zetec vct problems

[Yofavcracka]

good luck bro...if u do the vct delete, i BELIEVE....dont quote me, but i believe that you have to buy all new cams etc... so thatll be like 600 bucks or so.

[unkmstq]

it doesnt say anything about changeing the cam gears it just says the cam gear bolt wont work u have to buy a new one so i hope not i want to put new gears on later down the road there 100 to 200 a piece so thats not to bad i also have to have a my ecu completely reprogramed but after i get the new gears and turbo setup in and the ecu upgraded and reprogramed it will all be worth it also anybody know how difficult a auto to manual tranny swap is gonna be???

[Yofavcracka]

auto to manual...dont even bother, it takes a loooooong time, and alot of money (4k+) might as well sell your cougar and buy a stick shift.

[B3NN3TT]

DropDatScort did the auto to manual swap on his Escort ZX2. Send him a PM. He can tell you what is involved.

Wow, you have an automatic Zetec Cougar? Did you know there are like, less than 500 of those in existence?

EDIT: or, it just occurred to me, you might have a Mystique, if I'm reading your screen name correctly.

[unkmstq]

yep ive got a mystique....... sorry guys but this couger website has been way more helpful to me then the contour.org website.........so thank you guys for all ur help

[james99]

if you do vct delete youll need a chip or something to let the computer know its gone, if not i think the car may still run bad. im pretty sure youll get a check engine light too. a member here named ness swapped his vct head for a non vct head and had a little trouble with it running i think.

EDIT: here's where he said it was running bad. he used a focus head, but it will be pretty much the same as you trying to run your head without vct. post number 7 near the bottom of the paragraph.

FR Head is on

[unkmstq]

Thank you i guess ill find out soon theres a place down here in phoenix im gonna take it to and have them reprogram the computer and while there at it change the top speed limiter and rev limiter and maybe mess with my automatic shift points

[Hardrive]

Still sounds like a timing belt.

[james99]

Originally Posted by Hardrive

Still sounds like a timing belt.

it could be. my timing belt didnt break, but the timing got off some how when i first got the car. the car wouldnt crank all the time and if it did it would idle at 500 rpms. sometimes it would hit 1000, but the minute i started moving it would drop down then finally die.

[mosoblkcougar]

unkmstq, Have you checked out TeamZX2.com? They have lots of information. I'm dang near positive that you don't need to have your computer reprogrammed if you do the VCT delete, but it will cause a CEL. (I used to own a ZX2 before I picked up my Cougar.)
Nathan