1995 Ford Contour clattering noise

1995 FORD CONTOUR
132,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JOHNDYCK
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for the past week when starting the car in the morning there was a clattering noise for a second or two and then it cleared up and the engine ran normally.

this morning the engine started with the clattering noise and it isn't going away. it almost sounds like a diesel.

the car is not drivable, the engine accelerates sluggishly and continues to clatter at any rpm. the noise sounds as if it's loudest at the front right side of the engine.
Mar 21, 2008 at 11:35 PM
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MERLIN2021
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Two possibilties, 1.) check the timing, it may have jumped a tooth or two, 2.) check the catalytic converter, may have broken up inside, and a piece of the honeycomb bed is lodged sideways, choking the engine...
Mar 22, 2008 at 5:53 AM