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2020-2026 Ford Escape oil type & capacity

The Escape came with 3 engines, and they don't all take the same grade or the same number of quarts. Find your engine below.

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1.5L I3 · 2020–20261.5L-I3

Recommended grade

5W-20

Oil capacity

5.3 qt (with a fresh filter)

Confirmed from OEM owner's manual + capacity database · verified Jun 2026.

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Where this came from
  • 2021 Ford Escape Owner's Manual (Escape (CTC) Canada/United States of America, Vehicles Built From: 02-11-2020, enUSA, Edition date: 202011, First-Printing), 'Capacities and Specifications' — 'Engine Oil Capacity and Specification - 1.5L EcoBoost', p.399 — source
  • EngineHungry — 2021 Ford Escape Oil Type and Capacity (1.5L, 2.0L & 2.5L Engines), 1.5L EcoBoost row — source

Grade and capacity confirmed against the OEM owner's manual plus an independent source — never changed by what an affiliate link pays us. Your owner's manual is always the final word.

Other engines in the Escape

2L I4 · 2020–20262.0L-I4

We don't have a fully confirmed oil spec for this engine yet

We only label a grade and capacity as confirmed once two independent sources agree on it — an owner's manual plus a genuinely separate witness. Until this engine clears that bar, here's how to get the exact answer for your car in under a minute:

  • Grade:read the oil filler cap on top of the engine — most are stamped with the spec (e.g. “0W-20”). The owner's manual lists it too, under maintenance.
  • Capacity:the manual's “capacities” or “fluids” table gives the exact quarts, always with the note for whether it includes a fresh filter.
Find the right oil on Amazon

2.5L I4 · 2020–20262.5L-I4

We don't have a fully confirmed oil spec for this engine yet

We only label a grade and capacity as confirmed once two independent sources agree on it — an owner's manual plus a genuinely separate witness. Until this engine clears that bar, here's how to get the exact answer for your car in under a minute:

  • Grade:read the oil filler cap on top of the engine — most are stamped with the spec (e.g. “0W-20”). The owner's manual lists it too, under maintenance.
  • Capacity:the manual's “capacities” or “fluids” table gives the exact quarts, always with the note for whether it includes a fresh filter.
Find the right oil on Amazon