Yes.
No. Only pre-1991 Escorts (generation 1) were interference engines. All escorts from 91 up are all non-interference engines. Gates says the the 2.0 SOHC engine is an interference engine. This is not right. Gates is wrong.
The 2.0 L - SOHC - IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE The 2.0 L - DOHC - IS NOT an interference engine
The Ford, Chrysler or Chevy 2001 3.8 engine?
In a 1998 Ford Escort : The 2.0 L - DOHC - 4 cylinder ( IS NOT ) an interference engine ( but the 2.0 L - SOHC - 4 cylinder engine IS an interference engine ) Just check with you local Ford dealer. I know from asking the dealer that the 2.0 single cam is not a interference engine. I have replace broken belts in many escort 93-2000 that it is not a interference engine. You can rotate the cam and crank, with the belt off, with no contact.
No it is a second generation. The engine in the focus is based on the third generation of engines from 1997 to 2002 Escorts.
For a 2001 Ford Focus , 2.0 SPI engine ( SOHC ) According to the Gates website ( they make timing belts etcetera ) ( Yes ) it is an interference engine
The Villager is NOT an interference engine. This is straight from a guy who was engineering liaison between Ford and Nissan on this project. The catalogs that say it is are WRONG.
It is non-interference. I think some mechanics say it is an interference type because one of the major repair manuals incorrectly states that it is interference, it is not...
Yes , it IS an interference engine ( according to the Gates website )
not gospel but 4.0 sohc engine is an interference major damage if timing chain or timing chain tensioner breaks
The SOHC 2.0 Ford engine is NOT an interference engine
i have heard that it IS NOT an interference engine