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TheRX7Project
12-15-2009, 09:16 AM
The Escort took a dump on me this morning on my way home from work.

This just after:
a) I put gas in last night.
b) I had an oil change done Saturday.
c) I had new snow tires put on Saturday.
d) I had a transmission flush done Saturday.

It's the God damn timing belt too... so it's not like something I can just fix. It was squeaking a little the other day, couldn't figure out where it was coming from... guess I found out.
JaMichaels
12-15-2009, 09:18 AM
How old is or? We did my buddies, an 88 I think and it wasn't an interferance motor.
deuceWI
12-15-2009, 09:39 AM
If it's the SOHC motor (like 90/91+ or a DOHC Zetec, it's non interference).

The GTs with the 1.8 DOHC were interference though.

If you're working on a Zetec, it's a piece of cake, I swapped my belt a couple times before getting rid of that POS and did it once in the parking lot at work in just over an hour. I'd imagine the SOHC motor is probably even easier. Just don't be super cheap and skip on idlers or tensioner pulleys like I did or you'll be doing it again.
Myles
12-15-2009, 10:35 AM
Duece, come do mine so I can sell it.
Prince Valiant
12-15-2009, 10:42 AM
Don't worry...you've got a 318 poly belvedere to DD.
deuceWI
12-15-2009, 11:30 AM
Duece, come do mine so I can sell it.

Haha, I'll come supervise. Got plenty of spare cam alignment tool somewhere a.k.a. 1/8" thick flat steel bar.
theavenger333
12-15-2009, 11:47 AM
or if its the 1.9 sohc from the early 90s.... non interference. not hard to change either


The Escort took a dump on me this morning on my way home from work.

This just after:
a) I put gas in last night.
b) I had an oil change done Saturday.
c) I had new snow tires put on Saturday.
d) I had a transmission flush done Saturday.

It's the God damn timing belt too... so it's not like something I can just fix. It was squeaking a little the other day, couldn't figure out where it was coming from... guess I found out.
TheRX7Project
12-15-2009, 05:10 PM
That's good to hear. It's the 1.9.

Prince... I would... but the lights don't work... and it's dark when I leave for work. Plus it needs a shot of ether to start every time.
rally_scort
12-15-2009, 06:07 PM
1.9L=piece of cake :thumbsup
lordairgtar
12-15-2009, 06:12 PM
Know you've learned what Ford cars like to do to you. They know when you spend a bunch of money to do maintenance. A week later, they will break something. My 96 Escort did the same...and why would you ever have the transmission flushed? You are asking for trouble doing that. Some Monkey-In-A-Box tell you it needed it?
rally_scort
12-15-2009, 06:15 PM
Know you've learned what Ford cars like to do to you. They know when you spend a bunch of money to do maintenance. A week later, they will break something. My 96 Escort did the same...and why would you ever have the transmission flushed? You are asking for trouble doing that. Some Monkey-In-A-Box tell you it needed it?

yeah it must suck to spend $14 on a new timing belt, and have it last another 150k at least....id much rather have a car payment :rolf:rolf
lordairgtar
12-15-2009, 06:38 PM
yeah it must suck to spend $14 on a new timing belt, and have it last another 150k at least....id much rather have a car payment :rolf:rolf
Don't get me wrong, I really liked my Escort, but after a certain age, cars tend to do that. That's what drove me to trade it in. I spent $600 bucks on repairs over a 6 week period. True, some things are less than the car payment, but at least you know the car payment is coming every month, not where you go buy something big like furniture and the car just goes..."Oh, my owner bought something expensive, let's see if I can make my main bearing seals leak and my transmission eat it's gears".
Turbo-Triumph
12-15-2009, 09:25 PM
James if you dont fix it, or work out a deal with dad, i call dibbs.

they are super easy to work on, and you dont even need all the parts to put them back together right.
TheRX7Project
12-16-2009, 07:45 AM
Know you've learned what Ford cars like to do to you. They know when you spend a bunch of money to do maintenance. A week later, they will break something. My 96 Escort did the same...and why would you ever have the transmission flushed? You are asking for trouble doing that. Some Monkey-In-A-Box tell you it needed it?

No, with 180k on some God-knows-how-old fluid, it needed it. It was never recommended to me by anyone. It was starting to stutter and shift real bad. After I got the tranny flush it drove 100x better.

I'm gonna fix it more than likely, I'm just pissed at it right now. I'll probably borrow a car from Char's mom's boyfriend's car lot for the time being until I get a chance to work on it.