What is the plug torque?
It is not printed in the 2008 Escape owner's guide. The parts footnote sends spark plug replacement to an authorized dealer. Get the Ford service procedure before you tighten a plug.
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2008 Ford Escape
2008 Ford Escape spark plug gap and firing sequence for the 2.3L and 3.0L. The owner's guide sends replacement to a dealer and prints no plug torque.
Difficulty, time, and cost are estimates when this guide gives them. Torque is a cited figure, or it is left off.
Main source: 2008 Escape (204) Owner's Guide, USA, engine data and Motorcraft parts (opens in a new tab), Ford Motor Company, published 2008-01-01, read 2026-10-15.
Numbers on this page come from the cited source. Match the engine before you use a capacity or a torque. Do not work under a vehicle held only by a jack.
None listed for removal
The owner's guide does not name a socket, a gap tool, or a torque for this job. It sends replacement to a dealer.
| Item | Figure | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3L I4 | Coil on plug. Gap 0.049-0.053 inch (1.25-1.35 mm). Firing order 1-3-4-2. Compression 9.7:1. 87 octane. | Engine data table |
| 3.0L DOHC V6 | Coil on plug. Gap 0.052-0.056 inch (1.32-1.42 mm). Firing order 1-4-2-5-3-6. Compression 10.0:1. 87 octane. | Engine data table |
| Plug part number and torque | Not printed. The footnote says to see an authorized dealer for spark plug replacement. | Motorcraft parts table, spark plugs footnote |
2.3L I4
3.0L DOHC V6
Firing sequence from the 2008 Escape owner's guide engine data table. Sequence only.
Illustration, not to scale; confirm with your owner's manual. This is the firing sequence only. It does not show where each cylinder sits on the engine.
Source for this drawing: 2008 Escape (204) Owner's Guide, USA, engine data table.
The engine-data table has two columns. Use the one on the car.
The Motorcraft spark plug cells do not print a number. Footnote 3 says to see an authorized dealer and to use plugs that meet Ford material and design specifications, such as Motorcraft or equivalent.
The owner's guide does not say how to release a coil, what the plug tightens to, or how far to turn it.
1-3-4-2 is the 2.3L order. 1-4-2-5-3-6 is the 3.0L order. The drawing repeats those orders and does not locate the cylinders.
The two gaps sit on successive lines of the engine-data table, first column then second column. The 2.3L line is 0.049-0.053 inch (1.25-1.35 mm). The 3.0L line is 0.052-0.056 inch (1.32-1.42 mm). Compression ratio in the same table is 9.7:1 on the 2.3L and 10.0:1 on the 3.0L.
The drive-belt routing in that table is a figure for each engine. It is not a plug procedure, and the path is not described in text. See the serpentine belt guide.
Oil capacity for the pan job is on the oil and filter guide, not here.
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Part
Spark plug meeting Ford specification for that engine
No part number is printed. The footnote says Motorcraft or an equivalent that meets Ford material and design specifications, and it sends the replacement to a dealer.
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Tool
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The owner's guide does not name a socket, a gap tool, or a torque for this job. It sends replacement to a dealer.
Engine data in the 2008 Escape owner's guide (opens in a new tab)Search Amazon.com (affiliate link) (opens in a new tab)
It is not printed in the 2008 Escape owner's guide. The parts footnote sends spark plug replacement to an authorized dealer. Get the Ford service procedure before you tighten a plug.
No. The engine-data table prints 0.049-0.053 inch (1.25-1.35 mm) for the 2.3L and 0.052-0.056 inch (1.32-1.42 mm) for the 3.0L.
1-3-4-2 on the 2.3L I4. 1-4-2-5-3-6 on the 3.0L DOHC V6. That is the sequence in the table. The table does not say where cylinder 1 sits.
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These guides cover the same kind of work. Their numbers belong to those vehicles, not to this one.