Vehicle Maintenance Ford Escort 3

Opening the hood
To open the hood: Pull the lever located under the steering column cover until it stops (Fig. 1). Press down the safety latch with your fingers, located on the inside...

Ignition switch with anti-theft device
The ignition switch is located on the right side of the steering column and is operated by a special key. Each car comes with two keys. It is recommended to keep a...

Features of engine starting
Engines: four-stroke, four-cylinder. petrol, liquid-cooled, carburetor (models LRA and L7 with the K-Jetronic fuel injection system). with a liquid-cooled system, with...

Lubrication system
Oil pressure control The oil pressure in the engine lubrication system is monitored using a control lamp located in the center of the instrument cluster, which lights up...

Cooling system
Coolant temperature gauge The coolant temperature gauge in the engine cooling system is located in the instrument cluster and only works when the ignition is on. At high...

Power supply system
Fuel tank The fuel tank filler neck is located on the left rear fender near the wheel. Fuel level indicator On basic models of the car, the fuel gauge is located on the...

Ignition system and spark plugs
Distributor Engines 1100 "BC" and 1100 "NS" are equipped with a classic type ignition distributor (with contact breaker) from Bosch (0 321 170 276, 0 321 170 282) or...

Clutch adjustment and maintenance
The clutch is single-disk, dry, with a central pressure spring. The clutch release drive is cable-operated, gap-free. Adjusting the pedal free travel The clutch release...

Transmission
Mechanical 4- and 5-speed gearboxes with synchronizers on all forward gears. The automatic transmission has three forward gears and one reverse gear with limited torque...

Steering control
Steering type — trauma-safe. Steering gear of the rack-and-pinion type. Steering drive by means of two rods with rubber-metal hinges on the steering gear side and ball...

Car suspension
The front suspension is independent, MacPherson type, with telescopic shock absorber struts, with coil springs, a lower wishbone forming a triangle with the anti-roll...

Brake system
Service brake system: front brake mechanism - with solid discs for models with GMA, GPA, GLA, and JPA engines and ventilated discs for models with engines of other...

Electrical equipment of the car
The electrical equipment circuit is single-wire, the negative pole of the power sources is connected to ground. The nominal voltage is 12 V. The batteries installed in...

Replacement of headlights, parking lights and alarms
Replacing headlight bulbs Replacing headlight bulbs (Fig. 13) is done from the engine compartment in the following order: open the hood and secure it in the open...

Wheels and tires
Disk wheels, stamped: made of steel measuring 41/2x13.5x13 (except for XR3 and RS coupes); made of light alloy, size 51/2x14 for XR3 and 6x15 for RS. Tires of size 145...

Car body and layout
The load-bearing bodies of the Escort and Orion cars are welded from parts stamped from sheet steel. Body types: hatchback, station wagon, sedan, coupe, convertible with...

Lifting and towing a car
Rise Using a portable jack, for which there are two installation points on each side of the vehicle. Using a garage mobile jack. The jack installation points are shown...

General requirements for car repair
The majority of mechanical unit and assembly failures during operation occur due to friction processes, deformation of elements, aging of the material of parts, etc....

Reference dimensions for checking the body floor

Tightening torques for threaded connections
Engine Detail Moment, kgf·m Cylinder head mounting bolt: 1 reception 2,5/1,0-1,5 2nd reception 5,5/4,0-5,0 3 reception turn 90°/8.0-9.0 4th reception turn 90°/10.0-11.0...

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