sortedford Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Rite gotta phone up someone 2morra bout a mk5 estate, 1.6, 26k from new with service history, so i may go and look at it. Anyone know of any common faults on these, apart from the obvious ball joints, smoke etc?its only done 26k from new im told, though the ammount of owners on the logbook should tell if thats true or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderton Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 This is about mkv & mkvi escorts in general. But u may be able to pick some useful info out mate! What's Good Popular. Bland, but not bad looking. 13' 4" long by 5' 7" wide and weighting 980 to 1,100kg. 3-door hatch, 5-door hatch and estate and two door cabrio from 1990. Handling and roadholding improved through the car's model life. Oval grille from October 1992 for 1993 model year and 'wide mouth' cars from 1995 model year on are by far the best (photo shows a very rare RS2000 4x4). Almost all of these later models from LX up have power steering. Best model is probably a post-1995 1.6iLX, and most late cars had aircon. Engine range began with 72bhp 1.4 and 90bhp 1.6 CVHs (lifted to 107bhp for the cabrio) or 59bhp diesels. 103bhp twin-cam Zetec E 1.8 from 1992 (option of up to 130bhp for XR3i and XR3i/Si cabrio). Four wheel drive Escort Cosworth arrived in 1992 with two litre turbocharged engine putting out 223bhp in standard form. 59bhp 1.8 diesels continued. 89bhp 1.6 Zetec engine arrived January 1994 along with 148bhp RS2000. New front (as photo) from January 1995. Ford had 3rd lowest cost in warranty claims for cars up to 10 years old in 2002 Warranty Direct index www.performanceindex.co.uk What's Bad Had a terrible start. Early cars were a disgrace with awful handling, terrible steering and suspect bodyshells which rotted in the bulkhead and around the rear window. (They continue to rust in the rear chassis rails.) Early diesels had overstrength valve springs which caused them to snap their cambelts. Early Zetec engines from 1992 suffered sticky valves (see Mondeo). Rear suspension trailing arms up to 1995 were too weak and twist when they're not supposed to. Mid-life 'oval grille' facelift looks terrible and dated almost immediately. Fuse boxes rust out. Two-Star below-average performance in 1999 NCAP secondary safety tests. Close to bottom in 'R' reg JD Power Customer Satisfaction Survey. On Zetec E petrol engines, several reports of timing belt tensioner pulley heating up and shattering after 5 - 6 years and 60 - 80,000 miles. Essential to replace the pulley at the same time as the belt. 14th from Bottom of 100 models for reliability in Auto Express 2002 survey. 14th from Bottom in 144 car 2002 JD Power / What Car? Customer Satisfaction Survey of V and W reg cars. What to Watch Out For Bodged rust repairs on early cars. Clocked mega-mile ex-fleet cars. Inadequate 'home servicing'. Poor quality aftermarket parts - especially brake parts. Check for uneven tyre wear due to suspension damage from kerbing. Electrics may play up (check for damp and/or rusting inside fusebox). Rear suspension arms flex too much and may weaken as a result (16-valves were strengthened with rear anti-roll bar). Some 1992/93 Escorts came out of the factory with misaligned front suspension which caused the insides of the front tyres to wear excessively. Diesels should have had nylon timing belt idler replaced with a steel idler. These should both have been sorted out 'in service', but if the car was maintained 'in house' by a fleet or by a private owner, it may not have been done. Some fleets reckon on just 60,000 miles for Zetec timing belts and idler pulleys. CVT automatic is prone to problems and is best avoided. Recalls 1994 (1.3 and 1.4CFi-92 VIN NE, NL, NY, NS, NT; 93 VIN PJ, PU, PM, PP, PB, PR, PA, PG, PC, PK): electrical check. 1995 (VIN: SE): brake lights may not work. 1995 (Escort diesels: VIN: SY, SS, ST): brake vacuum pump may not create enough vacuum for servo. 1995 (VIN: SE, SL): loose rear brake cylinders. 1995 (VIN: SC, SK, SD): possible damage to seatbelt webbing. 1998 Escorts with passenger airbags built Aug '96-Feb '98: passenger airbag may go off while car is stationary. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Rite gotta phone up someone 2morra bout a mk5 estate, 1.6, 26k from new with service history, so i may go and look at it. Anyone know of any common faults on these, apart from the obvious ball joints, smoke etc?its only done 26k from new im told, though the ammount of owners on the logbook should tell if thats true or not. Ian.........amount of owners does not prove low mileage. Service history/receipts together with MOTs,are a better indication M8.Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted December 20, 2002 Author Share Posted December 20, 2002 but you can just get service stamps made up cant you what i was meaning is its got to be one, two owners maybe at the most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Rite gotta phone up someone 2morra bout a mk5 estate, 1.6, 26k from new with service history, so i may go and look at it. Anyone know of any common faults on these, apart from the obvious ball joints, smoke etc?its only done 26k from new im told, though the ammount of owners on the logbook should tell if thats true or not.Ian.........amount of owners does not prove low mileage. Service history/receipts together with MOTs,are a better indication M8.Al. Ian....read my reply, sevice history with receipts.Yes you can get a book 'stamped' but you're not going to get the receipts for servicing as well.That's why i put this, true most 'low' mileage cars do have low owners.....but not all.On top of this 'tie' in the MOTs, dates,mileage and all together this gives you a very clear indication of use.Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted December 20, 2002 Author Share Posted December 20, 2002 :madbugger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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escygti Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 I have a mk5 estate i use for work ,i brought it at 57000k and at around 65000 the engine management system went and i had to get a new one and the cat went at around 70k but that to me is where and tear ,it now has 80k, it is top never lets me down ill keep it till i have to tow it to a scrap yard and hand the keys over, but i dont think thats for a long time because it runs like a dream and the body work is sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Ian, are you starting your own Ford dealers or something, the mk6, the mondy and now a mk5 estate? Theres a bloke on the mk5 r with a estate mk5 so he'd be the man to speak to and get some advice off, but I reckon these cars will have been family cars so dirty interiors, cheap serivcing etc and dents on doors from kiddies throwing doors open........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted December 20, 2002 Author Share Posted December 20, 2002 lol, i didnt like the sound of it when i spoke to the bloke today, so i said id leave it.seen a local ad for a sierra spah, or one further away for a 316 bmw, but the saph is in show room condition it says with a gen 56k on a g plate, and its quite a decent price so i may phone up about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Are all saphs rear wheel drive, not just the cossie ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Are all saphs rear wheel drive, not just the cossie ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxmonkey Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 I know it was an excellent question, but no need to say it twice. It spoils it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted December 20, 2002 Author Share Posted December 20, 2002 yep saphs are rwd mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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