2003 Ford Escort Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
Ifthevehicle’spowertrainsystemoritsbatteryhasjustbeenserviced,
theon-boarddiagnosticssystemisresettoa“notreadyforI/Mtest”
condition.Toreadytheon-boarddiagnosticssystemforI/Mtesting,a
minimumof30minutesofcityandhighwaydrivingisnecessaryas
describedbelow:
•
•
First,atleast10minutesofdrivingonanexpresswayorhighway.
Next,atleast20minutesdrivinginstop-and-go,city-typetrafficwith
atleastfouridleperiods.
Allowthevehicletositforatleasteighthourswithoutstartingthe
engine.Then,starttheengineandcompletetheabovedrivingcycle.The
enginemustwarmuptoitsnormaloperatingtemperature.Oncestarted,
donotturnofftheengineuntiltheabovedrivingcycleiscomplete.
CHECKING AND ADDING POWER  STEERING FLUID
Checkthepowersteeringfluid.Refertothescheduledmaintenance
guidefortheserviceintervalschedules.Ifaddingfluidisnecessary,use
onlyMERCON௡ATF.
1.
Starttheengineandletitrun
untilitreachesnormaloperating
temperature(theenginecoolant
temperaturegaugeindicatorwillbe
nearthecenterofthenormalarea
betweenHandC).
2.
steeringwheelleftandrightseveral
times.
Whiletheengineidles,turnthe
3.
4.
Turntheengineoff.
Checkthefluidlevelinthereservoir.ItshouldbebetweentheMIN
andMAXlines.Donotaddfluidifthelevelisinthisrange.
5.
theleveluntilitreachestherangebetweentheMINandMAXlines.Be
suretoputthecapbackonthereservoir.
Ifthefluidislow,addfluidinsmallamounts,continuouslychecking
BRAKE/CLUTCH FLUID RESERVOIR
Brakeandclutchsystemsaresuppliedfromthesamereservoir.
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Product Specification
CategoriesFord Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2003
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