you might check the water pump before you do anything else.remove fan belt and check to see if there is substantial movement in pulley wheel and/or shaft on water pump. if this is not the problem, you have overheated engine and damaged bearings inside, which is where the knocking comes from
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My girlfriend's 1995 Escort made a funny knocking/grinding/chirping noise from the back part of the engine. The motor mounts were loose and the problem was solved after they were tightened.
According to the 1998 Ford Escort Owner Guide : It came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and ( GREEN color antifreeze , meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )
According to the 2000 Ford Escort Owner Guide : It came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and ( GREEN color antifreeze , meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )
For a 1999 Ford Escort , 2.0 liter four cylinder engine ( both the SOHC + DOHC ) For a 50 / 50 mix of preferably distilled water and antifreeze : Automatic transaxle / transmission ( 3.15 U.S. quarts ) of antifreeze Manual ( 2.65 quarts ) * Ford states not to exceed 60% antifreeze in the engine coolant mix
According to the 1999 Ford Escort Owner Guide : It came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )
Etheleneglycol should be be used. It's the green stuff.
According to the ( 1996 ) Ford Escort owners manual ( for North America ) It came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN colored antifreeze ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )
I was looking at the ( 1996 ) Ford Escort Owner Guide and it shows the same engine cooling system capacity for the 1.8 and 1.9 liter engines For a 50 / 50 mix of preferrably distilled water and antifreeze For the manual transmission / transaxle ( 2.65 U.S. quarts of antifreeze mixed with an equal amount of distilled water ) Automatic ( 3.15 quarts of antifreeze )
Make sure you are using the correct type of antifreeze. Mixing some environmentally friendly antifreeze with older type "green" can cause gelling. Some antifreeze will gel with age. You may need to flush the entire system and replace with the correct type for your car.
timing belt is off reset timing was off a little but did not correct the problem
You want to use Green coolant, with a 50/50 mix.