20 Most Recent 1993 Ford Escort 4 Door - Page 7 Questions & Answers

its worn out and needs replacing

See this Dayco PDF file here for your belt routing. Your cars picture is Picture. 4-3 or Picture 6-19..

on the top
all mechanics try to undo it from underneath, but this is only the oil cooler.
there is a black plastic lid . hard to describe, between radiator and engine, straight beside the bonnet lock, it has a no 24 socket drive, check the bonnet lock at the front, go 15 cm to the car, approx 15 cm to the right and then underneath some hoses. a black plastic lid if you can not find it, i send a photo. greez

turn the knob of the gear stick against clockwise until it is loose, pull the lid with the leather (holded by clamps) and loose 4 number 10 nuts below to undo the whole thing.

maybe if belt will route rite without rubbing . then you may have no option.

okay....here are some drawings....since I don't know your engine size, please choose the correct one below:


Drive belt routing-2.0L SOHC engine with A/C


Drive belt routing-2.0L SOHC engine without A/C


Drive belt routing-2.0L DOHC engine

Please see my tip at http://www.fixya.com/cars/r6234839-doesn_t_heater_or_air_conditioner_blow . These are generic instructions. If you get stuck or need specific instructions for your car, please get back to me with model, year and engine info.

Quite honestly, I would make a claim on your insurance and take it to a garage. If it was in your yard and you have home owner's it may be covered there to. That is a nasty act of vandilism to do to anyone. Have you tried pouring dry gas with isopropyl into your gas tank? I was told it can help nuetralize the sugar.

Your Sensors are losing ground tap into the ground for all sensors and run a new ground back to the battery negative :-" to ground all sensors.

Sometimes if you run it low on fluid it will mess up your clutches in your tranmission. If it was me i would tey an addittive like transx or something along those lines if that dont work thin you may have to take it to a shop that specializes in transmissions. With that many miles it may be on its last leg anyways.

how did you fix it???

replace valve cover gaskets

Try unhooking the battery for about 5 minutes. Sometimes this will work.
Good luck

First Edd does you're escort have air conditioning, if it does you will have to find a shop that will discharge the a/c system for you. Plus I would recommend getting a manual first, Fords are known for having to pull dashes loose which can be a challenging job, For some a couple of days, for experienced technicians several hours. So please read what you will need to do to access the core before you start, and have plenty of patience and a good set of quarter drive sockets and extensions. The heater core is under the dash in the center or right of center, look outside the firewall where the hoses enter will give you a good idea. If you don't have A/C it will be easier. Also if you have to deal with moving the dash very much do so in a warm garage not out in the cold or you may have some cracks in the plastic of the dash that you hadn't before. Follow the steps outlined and use some sort of lubricant to install your heater hoses, and new core can be damaged pushing on hoses, and if you use screw type clamps don't overtighten and then check them again in a few days and retighten as necessary.

CHECK WIPER FUSE AND HVAC FUSE.

The mileage turns over back to 000000 so you will have to look carefully for wear and tear on that vehicle, to truely know if it only has 64k or 164k miles. Start with the brake pedal; is the rubber pad all worn out around the edges? Is the carpet in the drivers side of the car really worn, with holes here and there? What condition is the driver's seat and seatbelt in? Frayed and worn? All these little things will tell the actual mileage on a vehicle, without relying on the odometer.

The fuse for the power socket is located in the central fuse box, located underneath the steering wheel just to the right. In this box, fuse number 1 controls your socket; it should be blue and is rated at 15amps max.

wheel bearing ?? noise when moving or stationary as well

You probably have wires crossing or you put the the wires on wrong. If there wasnt a problem with the ignition before the starter install there shouldnt be a problem now. Hope I helped