Ford Contour SVT 1999, replacing alternator, drive axel difficult to come out, Help with tips

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https://www.google.com/search?q=2000+ford+contour+svt+starter+wiring+diagram

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https://www.google.com/search?q=2000+Ford+Contour+SVT+2.5.+water+pump

Or do you meant the Serpentine Belt Diagram that runs the water pump?

https://www.google.com/search?q=2000+ford+contour+svt+2.5+serpentine+belt+diagram

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Do you have a performance problem or an emission problem? Who is telling you your cats are bad and need to be replaced? Of course the average converter lasts about 10 years so yours could be not as effective now as they were new. Any good muffler shop can replace them.

clean the throttle

jjonas72 - I just wanted to let you know that I picked up on this one. You asked about Diagnostic Trouble Code P1237.

I missed that during our chat...P1237 is for the Fuel Pump Driver Module (FPDM) NOT the fuel pump itself. We need to talk some more.

I suggtes check in this link to download the 1999-Ford-Contour-Owners-Manual

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Under the passenger side of the motor near the back..Good luck its a pain in the neck to change!!

How far have you got ,in removing the axle?

Replace the oil filter, fill crankcase with proper amount of oil, drive car away and pray to God it was just a defective oil filter.

How "old" was this oil filter and how long ago was it supposedly replaced? Does the SVT have an oil pressure gauge (I know my non-SVT contour does not) and did you notice anything on the gauge (super-high pressure) before the filter burst?

Unfortunately, the idiot light tells you there is "NO" oil pressure, which is the condition you encountered after the filter went south.