I have a 95 ford escort wagon that will turn over but wont start, any idea what the problem is?

Question

no spark in spark plugs, the timing belts ok, the starters ok and the plugs are ok.

Answer 1

Here is a list of possible things:
Listed by priority
1 Inspect Battery Damaged or faulty battery and/or connections.

2 Inspect Coil - Ignition Damaged or faulty ignition coil or ignition coil circuit.

3 Inspect Fuel Filter Clogged or dirty fuel filter

4 Inspect Fuel Injector Pressure Regulator Faulty fuel injector pressure regulator or circuit.

5 Inspect Fuel Pump Improperly functioning fuel pump or circuits.

6 Inspect Wireset Damaged, worn, or deteriorating spark plug or coil wire(s).

7 Inspect Control Module-Ignition Faulty ignition control module or circuit.

8 Inspect Solenoid Switch Damaged or faulty solenoid switch or solenoid switch circuit.

9 Inspect Starter Damaged, worn, defective, or faulty starter or starter related circuit.

10 Inspect Neutral Safety Switch Damaged or faulty neutral safety swittch or circuit.

11 Inspect Fuse Corroded, burned, or shorted fuse may be interupting power source.

12 Inspect Fusible Link Corroded, burned, or shorted fusible link may be interupting power source.

13 Inspect Battery Cable Corroded, broken or poorly connected battery cable.

15 Inspect Distributor Cap Loose or cracked distributor cap

16 Inspect Distributor Cap And Rotor Kit Loose, cracked, or worn distributor cap and ignition rotor.

17 Inspect Fuel System Pressure Incorrect fuel pressure being delivered to carburetor or fuel injection system.

18 Inspect Fuel Injector Plugged, dirty or poorly connected fuel injector.

19 Inspect Ignition Switch Worn, damaged or faulty ignition switch or circuit.

20 Inspect Spark Plug Fouled, damaged or broken spark plug(s).

21 Inspect Belt Incorrectly routed, adjusted(tensioned), missing or worn drive belt(s).

22 Inspect Timing Belt Slipped or broken timing belt.

23 Inspect Timing Set Slipped timing chain or worn timing gear(s).

24 Inspect Fuel Tank Contaminated fuel from rusted or deteriorated fuel tank.

25 Inspect Timing Specification Incorrectly adjusted engine timing.

Answer 2

1. Check your ignition coil remove the wire and try to turn it over. If it does not spark then you have a bad ignitino coil. +Try to use gloves when doing this to avoid shock+

2. If the coil is good and it has sparks on it. Try to check your distributor. check every wire if it sparks. also check for signs of corrosion inside.. try to clean the cap, the contacts and the rotor as well.

3. Check the ignition points if you do have points or the electric ignition actuator if you have electronic ignition. These parts may fail too.

4. If you have gone this far and the spark plugs still don't spark. Then you have to get your car to a mechanic because if you go on with it... you might end up using more money for replacing parts that you probably won't need to replace.

5. Just to enumerate the things that you will possibly replace if needed be or parts that are important to consider.

a. Ignition Coil
b. Spark plug Wires
c. Distributor Cap and Rotor assembly with gears.

6. Things you may want to clean:
a. Spark Plugs
b. Distributor
c. Ignition coil points and terminals
d. Fuel Injectors/ Carburetor
e. Battery Terminals

Use sandpaper, baking soda to clean terminals... dry them too :)
Good Luck and I hope I gave you one of the best answers here...

Answer 3

It's probably a computer problem however it doesn't have to be. Check and see if there is a spark to the spark plugs and you can go from there. You probably have to remove the computer and take it in for testing to see what the problem is. Or take the car to a garage and have them check the computer. Places like Auto Zone and Checker Auto should be able to check the computer and let you know if it's good or bad. They will also have or be able to get a replacement at a good price

Answer 4

if you have a distributor, have it checked, if not, follow the plug wires to the ignition coil and check them. no spark indicates no power to the plugs.
distibutors have caps, rotors, and interior coil, all or one of which could be bad, as well as bad wires. if the coils are bad just replace them or it if you only have one. if you have a distributor, check the cap by removing it. if corroded contacts, replace it and the rotor. the coil is usually not going to be bad, but it may and can be checked if you know how. otherwise, have a mechanic check it. the last thing to check is the timing. it may have jumped time, or, if you replaced the cap or timing belt, it must be retimed.

Answer 5

i could be at risk of start searching for an electric powered undertaking interior the column. this ability that the two the ingnition module or key change assy, is getting undesirable. additionally something else to examine is that if it has passive anti robbery equipment. in case you have a key that has been decrease and not top programmed for the vehicle it wont due a factor. a conceivable undesirable unique key besides would desire to reason you issues.

Answer 6

if its not producing a spark it is the distributor or the ignition coil, ive had 2 escorts they are always headaches

Answer 7

i have an idea its the 95 ford escort wagon

Answer 8

All those models were very durable. Try a known good coil
pack. I suspect that will do it

Answer 9

how about the battery?