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You need 94scortlx's photos in particular ?
Yeh, the problem is the photo hosting sites keep changing their rules - whether you can link to them or embed them or not. And then you have to rehost them elsewhere, and go back to all your posts and change the links, if you can remember your posts.

I did post a link on pg6 to my photos of the timing marks to use.
Maybe 94scortlx will respond.
 
I have a thread on here about replacing the water pump, which involves all the exact same steps as replacing the timing belt. In fact, good practice is to go ahead and replace the water pump and belt tensioner, all at the same time, because hey, you're in the neighborhood :).

It's late now and I'm blown out tired, but I can find that thread link for you. I think it's under What I Did To My Wagon Today. It's got lots of photos and comments, uploaded directly to FEOA, so there's no hosting site issues.

The process isn't particularly difficult, but it is time consuming, because of all the stuff you have to take out and move out of the way to get at the belt. (Hey, if you pull the engine out, it gets much easier, :)). Basically you're going to have to undo the motor mount at the 'front' of the engine (passenger side), then either jack up the engine from below with a floor jack, or lift it up from above with a hoist.

You'll only need to lift the front of the engine about 2 inches (the other motor mounts will provide this much flexibility), and this is to provide clearance on the right side frame rail for taking off the crankshaft pulley. You'll remove the accessory serpentine drive belt, then remove the crankshaft pulley, then remove the black plastic timing belt cover. At this point you should be able to visibly see everything you need, and from here it's just an ordinary task of changing the belt.

It's STRONGLY recommended to change the belt tensioner, and again while you're in there, might as well do your water pump as well (unless it's like brand new or such).

The 1.9L is a non-interference engine, so the valves won't be damaged if the belt breaks during operation. But it's still not fun being stranded somewhere if it goes out.

Good luck!
 
One of the nice things about our Escorts is the similarity from year to year under the hood. Most advice from us 2nd gen owners would also apply to a 3rd gen belt & water pump replacement. Or a complete engine rebuild for that matter.
 
James has it right.
Also if you read through this thread it covers just about everything.
Denisond is one of the smartest and most experienced people on here so you're in good hands. Probably James too.

I'm not totally sure about the 3rd gen's though. My guess is that they're similar if not the same.
The main problem I've had with my 2nd gen is getting the cover off because way down at the bottom there is something that interferes with it. I think I actually modified mine so it'd be easier to get off the next time.
Some people just leave it off but I'm not a great enthusiast of that.
 
Thanks for the reply, James!
I'm just realizing that I posted in a 2nd-gen topic, but I have a 3rd-gen 2.o. Is the process must different for 3rd-gen?
Same process except the third gens use a spring loaded tensioner. You will a 8mm Allen wrench to relieve tension on the belt.

The crank pulley is going to be on tight so you may want to get an electric impact or a battery one and a 19mm socket to remove the crank pulley bolt.

I would replace the cam and crank seals while you're in there too
 
AS to what interferes with the timing belt cover coming up and off - its because the sides of the cover go around and below the inlet tubes of the water pump. The large one on the front, and the smaller one on the backside. It gets very easy though once the crankshaft pulley has been removed.
And Yes, you MUST remove the crankshaft pulley of a 1.9L engine to change the timing belt.
 
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