1987 Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet from UK and Ireland - Comments

3rd Nov 2000, 07:28

"A little gem"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Vacuum advance unit.

Water pump (leak revealed on cambelt change).

Poor MPG.

Heater matrix.

Battery.

Failed central locking (caused by a cowboy alarm fitter).

General comments?

At first I had poor MPG (30) so I called out a mobile tune-up specialist who diagnosed that the Vac advance unit had failed. After replacement, together with new leads and a full service and oil flush it now runs excellent returning 40 MPG on my daily commute to work.

Roll on Summer!


20th Mar 2001, 09:17

I wish mine did even 30 mpg.

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