Top 20 1998 Ford Escort - Page 9 Questions & Answers

This is a Code for a IDM failure. It can mean the loss of a signal through a bad connection or the failure of the part.The part can be looked up at major autoparts sites. There are 2 colors which are meant to distinguish the different in construction. One uses an external resistor in the wiring harness and the other has internal computers to do the same job. They are not suppose to interchange.The Ford Parts manuals are not accurate. Use aftermarket references at this point for the proper part. You can fit the wrong part and it may work for awhile, but it has an operational range and under some conditions can intermittently fail and then work again when back in the operational range.This Code also has been related to a failure in the wiring to the rear license plate or tail lights. What happens is a short in the trunk wiring by the trunklid hinges backfeeds power to the PCM in the engine. An article in Sparky's repair site under a Code1298 search reveals this happening in an Escort.I would check for the Color code, (either black or grey) to check if a resistor is in the wiring loom. Then a simple Ohmmeter test for continuity would show whether the resistor is out.This Code has been unusual, because most relate to 1 defect. This 1298 shows up as a Code for several defects within Ford products and different Manufacturers. Normally this does not happen because it defeats the purpose of a Code indicating 1 specific bad part.Check the car front to back. Look up the photos of the part online. Perhaps go to a Salvage yard for a wire harness and check continuity to see if it is intact and if the original has a resistor in the harness or not to match it up.

axle bearing is bad

You go to a dealers parts counter & ask that

To promote easy starting, all gasolines contain volatile constituents that under some conditions, such as high ambient temperature, tend to produce more vapor than the fuel-system vents can handle. The action of an engine-mounted fuel pump, in decreasing the pressure at its inlet, tends to vaporize the fuel. If the vapor forms faster than the pump can draw it from the fuel line, the flow of fuel to a carburetor is effectively stopped and the engine stalls. Vapor lock is much less likely on a fuel-injected engine with an electric pump in the fuel tank. However, an engine with port fuel injection may experience vapor lock if the injector or fuel overheats, or if the Reid vapor pressure of the fuel is too high. Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/vapor-lock-1#ixzz2Pf13O7aL

phone a ford dealer ask service department and give them your reistration details and they will have it on file

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I assume that you have already checked inside the owners manual package for the code, or a key tag.A Ford Dealership should be able to help you. They will want specific information about the car and you will have to provide proof of ownership of the car. This will probably cost $300-$400. Making a spare key before you lose them is always much cheaper.

When you say it wont turn over you mean you turn the key and nothing happens, or the engine cranks and just wont start?

may be you should make a diagnostic and you can do it in a garage or you can do it by yourself if you want to do it by yourself you need some tools and you can find some good ones here: diyobd2.fr

The Clock Spring is not that difficult. It lifts straight out. The easiest way to adjust the clock spring is to remove it, you can rotate it GENTLY all the way one way and then go the opposite direction COUNTING THE ROTATIONS...Say it is 4 rotations... Turn it Back to the Neutral position (2 Turns)Reinstall

Should Be Next To The Therostat Housing Looks Like A Small Brass Spark Plug

You have a vacuum leak somewhere. When you accelerate your engine vacuum drops. with a leak in the lines going to the heater control head you are not able to hold the spring loaded actuator door in the position you have it set for. The rest position of it is defrost. check for cracks or splits in the rubber vacuum hose that comes from the engine thru the firewall to the heater control head.

The steering wheel is under pressure from turning the steering when stopped.Turn the steering wheel slightly so the pressure is released from the ignition lock and you will able to then turn the ignition key to unlock the steering wheel.

it's on top of the accumulator or drier ,below the power steering reseivour

No engine light? I wonder how your catalytic converter is doing.

Any Vehicle you buy that age or one that has been sitting outside in the weather can't be used until you work on it for a couple weeks & go completely thru it All four brake will have to come apart & all rust removed& whatever else needs to be doneThat is a car for someone who does all their own workSort of a hobby & restoration project

fix the leak-flush your system and replace the thermostat

When a crankshaft sensor has failed or is failing, certain timing problems will arise in engine function. The engine may start normally in some cases, but will cut off after a few minutes (or seconds) of operation. More than likely the engine will be unable to start at all. Since the crankshaft sensor is responsible for engine timing, the driver may experience engine backfire or irregular rpm function, if the vehicle starts at all.

M083303 = 6034

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