Ford Contour 1995–1996 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC0090960102 · NHTSA communication 46390 · issued Dec 1, 1995
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1995–1996
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
To improve startability of 2.0l engine at ambient temps below 0 deg f (-18 c) depress the accelerator to approx. 1/4 throttle & crank for 5 sec. If the engine does not start, continue cranking while depressing the accelerator to initialize the pcm dechoke strategy. When the engine starts, maintain sufficient throttle opening to sustain engine operation until the excess fuel is cleared from the engine. Do not over rev the engine.
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