Airflow meter - removal and refitting
Note: A tachometer and an exhaust gas analyser will be required to check the idle mixture on completion.
1 Disconnect the battery negative lead.
2 Depress the locking clip on the airflow meter wiring plug and disconnect the plug.
Pull on the plug, not the wiring.
3 Loosen the securing clip and disconnect the air inlet hose from the airflow meter.
4 Release the four securing clips and lift off the air cleaner lid with the airflow meter.
5 Remove the four securing bolts and separate the airflow meter from the air cleaner lid (see illustration). Recover the seal.
15.5 Airflow meter-to-air cleaner lid bolts (arrowed)
6 Refitting is a reversal of removal, ensuring that the seal is correctly located on the air cleaner lid, and that the air inlet hose clip is correctly aligned (see illustration).
15.6 Air intake hose clip correctly aligned
7 On completion, check and if necessary adjust the idle mixture.
See also:
Front suspension strut - removal, overhaul and refitting
Note: A spring compressor tool will be
required if the strut is to be dismantled.
Removal
1 Loosen the relevant front roadwheel nuts,
apply the handbrake, jack up the front of the
vehicle and sup ...
Anti-lock Braking System - description
1 From 1986 onward an anti-lock braking
system is available as standard or optional
equipment on certain Escort models.
2 The system comprises four main
components: two modulators, one for each
b ...
Battery - removal and refitting
Note: Refer to the precautions at the end of
Section 1 before proceeding.
Removal
1 The battery is located on the left-hand side
of the engine compartment on a bulkhead
platform.
2 Disconnect th ...
