Spent my first few years on this planet in the back of a 1996 station wagon Escort! My parents sold it in 2005, and we would sometimes still see it on the roads in our small home town here in middle Norway up until it was scrapped in 2011. It had a beautiful light blue colour and the seats were gray with small "strings" in many different colours, similar to how bus seats in the 1990s were. We had many road trips through Norway and Denmark in it.
These vehicles were generally seen in a negative light, but I actually like them despite getting some grief from one a few years ago. I would be honoured to drive these as a courtesy vehicle, I think that idea is a good one.
Great episode on the Escort. I look forward to see your progress on the car. I know from experience that the fusebox can be weak and cause all kinds of weird electrical problems. I noticed that the mesh that cover the fusebox was on the floor in your garage. Another weak spot you should inspect are the rails in the underframe (vanger). They went bad on many Escort and cannot be repaired without taking the fuel tank out. Thank you for great content!
Perhaps a bestseller for your maybe future webshop! Seaside Garage’s “Original Barnfind Dust” 😜 Looking forward the next Escort video although I’am not a Ford man !
I got one myself Mk5.B 1995 year 40 thousand on the clock. The 1.6 efi zetec is a great engine, not like the bag of nails cvh engine that came before it
My first car was a 1.3 escort. Not a bad car really and easy enough to work on. What killed it was finally taking it to a mechanic who put the wrong throttle body on it. Unfortunately he had thrown the old one out. Told me the "repair" was free. Scrapped it a week later :( Still have the Haynes manual.
It was always a great mystery to me why a local main dealer for my old car in the large rural area where I live never offered me a loaner. I'd bought the car off them, after all. I lived 30km away and the trip was difficult to do by public transport and expensive by taxi. I'd have been quite happy with any old running car to get home, and they always had a few old models on the back lot they'd taken in as part exchange for newer cars. Maybe the wealthier clients got to borrow a demonstrator? Not me though. Poor business practise; I stopped using them, and have used a small local garage now for many years.
We loved our old 94 Escort. I was sad to see ours go and be replaced by a ghastly Hyundai Matrix. We've had quite a few Fords and they all were very dependable, comfortable cars that did everything asked of them. I do really miss our 1.8 Sierra Ghia.
That's some dodgy work there over the fuel tank that someone did, considering that other cars have a sealed inspection hatch, or no access at all, to prevent fuel vapours getting in the cab and either causing the occupants to become intoxicated, or things going boom if someone were to light up a smoke and ignite the vapour, definitely something that should be fixed for safety, not to mention, that's some nasty spiked metal too... :S
Hey! love your channel. I am recently into some car tinkering myself. Slowly but surely dealing with all the (minor) shortcomings of my '67 ID19B. The style of presentation here is very pleasant and the things you run in to and deal with are very real world. Just very helpful. I was rather surprised when Kitch recently started a video with your intro. Haha, that caused some mixup. Looking forward to some updates on the BX. Love the hydraulic citroens!
I had a 1996 1.6 escort special edition Sophia in the same pepper, red colour we had it for a couple of years and then when we went to see the launch of the focus with we bought a focus in the same colour, the focus of the world apart from the escort, they handled a lot better and And had more room inside Both were great cars Though
still some newer cars built with no access to fuel pump and sender unit so you have to remove tank, previous owner has done you a nice little favour albeit messy.
I can just imagine the look of horror on Ms. Hub-Nut's face as you describe the Escort as "disposable".
haha should have put on a disclaimer.... but I am pretty sure that Ian would agree.... ;)
tech tip: a can opener has thousands of uses: from tomato juice to fuel pump access!
Spent my first few years on this planet in the back of a 1996 station wagon Escort! My parents sold it in 2005, and we would sometimes still see it on the roads in our small home town here in middle Norway up until it was scrapped in 2011. It had a beautiful light blue colour and the seats were gray with small "strings" in many different colours, similar to how bus seats in the 1990s were. We had many road trips through Norway and Denmark in it.
Got to love this guy, his happiness with older cars brings joy!
These vehicles were generally seen in a negative light, but I actually like them despite getting some grief from one a few years ago. I would be honoured to drive these as a courtesy vehicle, I think that idea is a good one.
When you looked under the back seat! Wow. Some top quality bodgery there! 😬
Yea! Its not a clean job!
Great episode on the Escort. I look forward to see your progress on the car. I know from experience that the fusebox can be weak and cause all kinds of weird electrical problems. I noticed that the mesh that cover the fusebox was on the floor in your garage. Another weak spot you should inspect are the rails in the underframe (vanger). They went bad on many Escort and cannot be repaired without taking the fuel tank out. Thank you for great content!
Great engines.
The 1.8 is even better.
Perhaps a bestseller for your maybe future webshop! Seaside Garage’s “Original Barnfind Dust” 😜 Looking forward the next Escort video although I’am not a Ford man !
Ah yes! Merchandise time!
Nice little update on the escort - it looks suprisingly good!
I got one myself Mk5.B 1995 year 40 thousand on the clock. The 1.6 efi zetec is a great engine, not like the bag of nails cvh engine that came before it
The cvh wasn’t that bad the ohv engine was bad
My first car was a 1.3 escort. Not a bad car really and easy enough to work on. What killed it was finally taking it to a mechanic who put the wrong throttle body on it. Unfortunately he had thrown the old one out. Told me the "repair" was free. Scrapped it a week later :( Still have the Haynes manual.
It was always a great mystery to me why a local main dealer for my old car in the large rural area where I live never offered me a loaner. I'd bought the car off them, after all. I lived 30km away and the trip was difficult to do by public transport and expensive by taxi. I'd have been quite happy with any old running car to get home, and they always had a few old models on the back lot they'd taken in as part exchange for newer cars. Maybe the wealthier clients got to borrow a demonstrator? Not me though. Poor business practise; I stopped using them, and have used a small local garage now for many years.
We loved our old 94 Escort. I was sad to see ours go and be replaced by a ghastly Hyundai Matrix. We've had quite a few Fords and they all were very dependable, comfortable cars that did everything asked of them. I do really miss our 1.8 Sierra Ghia.
That poor little car. Funny to hear you call it a classic car. Now I'm feeling old.
27 years old! :)
As another UA-camr would say in regard to the floor under your backseat, "There has been some Ham Fisted Gibbonry going on here".
Looking forward to follow til project 👌
That's some dodgy work there over the fuel tank that someone did, considering that other cars have a sealed inspection hatch, or no access at all, to prevent fuel vapours getting in the cab and either causing the occupants to become intoxicated, or things going boom if someone were to light up a smoke and ignite the vapour, definitely something that should be fixed for safety, not to mention, that's some nasty spiked metal too... :S
Hey! love your channel. I am recently into some car tinkering myself. Slowly but surely dealing with all the (minor) shortcomings of my '67 ID19B. The style of presentation here is very pleasant and the things you run in to and deal with are very real world. Just very helpful. I was rather surprised when Kitch recently started a video with your intro. Haha, that caused some mixup. Looking forward to some updates on the BX. Love the hydraulic citroens!
More Citroens are on there way to the garage.... ;)
@@SeasideGarage i guess todays visa is one of them;-)
And now even hubnut mentions you in his latest fairmont vid.!!!
Yes .. and one more this week! ;)
I had a 1996 1.6 escort special edition Sophia in the same pepper, red colour we had it for a couple of years and then when we went to see the launch of the focus with we bought a focus in the same colour, the focus of the world apart from the escort, they handled a lot better and And had more room inside Both were great cars Though
Amazingly relatively rust free for an Escort.
The rim on the spare wheel looks like a Peugeot one?
Same 4x108 bolt pattern but would check if it fits before putting it back in the boot
Always such simple reliable cars, except from the steering failure recall 😅
Interesting fuel access panel.. maybe buy a rav4 push in panel and use that instead.
Does the drive shaft just drop out on these? Noted when you were removing the calliper.
still some newer cars built with no access to fuel pump and sender unit so you have to remove tank, previous owner has done you a nice little favour albeit messy.
WTF !! What is going on with that fuel tank 😮
ha! Quite a shock!
Is it the steering rack leaking or the pressure valve?
Looks to be filling up the boot on the left side...
@@SeasideGarage Too bad that's a bigger job. Always worth looking at sensors regulators and other simple seals first.
Had one 1.4 and it was a shitbox, however I had the 1.6 on holidays and it was a totally different car 🤔
Why on earth would anyone want to save one of these..... The worst escort ever by far.... Scrap it... Don't waste your time.... 👎
A loan car is definitely a good idea.