The 2.0 liter four cylinder engines ( SOHC and DOHC ) used in a 1998 Ford
Escort in North America are NOT INTERFERENCE ENGINES ( according to the
Gates website , they make timing belts etcetera )
Not unless the 1998 body is a ZX2.
Yes.
Yes if they are both manual or automatic.
95 on, are all the same.
Yes
if you try....
Yes, if they are both the same model such as lx or ZX2.
Yes , it's an interference engine ( according to the Gates website )
No, it won't.
No. it is a non-interference motor. If the timing belt breaks, the engine will not be damaged. It will just stop running until it the belt is replaced.
I don't think so.
i think the biggest engine you could fit in a 1993 ford escort gt 1.8 is a 1998 ford escort zx2 2.0 turbo engine with intake manifold and coilovers to get hp that you can actually manage in the car. but then you would have to completely redo the wiring harness from a zx2 to a 93 escort and get the transmission from the zx2 to fit also in the 93 escort, with the right motor mounts youll be set.