it out the top which had a coolant tube and AC line in the way.

I also couldn't get the mechanical fan off the Town Car to save my life. I didn't have a wrench big enough, and the AutoZone rental fan tools only sort of fit. Ended up taking it over to a small shop around the corner and the Mechanic buzzed it with the air chisel and had it off in 2 seconds. Made a comment that he does that on their limos, which had me confused because the limos I've ever seen there are '98-'02 Town Cars. Whatever, he didn't charge me anything, so that made my day.

[sly]

I've been contemplating this for the 93 vic since I got it back... Nice to see how the contour/puma-cougar dual fan fits.