2018 Ford Escape
Mileage
135,920
Service Date
1/12/2026
Services Performed
- Test drove vehicle & felt a misfire vibration coming from the engine & the check engine light flashing. Lifted vehicle in the air. Shook down & inspected suspension components, found no play or any worn components. Inspected vehicle for exhaust leaks technician heard a buzzing sound coming from the catalytic converter area. Scanned vehicle & found codes P0443:00-AF for a issue with the evap system, P0300 for random misfires detected & P0302 for a misfire on cylinder 2. Removed ignition coils & spark plugs. Upon removing the spark plugs the insulator ribs broke off on 2 of the spark plug. A new set of spark plugs & retesting the misfires is required. Compression tested engine to verify all the cylinders are within specification, every cylinder had good compression & was within specification. Gapped new motorcraft iridium spark plugs to 0.028 inches applied anti seize to the threads. Installed new spark plugs & assembled everything back together. Cleared codes & test drove vehicle to check for misfires. Found no misfires or any vibration on the test drive however the check engine light did illuminate on the instrument cluster due to the EVAP issue.
Angela E. gave our service a 5 star review on 1/12/2026