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Two-door sedan · 2.3L EFI inline-four

1988 Ford Mustang LX Two-door sedan 5MT

Ford's 1988 brochure pairs the LX two-door sedan with the 2.3L EFI inline-four and 5-speed manual overdrive.

1988 Ford Mustang — exact-model-year Commons photograph
Exact 1988 Mustang reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “1988 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT (16346789083).jpg” by Kieran White from Manchester, England / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

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

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

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1988 Ford Mustang: documented configuration differences
ConfigurationEngineTransmissionBody
Current carLX Two-door sedan 5MT2.3L EFI inline-four5-speed manual overdriveTwo-door sedan
LX Two-door sedan 4AT2.3L EFI inline-four4-speed automatic overdriveTwo-door sedan
LX Three-door hatchback 5MT2.3L EFI inline-four5-speed manual overdriveThree-door hatchback
LX Convertible 5MT2.3L EFI inline-four5-speed manual overdriveConvertible
LX Three-door hatchback 4AT2.3L EFI inline-four4-speed automatic overdriveThree-door hatchback
LX Convertible 4AT2.3L EFI inline-four4-speed automatic overdriveConvertible
LX 5.0L Two-door sedan 5MT5.0L High-Output EFI V85-speed manual overdriveTwo-door sedan
LX 5.0L Two-door sedan 4AT5.0L High-Output EFI V84-speed automatic overdriveTwo-door sedan
LX 5.0L Three-door hatchback 5MT5.0L High-Output EFI V85-speed manual overdriveThree-door hatchback
LX 5.0L Convertible 5MT5.0L High-Output EFI V85-speed manual overdriveConvertible
GT Three-door hatchback 5MT5.0L High-Output EFI V85-speed manual overdriveThree-door hatchback
GT Convertible 5MT5.0L High-Output EFI V85-speed manual overdriveConvertible

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Service topics
1
Scheduled topics
0
Applicability stated
1
Exact references
1

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    Engine oil filter

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    Applies to: 1988 · US

    2.3L EFI inline-four

    Baldwin B2

    Applies to: 1988 · 2.3L EFI inline-four · US

    Source: Baldwin Filters — Automotive Applications catalog (2017) · PDF page 263 — Ford 1988, Mustang 2.3L row · checked

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Sources

  1. Ford — 1988 Mustang factory brochure

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