# 1999 Ford Escort Valve Seat Drop Inevitable?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-escort-valve-seat-drop-inevitable/192913>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** engines, ford\
**Created:** [September 16, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-escort-valve-seat-drop-inevitable/192913 "2023-09-16T00:47:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-escort-valve-seat-drop-inevitable/192913/11 "2023-09-17T13:56:55Z")

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I found this … lol

> [@99 Ford Escort: Dropped Valve Seat, Need Advice](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-escort-dropped-valve-seat-need-advice/83446):
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> I bought this car for $1,900 in July because I could afford it and was sick of walking and busing everywhere. As soon as I bought it, I had the fluids replaced and saw it wasn’t terribly well-maintained… needed new transmission fluid and the spark plugs were factory and falling apart. I knew buying it that the timing belt (and associated things) hadn’t been replaced, so I got that done, too. It’s been a great little car like everyone assured me it could be. No issues at all. Well, last week it …

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