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2000 Ford Escort LX 2.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Posted to Ford Driveability on 3/8/2005 6 Replies

Car came in customer, wanted VCT installed, no diagnosis. We replaced VCT and cleared code. Test ran, when warmed up code reset and car ran rough, dies at stops, rechked timeing ok. Pulled service bulletin [...] dated 8-4-03, says oil pressure must be min of 5...

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car Vehicle Data

2000 Ford Escort LX

VIN 3FAXP1138Y
Engine2.0 L / 4 cyl / GAS
Trans5-speed Standard
DeliveryFI / mpi
EmissionsOBD-II Compliant
SymptomsExcessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts Out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp On
OccursHot, Under Load, on Decel, Idle
Misc.Zx2

Trouble Codes

P1383Variable Cam Timing Over-Retarded (Cylinder Bank 1)
Message Closed w/FIX

car Vehicle Data

2000 Ford Escort LX

VIN 3FAXP1138Y
Engine2.0 L / 4 cyl / GAS
Trans5-speed Standard
DeliveryFI / mpi
EmissionsOBD-II Compliant
SymptomsExcessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts Out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp On
OccursHot, Under Load, on Decel, Idle
Misc.Zx2

Trouble Codes

P1383Variable Cam Timing Over-Retarded (Cylinder Bank 1)