20 Most Recent 1998 Ford Escort - Page 4 Questions & Answers

Depending on the location of the light you're having issues with, it's most likely just a bad connection or frayed wiring grounding out on something.

GAS SENDING UNIT IN GAS TANK NO FUSE.

Defective or misadjusted brake light switch.

Brake light switch is either defective or needs to be adjusted. Probably not related to the battery being replaced.

The exact location varies depending on model, engine size, power and suchlike. Most models have three mountings and there are no lower ones, though there could be a steady bar or torque reaction mount attached to the bottom of the transmission. The power unit tends to be mounted with one mount high up on the extreme right and two on the transmission end, one at the back and one at the front.

I found this info for the coupe.

If you are talking about the vacuum booster control unit for the power brakes . Its not that hard .Unbolt the master cylinder from the front of the unit no need to disconnect brake lines move to the front of vehicle . Go under the dashboard remove the clip on the pin on the brake pedal holding the force rod that goes from the pedal to the unit note the way the bushings and washers and clips come apart you have to put them back together in the same order with the brake switch . Then remove the 4 bolts on the back of the fire wall holding the booster control unit to the wall . Install in reverse order .You will also have on the front of the control unit a main vacuum line coming from the intake manifold it just plugs in .

You must remove the steering column plastic covers, they unscrew from below.

If you have A/C look here:




Without AC:

check the motion sensor thats mounted inside the car and check the connection and operation of all the door , boot , and bonnet switches

There should be stored codes in the computer. Have them read and they should give you a starting point.

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The best advice I can give you is that if you have the mechanical ability, go buy a shop manual and follow the instructions. There are a details such as torque settings that need to be right. You will also need to have an alignment done after this to ensure steering is correct and that tire wear will not be execessive.

Check the fuses!

Sounds like the cam belt is broken. Have you ever had it replaced?