98 ford escort almost keeps stalling

jdebarto · 10-20-2009, 08:30 AM

My moms 98 Ford Escort has a little over 100,000 miles on keeps almost stalling. When she stops at a stop light it keeps sputtering then she will push the gas in a little and it will act fine till the next stop light. I'm not doing the work myself I just want to know when I take it to get fixed so I have an Idea of what to expect, Thanks.

ebackhus · 10-22-2009, 03:28 PM

Check the vacuum lines. My car was doing the same thing until I made a tiny fix to a small line. Since then my engine's performance has been stellar.

**wrench97** · 10-22-2009, 03:42 PM

Vacuum leak is a good possibility. The Idle Air Control(IAC) valve may need to cleaned or is failing is another popular problem with the 2.0L Escorts.

10-20-2009, 08:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
jdebarto Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PA Posts: 17 OS: Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 and Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1	98 ford escort almost keeps stalling My moms 98 Ford Escort has a little over 100,000 miles on keeps almost stalling. When she stops at a stop light it keeps sputtering then she will push the gas in a little and it will act fine till the next stop light. I'm not doing the work myself I just want to know when I take it to get fixed so I have an Idea of what to expect, Thanks.

10-22-2009, 03:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 15,057 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System	Re: 98 ford escort almost keeps stalling Check the vacuum lines. My car was doing the same thing until I made a tiny fix to a small line. Since then my engine's performance has been stellar. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-22-2009, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 21,392 OS: Win7	Re: 98 ford escort almost keeps stalling Vacuum leak is a good possibility. The Idle Air Control(IAC) valve may need to cleaned or is failing is another popular problem with the 2.0L Escorts. __________________ Power Supply and Selection