Automotive Forums .com - the leading automotive community online! Automotive Forums .com - the leading automotive community online!
Automotive Forums .com - the leading automotive community online! 
-
Latest | 0 Rplys
Go Back   Automotive Forums .com Car Chat > Ford > Escort
Reply Show Printable Version Show Printable Version | Email this Page Email this Page | Subscription Subscribe to this Thread
 
Thread Tools
Old 02-04-2018, 02:33 PM   #1
Sedanman64
AF Newbie
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Bellevue, Washington
Posts: 24
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Bad Neutral safety switch - can't find new one.

First I'll say it's not called a neutral safety switch (that was an old skool term for more or less the same thing). It's called the Manual Lever Position Sensor. My '94 Escort (with the automatic overdrive trans) wouldn't start, and left me stranded in a rain storm for 3 hours. Had it towed to my shop, and after a day of looking they said they couldn't find one. So they bypassed it ($225), telling me I'd just have to be careful to make sure the car was in park or neutral before starting it. My elderly father sometimes drives the car, so I wasn't too pleased but said go ahead.

I went to pick up the car last Monday night, got out on to the street, and realized it wasn't shifting at all, and stuck in high gear. If Ford had just put a 2nd gear detent on that trans, it wouldn't be a big deal, but they didn't

So the car is basically undrivabe as is, and I'm on the hook trying to find the part. It's obsolete at Ford; They don't even have a photo of it. The finally, after giving me the number for a shift lock actuator (different part...) gave me the part number F1CZ 78247A. However this number does not come up in any searches, even on ebay.

When I search the part by name, this is what comes up. Some denote rwd cars (which I know the AODE is for) but none say for Escort, or for transverse AOD. I'm not sure what the transmission is called - E4OD? C4DE? I'm only familiar with the older rwd transmissions like Fordomatic, C4, C5, C6, AOD, and AODE. Internet searches and my haynes manual do not give a model name for it.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...ensor&_sacat=0

The confusing thing is these are all plastic parts, but I can't see the one on my car as it's at the shop and hasn't been removed. My finger is pointing towards where it's supposed to be under a horseshoe metal plate.

https://twitter.com/PNWTJ/status/960247790193426432

So my questions are;

1)Does anyone know the name/code for the 92-96 Escort transverse automatic overdrive

2) Does anyone have an extra trans they'd be willing to sell the part off of?

3)Does the part you have look like any of the ones on ebay?

If I can't find the right part, I'm going nowhere fast. Any help is greatly appreciated.

S

1994 Ford Escort 1.9 LX Hatch
Sedanman64 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-25-2018, 07:49 AM   #2
jtlehighacres
AF Newbie
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Lehigh Acres, Florida
Posts: 2
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Re: Bad Neutral safety switch - can't find new one.

If Ford has removed the part and you have it in your hands there are 2 options I would suggest. Go to Radio Shack and get a tech to repair yours or call Old South Auto in south FL Hwy 27. They are great ant helping and getting the part for you. Easy pay over the phone and excellent service. Be sure to have the information available when you call. Make model VIN number and part. Good Luck.
jtlehighacres is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD

Go Back   Automotive Forums .com Car Chat > Ford > Escort

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:04 AM.

Community Participation Guidelines | How to use your User Control Panel

Powered by: vBulletin | Copyright Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
 
 
no new posts