2001 Ford Escort Owners Manual

Maintenance and care
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Sedan
1.
temperature(theenginecoolanttemperaturegaugeindicatorwillbe
nearthecenterofthenormalareabetweenHandC).
Starttheengineandletitrununtilitreachesnormaloperating
2.Whiletheengineidles,turnthesteeringwheelleftandrightseveral
times.
3.
4.
Turntheengineoff.
Checkthefluidlevelinthereservoir.ItshouldbebetweentheMIN
andMAXlines.Donotaddfluidifthelevelisinthisrange.
5.
theleveluntilitreachestherangebetweentheMINandMAXlines.Be
suretoputthecapbackonthereservoir.
Ifthefluidislow,addfluidinsmallamounts,continuouslychecking
TRANSMISSION FLUID
Checking automatic transmission fluid
Refertoyourscheduledmaintenanceguideforscheduledintervalsfor
fluidchecksandchanges.Yourtransaxledoesnotconsumefluid.
However,thefluidlevelshouldbecheckedifthetransaxleisnotworking
properly,i.e.,ifthetransaxleslipsorshiftsslowlyorifyounoticesome
signoffluidleakage.
Automatictransmissionfluidexpandswhenwarmed.Toobtainan
accuratefluidcheck,drivethevehicleuntilitiswarmedup
(approximately30km[20miles]).Ifyourvehiclehasbeen
operatedforanextendedperiodathighspeeds,incitytraffic
duringhotweatherorpullingatrailer,thevehicleshouldbe
turnedoffforabout30minutestoallowfluidtocoolbefore
checking.
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Product Specification
CategoriesFord Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2001
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