Rear sway bar link

Here's a link to your valve covers. Repair Guides Engine Mechanical Components Valve Covers AutoZone com Here's the gasket,put some sealer in the screw holes. Victor Reinz Valve Cover Gasket VS50312 2001 Ford Escort ZX2 4...

go find an other garage .but as for the cost .just search online.

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Look for your year on this link, I think its the 3rd one down http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Ford-Wiring.asp

a sway bar is usually u shaped and hooks to the body and the tops of the u hook to the axle with links that have bushings. most jeeps dont have a rear sway bar.the panhard bar is the rod that goes from one side of the axle to the body on the opposite side. its sometimes mistakenly called sway bar. it keeps the body from moving side to side around corners. then there are the torque bars they keep the axle from trying to rotate when accelerating.
none of this would be real expensive but if its been lifted a bunch then you may have problems

CLICK on the following LINKS. It has the Belt Diagrams you will need.


The two (2) Links below are for the Escort and the ZX2.

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For the Escort:
http://www.2carpros.com/car_repair_information/year/2001/make/ford/model/escort/2001_ford_escort_drive_belt_routing_diagram.htm
For the ZX2:
http://www.2carpros.com/car_repair_information/year/2001/make/ford/model/zx2/2001_ford_zx2_drive_belt_routing_diagram.htm

How many valves did you bend?

on the 97 escort,check the sway bar,also the sway bar links.My daughter has a 97 escort,both sway bar links had to be replaced at 150,000.mi.relatively cheap to & easy to Replace.hope this helps
Richard

Yes, All the years of the ZX2 utilize the same engine. 1998-2003 are all the same except for ECU programing and the MAF wiring. You should not have a problem.

go to gates.com and click the link on the left that says Part Locator & Interchange, put in your car info then look down the page and click the camera next to the serpintine belt. These belts are not usually hard to change, the tensioner pulley should have a 3/8" square drive hole in it to release the tension, I always start at the crankshaft and loop around leaving the tensioner for last, hope this helps, let me know