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1997 Ford Escort car cuts out

Tiny
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Engine Performance problem
1997 Ford Escort Manual 97567 miles

hi there I have a 1997 ford escort 1.8 si, when driving the vehicle it cuts out in low gear such as coming to a junction but drives fine in higher gears also what is the best way to get to the oil filter so I can change the oil, and how do you set the tick over? Hope you can help, many thanks
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Monday, December 14th, 2009 AT 9:07 AM

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Tiny
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I am only addressing your car shutting off - it could be a PCV valve, and I think your's is in the valve cover. I'm not a mechanic, but my car is doing the same thing. There is a label (sticker) under the hood that diagrams where the vacuum hoses are located, and that's how I found mine. I have a 1.9 L engine and mine is easily accessable, but yours is in a different place. Do an internet search on "checking escort pcv valve". That helped me tremendously.
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 AT 12:15 AM
Tiny
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Thank you very much nazznate will certainly check that out, thanks for replying, merry xmas
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 AT 1:39 PM
Tiny
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Good luck, Merry Christmas! Be Blessed!
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 AT 11:39 PM
Tiny
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Ours would sometimes shutter, kinda felt like the tranny was slipping or like the car was sputtering, we fixed ours by changing the plug and wires
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 AT 3:38 PM

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