On a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis :
It has the Coil On Plug ( C.O.P. ) ignition system with ( 8 ) individual coils
The engine cylinder locations are numbered :
firewall
4 - 8
3 - 7
2 - 6
1 - 5
front of vehicle
The firing order is ( 1 - 3 - 7 - 2 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 8 )
.054 is the gap for the Mercury Grand Marquis.
8 spark plugs
8 spark plugs
On a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis : Check the Vehicle Emission Control Information ( VECI ) decal in the front of the engine compartment , for the type of spark plug used and the spark plug gap
Remove the spark plug wires from your 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis spark plugs. Remove the spark plugs by turning them to the left with a deep well 5/8 socket. Reverse the process to install the new spark plugs.
firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis
Remove the spark plug wire from your 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. Remove the spark plug with a 5/8 deep well socket, white turning it to the left. Reverse the process to put in the new spark plug.
According to one of Fords websites : For a 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis , 4.6 liter V8 engine : ( the spark plugs are gapped at .054 inch )
Each spark plug has a coil on the top. Just remove the coil.
Under the coil on each cyl.
firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of Mercury Grand Marquis
firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of Mercury Grand Marquis