20 Most Recent 2002 Ford Escort - Page 6 Questions & Answers

thats how i found out i had a blowen or cracked head gasket

Take it to autozone for a free check engine scan and have them delete it (they wouldn't do this for you most of the time) or buy a cheap scanner then erase it yourself.

what size engine do you have 4cyl, 6cyl, this will affect which diagram i am able to supply to you to correctly help

A simple solution for some brake lights staying on is: you need to addbrake fluid. Not a sure thing but if you have not checked your fluid, it mightjust take care of the problen...

The valves in this engine are a hydraulic design and require no adjustment nor is there any provision for adjustment in the design. If the valves are noisy then you have defective valve train moving parts, commonly on this engine that is the hydraulic followers (referred to as "Lifters" in older OHV engines).

Hi...electrical problems could be a nightmare and I am not an expert in that side of the field but when things go "koo koo" like that it usually turns out to be one of two things in my experience. (1) Bad Ground...maybe ground terminal is loose on battery, or bad ground wire from engine to chassis. (2) Your computer has lost it's marbles and needs to be reset or replaced. You can try to reset it by disconnecting the ground cable from the battery for at least 15 minutes. You also might want to take it to your local AutoZone store and ask them to check your computer codes...they do not charge a fee for it.
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Could be a idle air problem. The injector could be leaking when you shut it off ..Try some injector cleaner see if it gets better..The idle air shouldnt run rough just idle real low or sometimes it will get stuck and idle high....Are you losing any antifreeze..If you are the 2.0 SOHC engine bad about leaking antifreeze into the cylinder and makes the engine run rough until it burns it out..See if you can see the smoke coming out when it happens..White smoke indicates antifreeze,,Black smoke indicates fuel..

Hello, You have serviced the fuel side of any potential problem. Have you checked for spark? You have some Relays on the Powerbox and one should be an Ignition Relay.

If the Ignition Relay is working, then you have Crankshaft and Camshaft sensors, as well as a PCM Relay. A defect in any of these parts can kill the spark as well as a bad coil.

You need to determine if the coil is getting 12 Volts when the key is in the RUN position. If the coil is getting 12 Volts you know that the Ignition Relay is working. You then need to see if the coil is good and firing. If the coil tests good, the triggers to fire, the Crankshaft and Camshaft sensors should be checked.

In some instances, an external timing belt can break and is overlooked because the belt shroud concealing the belt hides the broken belt. If the belt broke on the bottom the belt may remain loosely in place but not be connected to the drive gears. If the engine has an internal timing chain, then try to observe Camshaft movement through the oil fill in the valve cover.

The key not coming out is directly tied into the car not going into park far enough.You may have something stuck down inside your gear shift area keeping the handle from going all the way into park or something could have gotten in a wedged itself up near your shifter levers on top and the side of the transmission. I would pull off the shifter console first and make sure nothing is binding the shift levers before looking at the ignition switch area.Good luck.