Replaced the timing belt and pullys on my 99 ford escort zx2 last week. I reset the timing and it ran great until yesterday. The front side of the timing belt was chewed off so I replaced the belt this morning. I left the top timing belt cover off to have a look while the car was running and the belt is still walking to the front of the cam pullys any solutions? 99 zx2 dohc 2.0

FORD ESCORT.THE TWIN CAM, DOHC.ENGINE.
do not mix up coil pack 4HV wires or wrecks firing order
THE PCM + PACK SETS FIRING ORDER.
WIRED WRONG THERE IS NO RUNNING, ENGINE.
I WILL POST A BETTER PACK FROM NGK
do not change HV wires unless 1 at a time.
if one HV wire fails 2 plugs go dead.
this tech is called wasted spark.
the misfire is real and plug 1 and 3 are dead
flashing CEL means CAT melts next with flood of raw fuel landing on the CAT input.
first learn the 3 rules of spark engines
good engine, 150psi or more, and cam belt not SLIPPED.
next is spark if spark is good fuel is last
cant burn fuel on dead engine or dead spark or timed backwards.
301means weak combustion#1ONLY THAT>
why is next. and that takes tools GOT TOOLS?
99% do not here and want 50 guesses.
if used a timing light (spark tool) and timing is wayoff
the belt was put in wrong
or coil pack wired wrong.,OMG not both, sigh./

ZX2 ACTUAL

1998-2003 2.0 L (1989 cc) Zetec, DOHC I4, 130 hp (97 kW) at 5,750 rpm, 127 ft?lbf (172 N?m) at 4,250 rpm, redline 6,500 rpm, 7,200 rpm rev limiter ZX2
1342 FIRING ORDER, AND 1 AND 4 FIRE AT ONCE.
AS DOES 3 AND 2
INSIDE ONLY 2 COILS
MY 1975 HONDA CB750 HAD SAME THING. BACK THEN,.

CLEAR AS DAY HERE, IF DONE WRONG.

Front crank shafts seal is leaking or powerstering pump shafts seal leaking

suspect the timing belt tension was to low and has jumped a few teeth initially(run rough) and then jumped further or stripped teeth(will not start at all).
check timing belt position setup....
if its 1-2 teeth out of timing you could put a new belt on with engine correctly setup.
.if its completely wrong the your engine will have internal damage(valves bent and pistons dented)

No Prolem! Look at the pullys on the engine. Notice some are grooved while others are not? The grooved pulleys go on the inside of the belt or the grooved side of the belt, while the smooth pulleys go on the outside or smooth oart of the belt. Works with All belts on all engines!

Have Timing Belt replaced and then go from there.

if you have a no spark scenario i would check your crank sensor located at the top left side of the harmonic balance pulley.the crankshaft (about 11'oclock) a 2 wire plug with a sensor on it check to see if it is damaged or unsecured. this sensor can cause no spark if not working correctly. This sensor is based of frequency not voltage testing is difficult, just make sure that there isnt too muck air gap. and that it is secured.Lastly may want to check timing possible that the belt has jumped some teeth and she has fallen out of timing. maybe a bad tensioner The coil will adapt i think up to 10 degree, ****** or advance. Good luck

Advance auto parts or just about any parts store that carries Haynes manuals can fix you up for about 15 bucks. Lee
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Did you replace the ideler arm? see if you can wiggle any of the pullys if they move or have end play you will have to fix the pully to get the belt to saty on. be sure belt is on straight.

A p1383 code stands for (Variable cam timing over retarded Bank 1) Hope this helps.

When was the last time the timing belt was replaced on it? The cam timing may be retarded back from belt stretch creating this problem. Another thing to check out is if your catalytic converter may be partially plugged up.