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Ford Escort
23 generations · 47 engine options · data across all years of the Escort platform.
26,615
Labor times
17,755
Torque specs
11,408
DTC codes
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Repair procedures
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Fluid specs
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5-Year Cost of Ownership · 2003 1.9L I4
$9,293
~$1,859/yr maintenance labor at $150/hr. Other engines/years vary — pick a generation below to see its breakdown.
Generations & engine options
2003
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
2002
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
2001
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
2000
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1999
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1998
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1997
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1996
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1995
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1994
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1993
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1992
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1991
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1990
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1989
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1988
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1987
2 engine options
1.6L I4 Turbo
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1986
2 engine options
1.6L I4 Turbo
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1985
2 engine options
1.6L I4 Turbo
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1984
2 engine options
1.6L I4 Turbo
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1983
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1982
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
1.6L I4 Diesel
FWD
1981
3 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
1.6L I4 Diesel
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
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