1995 ford escort idle problem

you need to adjust idle its supposed to idle high at startup but after warm its idle drops down to if memmory serves corrent 1000 to 1500 rpm

could be a vacuum leak at top of your intake manifold

you cant adjust the idle in a fuel injected car. change you intake manifold, and change spark plugs, spark plug wires, and fuel filter. Will give you better mpg and should help with the idle problem

Hi , i have a 1995 Escort with 1.9 4 cyl engine , at cold start the engine revs ok but as it get warmer it start to idle rought and die , with a scantool the o2 sensor always reed lean at idle , after checking fuel pressure , air mass meter , EGR valve , and potential vacuum leak at intake and hoses , its the PCV valve that give me that problem , as i remove the pipe with the valve there was a whissle noise comming from it , when i block the valve at its tip the whissle noise stop the engine revs smooter and the o2 reads normal , i replace the PCV and its idling good .

I had a same problem with mine Ford escort 1994. Solution for me was to clean IAC idle air control coz it sometimes got stuck.I used carb cleaner on IAC and it did the job. IAC is located on left side of mainfold. There should also be small like cilindar next to it its vacuum microfilter( not part of problem )

check mounting bolts at the intake manifold or plenum for tightness. Make sure that all vacuum hoses are connected and in good shape. Use a stethoscope to help listen for leaks while the engine is running. Check for a plugged PCV. Check IAT and MAF sensor voltage, voltage value wear out around 125K. and give the ECM/PCM a wrong reading.

I have the same problem with the high idle. My car has 72K on it. Same make and model. Same year. It idles at 3000 rpm then after a bit of time drops to 1000 rpm. I had a vacuum leak but the car ran was fine when it idled. I it got fixed which led to the high idle problem, now I don't know what to do without taking it to the mechanics. Any thoughts?