Originally Posted by
John
I guess the 1.9 liter sohc in my first car, a ford escort, was a great motor too because I drove it 600 miles with no oil in it and it didn't blow up. I never ever changed the air filter either.
Those 1.9s were bad little motors from what ive seen. I think ford lied about the, being interference motors too. I had a lot come in with broken timing belts and didnt hurt anything.