- black build up on spark plugs have black sut on them

Tiny
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The plugs are new and the car was running fine just would shut off when a/c or defroster was turned on on but now its acting bad more pulled plugs and they were black power filled all for and I replaced the cam and crank sensor the Pcv ran fuel Pressure test is reading 30 stable but if I hit the gas it jumps to 45 psi replaced air filter oil changed cleaned IAC new tension and belt checked for vacuum leak and my scanner says boost is 12-13.01 while idle and also says its running 25% lean and the timming is 21degress
Monday, March 12th, 2012 AT 1:21 AM

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Tiny
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What motor? Is it using oil? Does it run rough cold/black smoke from exhaust?
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Monday, March 12th, 2012 AT 2:48 AM
Tiny
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2.0 and yeah its using oil and no white/blue smoke but not a lot
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Monday, March 12th, 2012 AT 2:54 AM
Tiny
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What weight oil ya usin?
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Monday, March 12th, 2012 AT 3:58 PM
Tiny
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10/30
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Monday, March 12th, 2012 AT 4:00 PM
Tiny
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It's a turbo motor? Is that whats loosin oil?
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 AT 1:11 AM
Tiny
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No its not a turbo and its burning oils and fuel its shows its running 24% lean and fuel pressure is 30 psi
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 AT 1:17 AM
Tiny
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Is that a 2.0 with VVT?
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 AT 5:07 AM
Tiny
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You might find this useful. http://mechdb.com/index.php/Ford_Contour_specifications
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 AT 5:09 AM
Tiny
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I believe it the standard 2.0 its the se with a nonreturn fuel system not exactly sure all about it its my girlfriends car she's driving one on my cars till I fix hers but I'm lost right now everytime I fix an issue another one happens and I'm getting upset I have had 3 mechanics in my family look at it and there all stumped as well was just told the other day that it may be the a/c clutch that's causing the car to shut. Off but then I started getting this carbon build up on the plugs and I am replacing the flex pipe resonator and muffler cause there all broke leaking or rotting but cat seems to. Be ok I was shocked
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 AT 5:27 AM
Tiny
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Can you access mode 6 data on your scan tool to see if any cylinders show a count of missing? Does vehicle still die when ac is turned on if so remove or loosen belt and see if that remidies it. If it changes suspect the compressor starting to fail. If no change then you may have a wiring/pcm issue. Check to make sure the timing is on. If the timing is off it will run as described doesnt take much. Sometimes only several ribs will break off and it can cause the vehicle to keep constantly changing fuel trims because the intake/exhaust strokes are constantly changing. Or the sudden snaping of the compressor turning on caused the timing belt to slip and that is why it now stays poor running all of the time.
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 AT 3:23 AM

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