1997 Ford Escort 97 Ford Escort front sway bar links, engin

LINDAJESSIE

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1997 FORD ESCORT
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
13,000 MILES

I was just told by a mechanic that the clunking noise I hear going over speed bumps and other road bumps is from a miissing rubber piece in the sway bar link, when checking out the car, he said everything else is tight. When looking under the hood while still trying to find the cause of the noise, we saw the engine lift when being reved up. This alarmed me. He said it is a missing or broken motor mount. I cannot aford to fix it at this time, and am worried about having to wait. My question is will it cause problem by waiting a few weeks to get it fixed. I am trying to baby it and go slow over bumps, but am still nervous about it. Thanks for any response.

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ARTMANG

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Hello my dad has a station wagon and has the same problem with the sway bar and he still drives it like that but he will eventually fix it. Nothing has happened to it. You can drive it like that for a while if u must. The motor mounts r very easy to install on escorts, if u wanna save money get a used one from a junkyard as long as it is in good condition and u will save good money if u install it ur self. Theres a lot of escorts in junkyards all kinds of years. But most of them r the same engine wise so u wont have trouble finding one. Try ecology wrecking yard if ur in calif.