The Haynes manual states a gap of 1.0 mm which is out of the ordinary compared to the rest of the Zetec range.
The Ford Owner's manual states 1.3 mm which I believe is correct since I cannot find confirmation for the Haynes spec but quite a few to validate the 1.3
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