Ford EcoSport lug nut torque

The Ford EcoSport takes 100 lb-ft (135 N·m) on its wheel nuts; the 2018–2021 manuals all say the same. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench.

Sources checked

Wheel nut torque

100lb-ft135N·m

04080120050100150ft-lbN·m
As printed
“M12 x 1.5: 100 lb.ft (135 Nm)”
Stud thread
M12 x 1.5
Source
2021 EcoSport Owner's Manual (Ford): Lug Nuts

Ford EcoSport lug nut torque by model year

Model yearTorqueManual page
2021100 lb-ft (135 N·m)Lug Nuts
2020100 lb-ft (135 N·m)Lug Nuts
2019100 lb-ft (135 N·m)Lug Nuts
2018100 lb-ft (135 N·m)Lug Nuts

Read on Ford’s own site on October 19, 2026. Years not listed haven’t been checked yet, or their manual prints no value; check your own manual.

How to tighten them

  1. Clean any dirt or rust off the studs, the nuts and the wheel’s mounting face. Don’t oil them unless the manual says to.
  2. Thread every nut on by hand until it seats against the wheel.
  3. Lower the vehicle so the tire takes its weight, and set a torque wrench to 100 lb-ft (135 N·m).
  4. Tighten the nuts in a star pattern, going around two or three times, until the wrench clicks on every nut.
  5. Check the torque again after a short drive if your manual says to.

More detail, including how many passes to make: how to torque lug nuts. Setting and using the wrench: how to use a click torque wrench. Nuts or bolts, car by car: lug nuts vs wheel bolts.

Other Ford models

Questions

What is the lug nut torque on a Ford EcoSport?

100 lb-ft (135 N·m), as printed in Ford’s owner’s manuals (2018–2021).

Can I use an impact wrench?

Not to finish. An impact wrench can’t set a torque and easily overshoots it, which stretches studs. Run the nuts down by hand or lightly, then finish with a torque wrench in a star pattern.

Should I oil the studs?

Not unless the manual says so. Torque values assume clean, dry threads; oil lets the same torque stretch the stud further. Some manuals, Kia’s and Mazda’s among them, say to keep oil and grease off wheel nuts and bolts altogether.