how to replace a timing belt on 2 Litre Ford Escort 1997 to 2002 (EP 93 )

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

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[@Greenteabook]

I already have two Uncle Marks, but I think I just found my third. You just saved me more money than both of those two have in the last few decades I've known them! I just hope I end up with less busted bolts, but that's just wishful thinking.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Busted bolts is the worst! Makes me sick every time one breaks.

[@ajm9238]

I bought a 1998 ford escort sedan in the spring of 2008. Sold my 1998 grand jeep cherokee with a v8 back when gas prices were edging $5 per gallon. I said i would keep this escort for a couple of years then sell it. 13 years later I still have it in 2021. mileage is at 199,450 and still runs like new. it's a 5 speed manual and luckily I never had to change the clutch or do anything to the engine or trans other than just normal minor wear and tear repairs. its silver with grey interior. And man I gotta say this is the best car I've ever owned. I only paid $2500 for it with 107,000 miles. this car saved me so much money over the last 13 years I wish I could keep it forever. the interior is in almost excellent condition and paint is really good still. it's just starting to rust very little around both rear wheel wells which i dont mind. my insurance is only $50 per month and gas runs me about $20 every 2-3 weeks. I only drive around 7000 miles per year. I work from home. the timing belts does need changing. I would like to get at least another 5 years out of her, if not more. the most reliable car I've ever owned!

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

I have to agree with you! Great cars! We had a Escort wgn with the automatic also for a little while. Not totally sure what year it was. Maybe a 1993. Super cheap on gas, and no problems at all during the time we owned it. Car manufacturers need to build stuff like this again. (I guess Honda & Toyota still do)

[@en3rgy77]

@@unclemarksdiyauto do you have a video of head gasket replacement in the escort ?

[@Grandpa82547]

I have a 98 5-sp. Cost me $500. It, and my Forester are my best cars. It didn't come with a Tach ( A stick without a Tach??????wtf) An instrument cluster from an automatic(with a tach)plugged right in. Had to replace some bulbs. A used clockspring for$46, And a heater motor for about $30. No rust, no leaks. Tires and an oil change. A great little car for less than $1000.

[@gcrady]

Probably time to add this to my TO DO list, at 160,000 miles. I've owned my Mercury Tracer wagon, new, since 1997. Made a lot of bolt-on mods, did some autocross, camping trips and lots of daily abuse. After 23 yrs, I've decided to keep it, and step-up the mods to stage 3 components. The car has always ran perfect, gets 30mpg, has decent HorsePower, and still looks pretty sexy for a late 90's model vehicle. 97' thru 2000 , Cosworth Racing took over the engine builds,, and Mazda took over the design team. (ZX2 and Probe also) These were basically the prototype and development years for the Focus. Thx for the video,, I'll be paying my mechanic to bruise his knuckles, lol.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

This was the 2nd one I had. The other I believe was a 97 Escort wgn in the lt green. It ran on fumes! Was a decent little car!

[@ianellithorpe5918]

There isn't a lot out there on this particular vehicle thanks for posting the video

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

So sorry this is all I have! These were very good cars and I am sure there are still a few out where the rust has not claimed them back to the earth, that are still going strong. I have since sold this car, so I will have no more videos unless I come across another one cheap.

[@jp7489]

Thanks for vid👍 I have a 97 with 230,000 miles still on the road gonna do the same work to it pretty soon fun fun fun!!

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

There is a few things I didn't cover since this was old incomplete recordings. You should be able to find the missing stuff elsewhere online.

[@nelsondejesus7846]

Picked up mine at an indoor garage in BROOKLYN NY a 98 with 73k. for $500. I've performed all the work on the suspension and brakes myself. Besides being Great on gas it's a little work horse, keep up on the maintenance and don't beat down on it.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

These are great basic transportation cars. Minimal maintenance required. I got mine for about $200, had to door tires, windshield, muffler, rear struts & a battery. Did the work myself except the windshield & muffler. Someone offered me $3500 so I took the cash! This was about 2019/2020. That was very good money for it.

[@joehyundaitech7961]

you would be surprised to how many of these cars are still out there they were one of the best cars ford ever made. my mother has a 1997 ford escort 2.0 with with 189 k

[@popeyeandstraussmx4165]

Mine has 215k miles and it’s been sitting for a while and now I’m gonna use it as like a farm car but I can’t figure out what’s wrong with it. Good fuel pump, good fuel lines, new sensors so I think my timing is messed up or my computer is fried

[@zythr9999]

If that is so, that's in large part to Mazda. Pre 91 models, no way.

[@bldontmatter5319]

​@@zythr9999agree This is a Mazda car inside and out

[@zythr9999]

​@@bldontmatter5319Thanks. It was night and day when Mazda became involved.

[@Brickstin]

Do you have a video of this process on the 2.0l Zetec Twin with VVT?

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Sorry I do not. Keep looking around. There has to be one somewhere.

[@Brickstin]

@@unclemarksdiyauto Alright thanks anyways, still educational and gave me some ideas on how to do my repair on my twin, some of the concepts of Timing is still the same. Thanks for the video!

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

@@Brickstin I wish I had more video on this motor as well. It got lost somewhere.

[@inibrasiumthefirst2680]

I like how you didn't edit out the struggles

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Thank you. It was not really a good video. Just parts and pieces. But I now have over 350 videos posted and they are much better at instructing. Hope you were able to get something useful from this video.

[@ianellithorpe5918]

Can you please tell me what kit you decided to go with from RockAuto

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Post video 2 years ago, but the repair was earlier than that. I usually use Fel pro gaskets.

[@ianellithorpe5918]

@@unclemarksdiyauto dear sir, I'm not speaking of the gasket. I would like to know what kit you went with from RockAuto the gates the Delco the Continental which one please

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

@@ianellithorpe5918 I believe it was Gates. I think the last Gates kit i purchased though included some made in China parts! (I was not expecting that)

[@ianellithorpe5918]

I went with the gates. Thank you so much for your reply. I think I'll go subscribe now

[@grubbybears1043]

How did you get the old pump out and the new one in? Did you have to take the camshaft sprocket off to do it? Currently trying to do this job myself on a 97

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Did this a few years back. Cam sprocket stayed on. Once you have the belt of, you should have access to the water pump. This might be the engine that you rotate the water pump to adjust the belt tension. (I believe the pump pulley is off set) (sorry, this was done aprox 256 videos ago!)

[@spaceman1678]

I need my timing belt changed on my 2002 escort do i just by the timing belt kit ?

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Yes, buy the kit that includes all idler pullies, water pump & belt. It is kind of a big job if you are up to it. A good brand of kit is made by Gates. (I always use them) It is up to you what you buy of course. I am not sure what some of the other brand are like. Hope it goes well, & let us know how it went!

[@ajm9238]

Hello. What brand belt and water pump did you use? Thanks.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

I always use the brand “Gates”. You can get a kit from them that includes belt, pump, any idler bearings and tensioner needed. You can get them online through Rock Auto.

[@ajm9238]

@@unclemarksdiyauto ok. Thanks. I'm having this done in a couple of days by a garage near me. I asked what brand kit they use and they told me gates. So that's great! Thanks again.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

@@ajm9238 It’s a well known brand. The belt will be made in USA. The other stuff, hard to say. It use to all be US parts. Now they source from about 5 different countries including China.

[@rodrigoelgu]

My dad's 97 escort 2.0 timing belt broke today, is this and non interference engine or is the engine trash now? Thank you sir.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

If it is the single over head cam engine, should be non interference. This one broke while running. Engine was fine. You can get the belt kit with pullies and tensioner fairly reasonable. Timing everything is a bit tricky if you never did one before.

[@fredolsen6628]

non interference engine. I was the owner of a 1993. The engine is the same just different head as my 1.9 liter

[@97warlock]

I did mine yesterday & today ... some random guy said in a comment on a video that he put his belt on without removing all the pulleys .......... so ......... I asumed my Cover would have a divider up the middle, then I thought Id cut a strup & remove just the divider ........ but on a whim.... .I was going to cut my old belyt to remove it, but, surprisingly I was able to pull it right out the bottom. - I was so frikkin happy, so I used a ribbon , skinny robe, loosely tied about the new belt & gentoy fed it right up where it needed to go - Fk taking all those pullys of unnessesarily.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Usually a good idea to put new pulleys since the bearings in each pulley probably wont last till the next belt. Same with the water pump. They usually come as a kit. Yes a bit of a pain to change it all, but may save time later. It sounds like all went ok with yours. Take care.

[@benruss4130]

Depends on why it failed. I suspect mine is about kaput (I've got a very light ticking sound from the engine at idle and whilst braking hard) and it only has 125,000

[@businessowner642]

How many miles were on this car at the time? I have a '97 with only 85k and am wondering if my timing belt should be replaced simply due to age.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

250,000 kms / 156,000 miles. Car was parked for 4 years? I would think it could be time for you to do it just due to age. Has it ever been done?

[@businessowner642]

@@unclemarksdiyauto Never been changed, it's the original timing belt from the Ford factory - now 23 years old. I'm thinking 23 years of temperature changes (0 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit where I live) may accelerate the aging of the belt too. At least this is a non-interference engine if the belt were to break.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

D-Rocked, if car is in good shape, price the repair. Cheaper than couple car payments!

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

D-Rocked , yes, non interference engine. Just a pain to get stuck and towed with a break down, usually at the worst time too!

[@georgezuniga6298]

You ever get timing belt changed? I just got a 97 with 88k miles and it too was sitting for about 5 years. Did start it up though and had to get a alternator and o2 sensor plus fuel pump etc... ran a bit rough but it starts up.

[@kw2519]

So these motors are non interference?

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

I believe this one is NOT interference engines. I am not sure about the DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM engine though which was a option.

[@evelynmartinezreyes8270]

Buen dia perdonen tengo un ford escort peo no se pordon de puedo localizar el numero demotor si me pueden ayudar mil gracias es el ford escort SE 98 2.0 cencillo

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Normalmente se encuentra en la tapa de la válvula o encima del motor. Espero que eso es útil. Lo siento, no hablo español. En Canadá el segundo idioma es francés.

[@nickd.7267]

I wish that nice ass 99 was my 98. My escort is a rotten piece of shit. Getting ready to do the timing belt on it.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

I was a good car with 125,000 miles (if my memory is correct) A few dents, but ran great! Sold it to a guy that sold it to someone else that beat the crap out of it. I think it is off the road now. If I still had it, it would still be running around. Wish you well on the timing. Do the water pump as well. They sell it as a kit. Pump will be going soon anyway and while your in there, may as well do it too.