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The 2003 Ford Escape was equipped with two different engines; a 2.0-liter four-cylinder and a 3.0-liter V-6. The four-cylinder engine was produced with a single ignition coil pack that provides the spark for all four cylinders. The 3.0-liter V-6 uses a coil-over ignition system, that has individual ignition coils over each spark plug. The coil-over ignition wires and coils can be removed individually with minimal effort. The No. 3 cylinder on the 2003 Escape 3.0-liter engine is on the rearward driver's side of the engine.
Items you will need
- 1/4-inch-drive ratchet
- 1/4-inch-drive socket set
- Inch-pounds torque wrench
Open the hood on the Escape, and set the hood prop. Disconnect the electrical connector on the ignition coil.
Remove the mounting screw from the ignition coil, using your 1/4-inch-drive ratchet and socket. Use an extension on the ratchet for easier access, if needed. Remove the ignition coil from the engine, pulling it straight upward by hand.
Install a new ignition coil onto cylinder 3, and push it straight downward over the spark plug. Install the hold-down screw and tighten it to 89 inch-pounds, using an inch-pounds torque wrench and socket.
Install the electrical connector onto the new ignition coil.
