Ford Escort engine problems

engine problem

9.0

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

no data

Average Mileage:

133,117 miles

Number of complaints:

2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
  2. piston rings? (1 reports)

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problem #2

2006Nov 12

(reported on)

Escort LX

  • Automatic transmission
  • 189,234 miles

Car won't start. The lights, radio, work... the engine does not turn over

Amelia E.

Maryville, TN, USA

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problem #1

2003Nov 12

(reported on)

Escort LX

  • 77,000 miles

I bought the car for $150 from a neighbor. They said it blew a head gasket and that was why it wouldn't start. There was no water in the oil so it wasn't a head gasket. Everything works fine and it trys to start. Gasoline is getting to the cylinders. Fire is getting to all of the spark plugs. The engine is not locked up in anyway. The intake is working fine. The only reason any mechanic can give me for it not working is the pistons or piston rings. I am going to check the compression on all cylinders to see if that is the cause. If one or more pistons or cracked and/or the piston rings are fried it would show low or no compression on those so the engine wouldn't start. I will write more once i do the compression check.

Josh F.

Fairview, Tennessee, USA

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