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the 1.9cvh was available in the LX model up until about 96-97, they moved to the 2.0L SPI motor, and progressed to the zetec after that.

The DOHC was ZX2-only, the SOHC was sedan/wagon only. They were produced concurrently, although after 2001ish the only way to buy an Escort was if you were a fleet manager. (A lot of telcos and rental companies had them, and the post-public cars have weird looking valve covers) Around that same time they dropped the name Escort from the ZX2 and made it fugly.

It's a shame that they never seriously pushed the ZX2. It's a far better car than the Focus was, stock for stock. Much better trans gearing, and it handled like a car instead of a minivan.

I guess the 1.9 and 2.0 bottom ends are popular to ship to the UK. Good riddance. The 2.0 SOHC has a 100 percent probability of losing the #4 exhaust valve seat, which will destroy the head, at least three pistons (usually four), and the intake manifold (can't get the chunks out). Locally, junkyard SOHCs run $1200 but they'll sell an entire DOHC swap-over for $600 including the computer... they never really break in service.