Ford Escort (2003 year). Manual — part 42

REFILL CAPACITIES

Fluid

Ford Part
Name

Application

Capacity

Brake fluid

High
Performance
DOT 3 Motor
Vehicle Brake
Fluid

All

Fill to line on
reservoir

Engine coolant

1

Motorcraft
Premium Engine
Coolant
(green-colored)
or Motorcraft
Premium Gold
Engine Coolant
(yellow-colored)

Automatic
transaxles

6.0L (6.3
quarts)

Manual
transaxles

5.0L (5.3
quarts)

Engine oil
(includes filter
change)

Motorcraft SAE
5W-20Premium
Synthetic Blend
Motor Oil

All

4.25L (4.5
quarts)

Fuel tank
capacity

N/A

All

48.5L (12.8
gallons)

Power steering
fluid

Motorcraft
MERCON

威 ATF

All

Fill to line on
reservoir

Transmission
fluid

Motorcraft
MERCON

威 ATF

Automatic
transaxles

3.9L (4.1
quarts)

Manual
transaxles

3.35L (3.55
quarts)

Windshield
washer fluid

Motorcraft
Premium
Windshield
Washer
Concentrate

All

2.2L (2.32
quarts)

1

Add the coolant type originally equipped in your vehicle.

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LUBRICANTSPECIFICATIONS

Item

Ford Part
Name or
Equivalent

Ford Part
Number

Ford
Specification

Brake fluid

Motorcraft High
Performance
DOT 3 Motor
Vehicle Brake
Fluid

PM-1

ESA-M6C25-A
and DOT 3

Door latch, hood
latch, auxiliary
hood latch,
trunk latch, seat
tracks.

Multi-Purpose
Grease

XG-4 or XL-5

ESB-M1C93-B or
ESR-M1C159-A

Lock cylinder

Penetrating and
Lock Lubricant

XL-1

none

Automatic
transaxle

Motorcraft
MERCON

威 ATF

XT-2-QDX

MERCON

威

Manual transaxle Motorcraft

MERCON

威 ATF

XT-2-QDX

MERCON

威

Engine oil

Motorcraft SAE
5W-20 Premium
Synthetic Blend
Motor Oil

XO-5W20-QSP

WSS-M2C153-H
and API
Certification
Mark

Constant
velocity joints

CV Joint Grease

XG-5

WSS-M1C258–A1

Engine coolant

1

Motorcraft
Premium Engine
Coolant
(green-colored)

VC-4-A (US) or
CXC-10
(Canada)

ESE-M97B44–A

Motorcraft
Premium Gold
Engine Coolant
(yellow-colored)

VC-7–A (VC-7–B
in Oregon)

WSS-M97B51-A1

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Item

Ford Part
Name or
Equivalent

Ford Part
Number

Ford
Specification

Power steering
fluid

Motorcraft
MERCON

威 ATF

XT-2-QDX

MERCON

威

Windshield
washer fluid

Motorcraft
Premium
Windshield
Washer
Concentrate

ZC-32-A

WSB-M8B16–A2

1

DO NOT USE Motorcraft Specialty Orange Engine Coolant VC-2 or

VC-3, meeting Ford specification WSS-M97B44-D (orange in color) Refer
to Adding engine coolant, in this chapter.

ENGINE DATA

Engine

2.0L DOHC Zetecengine

Cubic inches

121

Required fuel

87 octane

Firing order

1-3-4-2

Spark plug gap

1.22-1.32 mm (0.048-0.052 inch)

Ignition systemDIS

Compression ratio

9.6:1

VEHICLE DIMENSIONS

Vehicle dimensions

mm (in)

(1) Overall length

4451.0 (175.2)

(2) Overall width

1712.0 (67.4)

(3) Overall height

1328.4 (52.3)

(4) Wheelbase

2499.0 (98.4)

(5) Track - Front

1435.1 (56.5)

(5) Track - Rear

1435.1 (56.5)

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2

5

5

4

3

1

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