80,000 miles
120,000 miles , inspect and replace if necessary ( but I see another person has answered that their belt broke at 110,000 miles )
NO! The 1999 Ford Escort 2.0 liter is not an Interferance engine. Replace the belt at 120,000 miles.NO! The 1999 Ford Escort 2.0 liter is not an Interferance engine. Replace the belt at 120,000 miles.
The 1999 Ford Escort Scheduled Maintenance Guide shows : For the 2.0 litre four cylinder engine ( SOHC and DOHC ) ( Inspect at 120,000 miles ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Gates website ( they make timing belts etcetera ) shows : ( Inspect at 120,000 miles / replace if necessary ) * it also shows that the engines are INTERFERENCE ENGINES
I was looking at the 1999 Ford Escort scheduled maintenance guide and the Gates website ( they make timing belts etc . ) and both show to inspect the timing belt at 120,000 miles , replace if necessary ( that applies to both the 2.0 liter SOHC and DOHC engines )
Replace the timing belt at least every 100,000 miles.
According to the 1999 Ford Escort Scheduled Maintenance Guide : For the 2.0 liter SOHC and DOHC engines : ( INSPECT at 120,000 miles ) The Gates website ( they make timing belts etcetera ) shows : ( INSPECT at 120,000 miles / REPLACE if necessary ) * the Gates website also shows that both the 2.0 liter DOHC and SOHC four cylinder engines in a 1999 Ford Escort are ( INTERFERENCE ENGINES )
How do you replace a 1999 Ford Escort headlight bulb?"
every 60,000 miles.
1999 Ford Escort 2.0 L - SOHC 4 cylinder - VIN " P " ( 8th " character " of VIN ) Inspect at 120,000 miles and replace if necessary
when it brakes
timing belt
If it had a timing belt, you would replace it at 90,000 miles. But this engine has a timing chain and does not have a belt.