1.9 motor

[miami man]

i feel silly asking this question but is the 1.9 motor in a 90s ford escort a mazda motor or a ford motor? i was doing some reading and it said there was a differnce in a car built in america or europe.

[thered56]

Ford. Leave it alone. :p

[getnpsi]

teehee. It's got european and american roots and not swappable. Move on.

[neanderpaul]

It's a very durable efficient ford designed motor.

[miami man]

we were thinking of buying an escort with the 1.9 motor in it and it has 85000 miles on it.

[neanderpaul]

I just sold one for $2000 running perfectly with 135k. A friend has one with 275k on the original engine. feoa.net is where you go for info.

[iceracerdude]

Got a friend with one (escort w/1.9) right now and he's lovin on it. Does say it's dependable. That being said, it sho ain't no BP ( 1.8 ) either.
As far a performance goes it's considered to be, well, anemic at best, but I realize that may not be your priority. I want to say 110hp or less for the 1.9 as compared with like 125-127 for the 1.8...someone correct me if I'm wrong!?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_CVH_engine

[getnpsi]

Bout a month ago paul and i defended the 1.9 in another thread. If you get a free escort that feoa.net can link you to information on how to help it with a 2003 2.0 focus head so it won't drop a valve and then a turbo kit...but again it's all not festiva-able.

[neanderpaul]

Got a friend with one (escort w/1.9) right now and he's lovin on it. Does say it's dependable. That being said, it sho ain't no BP ( 1.8 ) either.
As far a performance goes it's considered to be, well, anemic at best, but I realize that may not be your priority. I want to say 110hp or less for the 1.9 as compared with like 125-127 for the 1.8...someone correct me if I'm wrong!?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_CVH_engine

I think I read 95 ish hp. It feels a lot more tourquey than a festiva but it does NOT like to wind out. It was very comfortable and refined even on the highway.

[getnpsi]

Try comparing the 2.0 ztec to the 2.0 spi focus engine. Seat of the pants you cant tell a difference around town or WOT until about 4000 rpm. Family has owned both.