1999 Ford Escort Repair Question
Topics covered: Compression, Mechanic, Timing belt.
Mileage: 170,000 miles.
Mileage: 170,000 miles.
Asked on January 4, 2013
Ford Escort Compression Problem
Please help. I have a 99 ford escort. was driving it thru snow and it lost power and quit. it cranks over and plugs are getting juice but aren't firin. when the engine cranks over it doesn't even sound right. it sounds off. any ideas?
Asked by jeremysfergusonAnswer
Replied on January 4, 2013
have compression checked as you may have a broken timing belt
Roy
Replied on January 5, 2013
compression seems to be good. the plug that runs into the ignition coil seems to be gettin juice on one prong? is that normal?
Replied on January 5, 2013
seems to be good??? what is the reading???
roy
Replied on January 5, 2013
was ok cording to my half ass mechanic... he does dieseal for road commission
Replied on January 5, 2013
Based on your description, it sounds like a broken belt or at least one that jumped time.
Replied on January 21, 2013
This just happened to me on my 1998 escort. I checked EVERYTHING - except the timing. I could see the timing belt, so I assumed that wasn't the problem. Turns out that it just jumped the gears a bit and screwed up the timing. Apparently it's quite common for escorts to do that, according to my mechanic.