Parts for your 2021 Ford Escape-Manifold gasket

2021 Ford Escape manifold gasket — what it does and when to sort it

Technical sources such as the Ford Workshop Manual (WSM) for 2020–2022 Escape/Kuga, Section 303-01 Engine, and the Ford Electronic Parts Catalogue (EPC/Microcat) show that every 2021 Ford Escape uses a manifold gasket. All engines (1.5L EcoBoost, 2.0L EcoBoost and 2.5L Atkinson hybrid/PHEV) have an intake manifold sealed to the cylinder head with a dedicated gasket. On the EcoBoost engines, the exhaust manifold is integrated into the cylinder head, so there isn’t a separate exhaust-manifold gasket at that joint