Ford Escort maintenance schedule
The maintenance intervals in this manual are provided with the assumption that you, not the dealer, will be carrying out the work. These are the minimum maintenance intervals recommended by the manufacturer for vehicles driven daily. If you wish to keep your vehicle in peak condition at all times, you may wish to perform some of these procedures more often. We encourage frequent maintenance, because it enhances the efficiency, performance and resale value of your vehicle.
If the vehicle is driven in dusty areas, used to tow a trailer, or driven frequently at slow speeds (idling in traffic) or on short journeys, more frequent maintenance intervals are recommended.
When the vehicle is new, it should be serviced by a factoryauthorised dealer service department, in order to preserve the factory warranty.
Maintenance - Component
location
See also:
Instrument panel components - removal and refitting
Panel illumination and warning
lamp bulbs
Removal
1 Remove the instrument panel as described
in Section 9.
2 Turn the bulbholders anti-clockwise and
remove them from the rear of the instrument
...
Steering wheel - removal and refitting
Removal
1 Set the front wheels in the straight-ahead
position.
2 Prise the trim insert from the centre of the
steering wheel, and where applicable,
disconnect the horn electrical lead(s) (see
il ...
Contact breaker points renewal (Every 12 000 miles or 12
months)
1 Spring back the retaining clips or undo the
screws as appropriate and lift off the
distributor cap.
2 Withdraw the rotor arm from the distributor
shaft.
3 On the Bosch distributor disconnect th ...
See also:
Instrument panel components - removal and refitting
Panel illumination and warning
lamp bulbs
Removal
1 Remove the instrument panel as described
in Section 9.
2 Turn the bulbholders anti-clockwise and
remove them from the rear of the instrument
...
Steering wheel - removal and refitting
Removal
1 Set the front wheels in the straight-ahead
position.
2 Prise the trim insert from the centre of the
steering wheel, and where applicable,
disconnect the horn electrical lead(s) (see
il ...
Contact breaker points renewal (Every 12 000 miles or 12
months)
1 Spring back the retaining clips or undo the
screws as appropriate and lift off the
distributor cap.
2 Withdraw the rotor arm from the distributor
shaft.
3 On the Bosch distributor disconnect th ...