Sunday, September 29, 2013
Fuel Pump Replacement in a 1995 Contour
The Ford Contour was a compact four-door sedan that Ford manufactured from 1995 to 2000. Ford also sold the Contour as the Mercury Mystique, and marketed this vehicle as a replacement for the Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz. The Ford Contour had a 4-cylinder 2.0L engine or a 6-cylinder 2.5L engine. Both of these engines had multi-port fuel injection, which requires a high-pressure fuel pump. The fuel pump in the Ford Contour is accessible from the rear seat.
Instructions
- 1
Detach the cable from the batterys negative terminal. Open the filler cap for the fuel tank, and disconnect the air cleaner. Connect a fuel pressure gauge to the pressure relief valve on the fuel rail, and place the end of the drain tube into a container. Open the fuel pressure gauge, and allow the fuel to drain into the container. Remove the fuel pressure gauge, and close the filler cap to the fuel tank. Connect the air cleaner assembly.
2Remove the cushion from the rear seat, and disconnect the grommet on the floor pan. Detach the electrical harness from the fuel pump. Press the tabs on both sides of the quick-connect fittings for the fuel lines of the fuel pump, and gently disconnect the fuel lines.
3Turn the locking ring for the fuel pump counterclockwise with Fuel Tank Sender Wrench D84P-9275-A. Detach the locking ring from the fuel pump, and remove the fuel pump without damaging the fuel gauge sender or fuel filter.
4Discard the O-ring on the fuel tank, and clean the groove on the fuel tank with a shop rag. Apply a thin layer of grease to the new O-ring seal, and place it onto the groove of the fuel tank. Carefully install the fuel pump into the tank to prevent damage to the fuel gauge sender or the fuel pick-up filter.
5Place the locking ring for the fuel pump so that the locking tabs of the locking ring are under the locking ring tabs of the fuel tank. Turn the locking ring clockwise with the fuel tank sender wrench until the retainer ring is against its stops. Connect the fuel lines and electrical connector for the fuel pump. Connect the grommet on the floor pan, and replace the rear seat cushion. Connect the cable for the negative battery terminal. Start the engine, and check for fuel leaks.
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