97 Escort Eng compatibility Questions....

[ragajungle]

Well the car I bought to replace my Explorer for work is a 1997 Escort/Merc Tracer and all is well but I would like to get a replacement motor started on it as this on is getting u in miles. But the feed back I am getting from the salvage yard is that it takes a 1997 ONLY motor. Does anyone know why this is?



When I went to salvage yard all 1.9L 4cyl from 1996 - 2000 look identical. I am stumped, and I dont want to buy a motor from a 2000 only to find that the trans bell housing bolts are totally different. if is something simple like Evap or emission differences I can deal with.

Thanks for any feed back gang!

 

[ghosttrain2]

Because you have a 2.0 4 cylinder, and not a 1.9.
http://car-part.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi

 

[ragajungle]

Ohhhhhh. I suppose it would help if I was looking up the right motor eh? These 4 bangers are a new territory for me... But still the Q remains - when the salvage yard says 97 ONLY - I still wonder what they mean. ??

 

[ghosttrain2]

1997 was the only year for the 2.0, 1996 and older had the 1.8, and the 1.9 4 cylinders available. The 1.8 was a mazda built engine, and the 1.9 ford.Not sure of the differences .Then you would have the computers calibrations and so on.
Try this : http://car-part.com/
enter the part you are looking for,and it will do a nationwide search.
The results can be ranked by location, or price.