Ford Contour

The first Mondeo sold under an American badge, and the useful consequence is that European Mondeo material of 1993-2000 covers it almost completely — the platform, the Zetec four and the Duratec V6 are all shared, and far more has been written about the car under its European name. Sold alongside the Mercury Mystique, which is the same vehicle again. The Duratec V6 is the engine most of these carry and it is a chain-driven unit in a bay that was never designed to be roomy; access, not diagnosis, is what makes the timing work expensive. The SVT of the last two years has its own calibration and induction and is worth identifying before parts are ordered.