Hi guys, I have a 1998 Contour sport, I love my car, but for the past couple of months I have been having some trouble with the car. Car if you accelerate to fast starts spottering, normally it does it the most with the A/C on. I took it to the shop and the computer indicated firing failure in 3, they told me to change the sparks and the cables. I changed them but weeks later, same thing, took again to shop (by the way this is Car Max), and they told me the same thing, even with the new sparks and cables. Has anyone had this problem before, does anyone know what could this be. Check Engine light is killing me!!!!. Thank You. JC5

i have a 93 sho that does the same thing sometimes not stating for a couple minutes and sometimes a couple hours also sometimes when im already driving it stalls out but then starts back up just fine.

heres your best bet.  if you want to make it faster, run it into a pole at 40 mph head on.  trust me, it works GREAT. to hell with probes...probes suck forever!!!!!!!

p.s....i had a Se with header back exhaust, cold air intake, etc etc you get the idea and it probabally wouldnt have broken a damn 17 second 1/4 mile time.  unless you invest 100 million bucks into the damn motor dont think its ever gonna get out of its own way.  by the way have fun with your lead sled and best luck losing races.  peace jeremy...glad to be driving a dsm :-)

Shit man. what's your problem. Not everyone is into making their car fast, and besides, a probe looks a hell of a lot better than a dsm, and i'm sure i can be back backed up about that one.

 Go away, it's not your poor cars fault you don't know what to do with it. I've raped so many DSM's, dime a dozen buddy.

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yeah... whats your problem, jerkoff? youre in a probe group but you think they suck? youve honestly got THAT much time on your hands? get a job or something

question, what is a dsm? >

I got a DSM before. They suck! That's why I switched to probes.

A dsm is a trim type for an Eagle talon.

lmmfao i bet it looks better from second place dont it? lmfao.....whats better somthin thats pretty and cant get out of its own way or somthin pretty and got enough balls to rip smokey burnouts through third gear?....hmmmmmmmmmmmm

lol bring your pos probe and my club will show you what 300 hp at the wheel dsm's do to any damn probe you throw at it, with forced induction and or nitrous...haha probes suck!

diamond star motor's cars.....mitsubishi eclipse, eagle talon, plymouth laser, etc...the turbo ones namely because they produced the 4g63 non-turbo and turbo engines, 7 grand redline turbocharged factory.  bring a probe, dsm will show mazda whats up

anal probes maybe ;-)

try local car lots to get written value

Stephen if you are refering to the wire holder attached to the valve cover you just pull on it it snaps off.   Dale  

No help, but I used diagonal cutters ;^> I didn't have the patience to figure it out. >

The one in between the dist cap and the one off the manifold. >

I just broke mine off.. couldn't figure it out and ran out of patience. Turbo Dan << Okay, Ford Stephen proofed the spark plug wires!!!! haha.. Does anyone know how to remove the damn spark plug wire loom holder? I can't figure out how to remove it without breaking the darn thing! Help on this ASAP would be much appreciated! >>

Im thinking TORQUE CONVERTER....mine did the same thing until i changed the tranny fluid. Use Ford's Dextron ATF.