My 2004 Ford Escape (3.0 L - DOHC - V6) is pulling code p0316 and p0305. It said that cylinder #5 is misfiring. Where in this engine is cylinder #5 located. I was told it was the middle cylinder in the back, but I have looked online and every diagram I have found shows it as the middle cylinder in the front. Does anyone know which cylinder it is and if there are any diagrams available?

 

Not sure where #5 is, but get ready to replace the coil pack for that cylinder. Very common problem and 99.99999% of the time it's the coil pack.

 

Middle - radiator side.

Anyone who tells you it's on the firewall side is unfamiliar with Ford's numbering scheme which is:

As seen from sitting in the driver's seat- left/right, front/rear are always referenced from this location.

For longitudinally mounted engines, number 1 cylinder is the right bank, front cylinder. Count back to the firewall, then go to the left bank and repeat.

For transverse-mounted engines, mentally rotate the engine 90 degrees CCW as seen from above so the front (crankshaft pulley) of the engine faces forward. Apply the "standard" rule.