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Three-door hatchback · 2.3L EFI inline-four

1987 Ford Mustang LX Three-door hatchback 5MT

Ford's 1987 brochure pairs the LX three-door hatchback with the 2.3L EFI inline-four and 5-speed manual overdrive.

1987 Ford Mustang — exact-model-year Commons photograph
Exact 1987 Mustang reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “1987 Ford Mustang 2-Door Hatchback in Dark Grey Metallic, Front Right (St. Ignace 2023).jpg” by Elise240SX / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

Trim
LX
Body style
Three-door hatchback
Engine
2.3L EFI inline-four
Transmission
5-speed manual overdrive

United States factory configuration. Appearance and value packages are not separate configurations.

Configuration-specific ownership

Maintenance for this exact configuration

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Service desk

What this car needs & when

Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1987 Ford Mustang LX Three-door hatchback 5MT. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.

Service topics
1
Factory intervals
0
Fitment-scoped
1
Exact references
1

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  • Engine oil filter

    Exact reference available

    Manufacturer application-catalog fitment only; this does not establish an oil-change interval.

    Applies to: 1987 · US

    2.3L EFI inline-four

    Baldwin B2

    Applies to: 1987 · 2.3L EFI inline-four · US

    Source: Baldwin Filters — Automotive Applications catalog (2017) · PDF page 264 — Ford 1987, Mustang 2.3L row · checked

    Verified ordering references

Sources

  1. Ford — 1987 Mustang factory brochure

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