2009 Ford Explorer 4.6L V-8 Firing Order

2009 Ford Explorer 4.6L V-8 Firing Order

2009 Ford Explorer 4.6L V-8 Firing Order

Facts about the 2009 Ford Ford Explorer 4.6L V-8 Engine

The 4.6L V-8 engine has:

Single overhead camshafts

Three valves per cylinder

Sequential Multi-Port Fuel Injection (SFI)

Aluminum cylinder heads

Aluminum cylinder block

Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT)

Individually chain-driven camshafts with a hydraulic timing chain tensioner on each timing chain

Electronic returnless fuel system

Coil on plug ignition

2009 Ford Ford Explorer 4.6L V-8 Spark Plug Information

Spark plug type PZT-14F (early build with black coil boot)
Spark plug type HJFS-24FP (late build with brown coil boot)
Spark plug gap 0.040-0.050 in (early build with black coil boot)
Spark plug gap 0.039-0.043 in (late build with brown coil boot)
Spark plugs torque 25 ft/lbs (early build with black coil boot)
Spark plugs torque 9 ft/lbs (late build with brown coil boot)

Coil on plug bolt torque 44 in/lbs

2009 Ford Ford Explorer 4.6L V-8 Engine Firing Order

Firing order 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8

2009 Ford Ford Explorer 4.6L V-8 Oil Specifications

SAE 5W-20 Premium Synthetic Blend Motor Oil or fully synthetic meeting Ford Spec: WSS-M2C930-A

Fill capacity 6.0 qts with filter change

2009 Ford Ford Explorer 4.6L V-8 Coolant Specifications

Motorcraft® Premium Gold Engine Coolant with Bittering Agent VC-7-B, CVC-7-A (Canada) meeting Ford Spec: WSS-M97B51-A1

4.6L Eng – w/Auxiliary Climate Control 15.70QTS.
4.6L Eng – w/o Auxiliary Climate Control 13.90QTS.

©, 2018 Rick Muscoplat