Ford Escort van T reg 99 55 1.8D - Lumpy cold start idle, stalling and hesitation!! - injection doc : there is a black plastic fuel pipe with a tiny valve halfway along that often gives cause for concern, about £18.00 from ford its a possibility this can cause issues. Hiya, I picked up a 2001 ref escort van at the beginning of the week, its going to be used as a work van but I'd like to get as much out of it as possible :) Its got a 1.8 endura non turbo engine that was run on veg oil and was a bit of a pig to start. I've since got it running on diesel again and it startsand seems to run much better. Then again it doesn't do most things particularly well. The Ford Escort 1.8 Diesel LX Family Car is not quick, with only 60bhp under the bonnet it's vastly underpowered and can be embarrassed under acceleration by a fully loaded HGV. But then, when I bought it I wasn't looking for a blisteringly fast 0-60 time. I have a 1994 L reg Ford Escort 1.8 diesel van. Recently, I have been having some trouble starting it. It cranks for around 15 to 20 seconds then catches and the engine starts ok but over the last week, it cranks but now it will not start. It won't start off a jump so tonight a mate of mine disconnected the diesel filter. SOURCE: Diagram required for v belt on ford escort diesel van 2001. My sincere apologies for the delayed response. I am personally going back to answer your unanswered questions. I have only been a free contributor to this site for the past 4-months. I do not know if you still need this information, but I am going ahead and answering it anyway. Ford Escort van: Hi I have a ford escort van 1.8 diesel it Hi I have a ford escort van 1.8 diesel it ran fine but just after jump starting another car it only turns over no glow light in the dash and the immobilizer light under the clock is switched of. Ford Escort Production Numbers And Identification Guide. Choose: Please Select. Ford Australia Escort Production. Year. Model. Quantity. 1970 (1970 model) 2 door. The Ford Escort V 1.8 D has a Inline 4, Diesel engine with 1753 cm3 / 107 cu-in capacity. How many horsepower (hp) does a 1992 Ford Escort V 1.8 D have? The 1992 Ford Escort V 1.8 D has 60 PS / 59 bhp / 44 kW. How much does a Ford Escort V 1.8 D weighs? The Ford Escort V 1.8 D weighs 1071 Kg / 2361 lbs. What is the fuel capacity of a ford escort van 1.8 liter diesel? About 52 litres. Where can you get a replacement petrol gauge for a 1996 Renault traffic 2 2 petrol van? Ford Escort Van (91-02) capacity & size. 3.5 out of 5 3.5. Load length is 1,823mm, load width is 1,625mm and load height is 1,076mm. Load volume is 2.5 cubic metres. 9ClPuN.