Im not looking forward to doing this tomorrow. Ford makes everything difficult for a reason. This is the last Ford I buy. Thks for posting this video, great job.
Excellent tutorial! Followed each step with a perfect outcome. Thank you! I never thought something as simple as changing the battery would be so time consuming😧
Did it this way. Thanks for the video. I disconnected the ground wire from the body first. Its located right next to the top of strut mount. Safer that way.
Thank you so much for the steps to replace this battery. Much appreciated. I think it's ridiculous that Ford decided to make such a simple activity so complex!
Opened my wife's hood today to hook up the battery charger as hers seemed dead. And it took me 2 mins to find the damned thing! This is the most asinine spot I have ever seen a battery placed in a car. I couldn't even get the booster cables onto it. Luckily the charger has smaller clamps. I may have to replace it but won't know until I get home from work. Thank you for the video. I was hoping I didn't have to take out the air box, but at least I know how now!
Could not fathom how to change that battery. Used video. Watch a step, pause video, then remove a part; watch a step, pause video, then remove a part, till task was accomplished. Took about 1/2 hour. I agree with everyone, bad design on Ford’s part! Thanks for the help.
I guess im randomly asking but does anybody know of a way to get back into an instagram account?? I stupidly forgot the account password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me!
I have a 2016, the FoMoCo Battery died with no warning after 45 months and I read that the BMS "Battery Maintenance System" needs to be reset after replacement. One way to do this is with an OBDII device connected to a USB Laptop port running FORScan. This reset tells the car that a new battery has been installed, this changes the charging parameters that are designed to prolong the life of the battery. I use Interstate batteries in my F-150 and replace it every 5 yrs and they are still hot. I trust Interstate and I am installing an Interstate MTP-96R. Thanks for the Video.
Jim you have the patience of a saint ! After watching this video I had to subscribe...I went to Walmart today to purchase a new battery, I was told that they will install it.Only problem is the new batt. they sell only has a 2 year warranty.
I've changed many batteries before, but I was completely lost when I opened the hood on my 2013 Escape. Thanks for making this video! I'm sure it would have taken me several hours in addition to breaking a couple parts and probably would have thrown a few wrenches if you hadn't made this video. Thanks!
Thanks so much. The video helped me out. I opened the hood of my car to replace the battery and I COULDN'T EVEN FIND IT! What was Ford thinking? And, not for nothing but you're a trained mechanic. It appears that this probably took you, with all the correct tools, over a 1/2 hour to complete (guessing there was some video editing). Again, thanks for the vid.
My wife purchased the Ford Escape last year. I have always believed in "preventative maintenance", and when I discovered that Ford made checking the fluid levels of the battery impossible without all this nonsense of removing the return air system, this will be the LAST Ford I purchase. This is CRAZY!
wow, what a headache! pretty big procedure just to service the battery. I am grateful for your video, thanks for sharing this. I am tempted to install a wrap around electric blanket battery warmer ( gets pretty chilly up here in northern Alberta ) in my escape, but after seeing this think I might just let the service department deal with it.
I wonder who at Ford decided that was a good place for the battery to go. I have a new Fusion and the battery is in the back like that also. That is why I watched your video since its in the same place on this Escape. Thank goodness my car is under warranty so if the battery does go dead I won't have to deal with all of that mess you had to with this car. Thanks for the video.
i decided not to buy an escape simply for the battery replacement issue...i can't replace a battery and autozone will not do it since labor is required. bought nissan juke instead.
Thank for the video! Just did this on my father in laws car in zero degree weather. Couldn't figure out how the air box was fastened down and didn't want to break it. Watched part of your vid and then pried it out but still broke it a little but i think it just because it was so cold and brittle. I wish i could go back to working on 60's engines where the hardest thing to unhook is the PVC valve, lol.
This looks like a better way rather then taking off the cowl and wiper ams. ( only issue with that for me at least was realigning back into place ) Thank you. I will have to try way. A BIG THUMBS UP
It's way easier to go at this battery from the top. Less stuff to remove and you don't have to take the battery box apart. It requires taking the wipers off but that's only two bolts.
It makes sense as it's for weight balance and crash protection! In a front-end-collision there is no battery acid to spray around! You need to look at the big picture!
I ended up taking off everything on top like a previous viewer mentioned. 20 items total, the 2 larger panels above the battery, this included 8 clips and 4 screws, (metric) both of the wiper arms had to come off , actually it was fairly easy. And the stupid covers (2) over the battery box. The negative connector to the battery had so much corrosion you could hardly see it, I mention this only because the car is only a few years old 2013. Anyway, thanks for the great video. I hope my comments help someone else. Jeff
I'd replace it by removing the cowl and lifting it out, but I think the factory manual has it like the video. One thing might want to do is disconnect the negative side strap, located to the right of the battery under the cowl, then securely wrap the end in a shop rag or plastic baggie, this will prevent any potential for electrical shorts.
If the battery has been dead or disconnected for more than a few minutes how do you reset the computer? It is my understanding that if the power has been disconnected for more than a half hour the computer has to re-learn the idle value and shift points and fuel feed values.
@@ashes8256 Yea i tried going from above and that was pretty easy and quick, not to mention there was a lot of corrosion on the back terminal so it was easier to remove that way. I was pretty aggravated when I found out I had to go to the dealer and still pay 75+ to reset the BMS... it's there a way to reset it without the dealer? How did you do it after replacing the battery??
Ivan Z. D. This is the second time I swap the battery, I literally swapped it on Monday. And the reason I looked up this video was cause I’m having trouble with a wiper. It’s stripped and I can’t put it back on :/ lol so I have another issue to look up. And I didn’t have to reset anything. I never got a battery light come on. But I know to reset the oil change lite you step on both the gas and break at the same time (car off / keys on) good down for like a good long 2 min almost
Thanks for the walk through, I'll be changing mine this weekend. I'm only getting about 11.8 volts and it drops down to about 9.5 when starting. Pretty stupid design, I get why they want to move the weight as far back as possible and save space, but still, it's annoying.
Thanks, great video. Would it be best to replace the original battery with a sealed battery to reduce the cost of battery removal to check water levels?
hello, i have a problem i wet the engine of my 2013 ford escape to get the dust out and now the car don't want to start on the dash screen said '' normal mode''' what do you recommend?
PLease show a list of tools you'll need and explain how to get the damn air hose clamps off! This method would be the quickest if they put the hose clamps screws where you could see them! I ended up pulling my wipers off and going with the other method.
Your they keep get harder and harder to do.I never like to remove a battery without first removing the negative but they put the negative all the way to the back leaving no choice but to remove the positive first The owner did not want to have to deal with leaving the car at the dealer for the day that's why i did the battery.You know how the dealers can be.Ha ha
What a pain that is. Holy smokes! I dislike disconnecting the positive first as well. One option if you can do it on this, is to remove the ground cable from the chassis first. How difficult would that be on this model?
Why do you have to REMOVE the air cleaner cover and the filter element? There are NO screws inside the air box holding it in place, you should be able pull the entire assembly up and out, saving some extra work!
Good news is Ford dealership only charged me $180 TOTAL to replace the battery. Not bad at all.... guess I will be taking my 2014 Escape in every 3 years for a new battery...lol. And if you couldn't tell by my screen name I am a FAA certified aircraft mechanic. Planes are easier to work on that this...lol
What should you recommend jim for my 2013 escape battery.every morning I have to cable jump my battery......any ways i took it for a check up at the ford dealership so they said that everything is good huh i couldn't believe it. So it did it again. Help :)
Not only do I have an Escape but I also have a Mini Cooper. The Mini is much easier to change the battery then the Ford. Piss Poor design on Fords part.
Damn people sure can complain. Ford is a good product. Looks like the battery is tucked away safely. Maybe your head on collision will save your life and you wont wake up from your concussion with your body on fire. Just saying. Damn haters on Ford. Sick of it.
I just had to do a replace on a 2014 and it was the first Escape I've done....hopefully its the last lol. Took almost and hour and probably would've been easier to just remove the entire cowling and wipers. Horrible design by Ford and I encourage anybody that is faced with the job of replacing the battery on their 2013-2016 Escapes to just trade it in towards a Chevy or have your neighbor kick you in the nuts.
before you start slaming on Ford, check out a '13 Chev Equinox. Before ANYTHING can be serviced, you have to remove wall to wall plastic. You can't even SEE the engine that is buried under plastic panels. Sure looks pretty when you open the hood.
I used to charge a minimal fee and for my regular customers just as a courtesy but it's getting so out of hand anymore I might have to start charging. Jim did you use a memory saver on this one? Good vid very informative. Thanks
Hey George ,No on this one I didn't use the memory saver because the battery already lost the memory due to the owne killing the battery and loosing the memory already.Thanks for noticing .Jim
I’m considering utilizing a Qwik-Fill system that fits on most Group 24-31, 12 volt marine deep cycle, dual purpose, and starting batteries. Specifically those batteries that conform to the standard 3 cell space. Each hole should .75 inches in diameter and spaced 1 5/8 inches apart (measured center to center). Not sure if small Motorcraft batteries meet these dimensions. Gonna measure the one that came out of my Son’s Focus. Same problem on the new ones. Batteries dry up here in desert. They should have installed maintenance free type battery if access with access so limited - total maintenance nightmare / money grab.
Removing the cowl is WAY faster and less dinking around! Search RUclips and learn a thing or two! This method is the LONG WAY around! Been there done this! It's actually quite simple! Just pay attention! Or take it in somewhere that will do this method!
I came here for help on my Ford Transit Connect. The set up is very similar. I got stuck at the 5:40 mark, which is what brought me to the internet for help. What a crappy design.
Thank you for the video. It helped me figure out how to finish the job. The cowl removal method is different, but I wouldn't necessarily call it better. After watching a video on the cowl method, it's also an inconvenient way to access the battery. Ford sure made it harder than it needed to be.
Ford does at least do right by putting a maintenance type battery in there, but you can't even get the water caps off without taking the cowling off. I just dumped some water in the positive side, hopefully the negative side wasn't as low... I added about 16 ounces of purified water to the battery's positive cells using a straw. No way on earth to get the other side off without disconnecting cables, and no way to disconnect the cables without taking the cowling or half the intake apart.
Let me first say thank you for making this video! It was of great help! On the other hand FORD needs their butt-hole rimmed out for engineering some piece of crap for accessing replacement or jumping off of battery! No engineer would have a job after this pathetically rigged system!
Saw this video and decided it’s not going to be something I want to do... so Pepboys does Free install and cleaning and new connections for their customers. I saw the guy pull half of the engine out to get to it and was very frustrated lol but he did it not me :P
Do not drop anything under the hood of one of these! I dropped a screwdriver and Oh my God! I needed to dismantle the whole underside of the car! If it wasn't for my wife's little skinny arms it would have stayed there!
you need to remove the negative terminal first before the positive for safety.tsk tsk.the negative terminal is in the body frame in front of your eyes sir.yeah you have a choice sir.
You did a through job. I can’t trust my power ford dealership to reconnect everything the way it was. They always take shortcuts and screws/plastic parts go missing (left somewhere in the shop).
+Jat519 That is almost as funny as my Sebring Convertible which had the battery access inside the drivers side front wheel well. You have to remove the plastic inner fender wall to even see it. And it was easier to remove the wheel before starting.
Please get a mic to attach audio capability to your shirt or jacket.....the camera mic can't pick up audio from a distance. Half the audio was useless....it would have been extremely helpful. The effort was appreciated, please get a mic to wear.....please please.
+nascar jimmy In Arizona you are lucky if your battery lasts more than 2 years. The heat out here kills them faster than the cold of Illinois where I used to live.
I have done this miserable job twice now...both ways..the removing the cowling way and this way..the method in this video is far preferable..videos that tell you to remove the cowling and wipers are steering you wrong...I wound up with wipers that wouldn't work when reinstalled and an expensive trip to the dealership.
Thank you for this video!!! Thank you for showing the ONE AND ONLY CORRECT WAY to change a Ford Escape battery. FFS! As soon as I saw other videos removing the wipers I though, WTF? how can that be? Because it isn't. What it is, is ignorant morons who think they know better than the Ford engineers. It is incredible how much mis-information there is about changing the Ford Escape battery on RUclips. Most other videos show these ignorant morons removing the windshield wipers and cowling to change the battery. It is NOT easier to remove the wipers, the cowling, as they damage the clips that hold the cowling in place. Moronic.
Robert Urkevich are you kidding me? this should be an hour labor...flat rate is is a scam...I believe the more human labor is required to perform a task, the more it is worth..
Derrick Bruton I agree replacing the battery was easy years ago then the engineer redesigned it and now look how hard it is to do a simple job..thanks for watching and your input
+bclaydon1 Fords can be a difficult to work on sometimes .Actually all cars today are difficult .Lol Give me the cars from the 1960-1970 they were great.
Wow, that is horrible. I think I may not be a ford guy anymore. Ford you suck for causing that much work to remove a common replacement part, a battery!
Well that was a lot easier than the last one i just watched. The guy took all the top off. The wipers and all..lol. Great job sir.
Thank you. Ford wanted $600 to replace my battery. After watching this video, I banged it out in under an hour. Great step by step instruction.
Trash brand for cars
Im not looking forward to doing this tomorrow. Ford makes everything difficult for a reason. This is the last Ford I buy. Thks for posting this video, great job.
Excellent tutorial! Followed each step with a perfect outcome. Thank you! I never thought something as simple as changing the battery would be so time consuming😧
+Steve Cedoz Ya I know what you mean .I say that every day.Thank for watching and you feedback.
Simple? 🤣🤣🤣...
The worst mistake is to buy that kind of car
Did it this way. Thanks for the video. I disconnected the ground wire from the body first. Its located right next to the top of strut mount. Safer that way.
Thank you for stopping by the shop
Battery changed, nothing broken, no cursing. Appreciate the guide, thanks Jim.
Tim Warwick great job thanks for watching
Jim! Thank you so much for taking the time to post this! Most ridiculous battery design I've ever seen.
Thank you for watching and your feedback.i think that the Ford company is just screwing with us on this one.Lol
It's a ford
Thank you so much for the steps to replace this battery. Much appreciated.
I think it's ridiculous that Ford decided to make such a simple activity so complex!
+Ted Molis I agree with you such and easy job becomes so complicated.Thank you for your feedback and for watching.
And it's funny 🤣...
People keeps buying ford cars😵💫
Opened my wife's hood today to hook up the battery charger as hers seemed dead. And it took me 2 mins to find the damned thing! This is the most asinine spot I have ever seen a battery placed in a car. I couldn't even get the booster cables onto it. Luckily the charger has smaller clamps. I may have to replace it but won't know until I get home from work. Thank you for the video. I was hoping I didn't have to take out the air box, but at least I know how now!
You do realize that there is a negative terminal to the left of the battery with a stud post for attaching a charger/clamps, right ?
to the RIGHT of the battery box, I meant.
A N For sure. I found it after I charged it. lol
Could not fathom how to change that battery. Used video. Watch a step, pause video, then remove a part; watch a step, pause video, then remove a part, till task was accomplished. Took about 1/2 hour. I agree with everyone, bad design on Ford’s part! Thanks for the help.
Ford engineers managed to turn a 5 minute job into a 45 minute job. Good going Ford!
+Lorne Sloan I know do you believe it .A simple job turns out to be a pain.
Wanted to see the alternative to removing the cowl. Looks like I'll be MF'ing this thing either way.
@@IamMugs I'm still looking for the easy way.
@@ngzcaz Doesn't exist lol
I guess im randomly asking but does anybody know of a way to get back into an instagram account??
I stupidly forgot the account password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me!
I have a 2016, the FoMoCo Battery died with no warning after 45 months and I read that the BMS "Battery Maintenance System" needs to be reset after replacement. One way to do this is with an OBDII device connected to a USB Laptop port running FORScan. This reset tells the car that a new battery has been installed, this changes the charging parameters that are designed to prolong the life of the battery. I use Interstate batteries in my F-150 and replace it every 5 yrs and they are still hot. I trust Interstate and I am installing an Interstate MTP-96R. Thanks for the Video.
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Great Video, Thank You! I learned all I need to know and I know I'm going to have my mechanic do it!
+thegolfballshop Ya sometime it is a little more difficult.
Jim you have the patience of a saint ! After watching this video I had to subscribe...I went to Walmart today to purchase a new battery, I was told that they will install it.Only problem is the new batt. they sell only has a 2 year warranty.
I've changed many batteries before, but I was completely lost when I opened the hood on my 2013 Escape. Thanks for making this video! I'm sure it would have taken me several hours in addition to breaking a couple parts and probably would have thrown a few wrenches if you hadn't made this video. Thanks!
Thank you for your feedback and for watching.
Thanks so much. The video helped me out. I opened the hood of my car to replace the battery and I COULDN'T EVEN FIND IT! What was Ford thinking? And, not for nothing but you're a trained mechanic. It appears that this probably took you, with all the correct tools, over a 1/2 hour to complete (guessing there was some video editing).
Again, thanks for the vid.
+Kevin LaCour Thank you for watching and your input.You are correct about the 1/2 hour
U made this job so much easier. thank u. couldn't have done it without this video. thumbs up
+Kevin Darby Happy to help.
Kevin Darby
My wife purchased the Ford Escape last year. I have always believed in "preventative maintenance", and when I discovered that Ford made checking the fluid levels of the battery impossible without all this nonsense of removing the return air system, this will be the LAST Ford I purchase. This is CRAZY!
bluewindshield Ya I think they could have designed it with a little easier access
wow, what a headache! pretty big procedure just to service the battery. I am grateful for your video, thanks for sharing this.
I am tempted to install a wrap around electric blanket battery warmer ( gets pretty chilly up here in northern Alberta ) in my escape, but after seeing this think I might just let the service department deal with it.
+Carlos Dudas Thanks for you input.Ya that battery is very tight.
I wonder who at Ford decided that was a good place for the battery to go. I have a new Fusion and the battery is in the back like that also. That is why I watched your video since its in the same place on this Escape. Thank goodness my car is under warranty so if the battery does go dead I won't have to deal with all of that mess you had to with this car. Thanks for the video.
+lidsman2221 Oh Ya ,I think the engineer stay up late at night just thinking of ways to drive us crazy .Lol
+lidsman2221 I know, right, my 12 Focus is the same. You need to be an ASA certified mechanic to yank the fucking thing.
+rocketrayray55 It use to be so easy right? No more.
i decided not to buy an escape simply for the battery replacement issue...i can't replace a battery and autozone will not do it since labor is required. bought nissan juke instead.
Thank for the video! Just did this on my father in laws car in zero degree weather. Couldn't figure out how the air box was fastened down and didn't want to break it. Watched part of your vid and then pried it out but still broke it a little but i think it just because it was so cold and brittle. I wish i could go back to working on 60's engines where the hardest thing to unhook is the PVC valve, lol.
Great job.Yes the cold will cause the plastic to crack very easy.I can't Waite for the summer .Lol
This looks like a better way rather then taking off the cowl and wiper ams. ( only issue with that for me at least was realigning back into place ) Thank you. I will have to try way. A BIG THUMBS UP
It's way easier to go at this battery from the top. Less stuff to remove and you don't have to take the battery box apart. It requires taking the wipers off but that's only two bolts.
It makes sense as it's for weight balance and crash protection! In a front-end-collision there is no battery acid to spray around! You need to look at the big picture!
thank you for the great info. . My next car will not be a FORD !
I ended up taking off everything on top like a previous viewer mentioned. 20 items total, the 2 larger panels above the battery, this included 8 clips and 4 screws, (metric) both of the wiper arms had to come off , actually it was fairly easy. And the stupid covers (2) over the battery box. The negative connector to the battery had so much corrosion you could hardly see it, I mention this only because the car is only a few years old 2013. Anyway, thanks for the great video. I hope my comments help someone else. Jeff
Thank you .I'm happy to help.
same here!2014 so much corrosion! thats not normal
Thank you for stopping by the shop
All cars, not just Ford, are now a PITA to work on now!
I'd replace it by removing the cowl and lifting it out, but I think the factory manual has it like the video. One thing might want to do is disconnect the negative side strap, located to the right of the battery under the cowl, then securely wrap the end in a shop rag or plastic baggie, this will prevent any potential for electrical shorts.
Thank you for stopping by the shop
Tab Hunter
Yes, correct that's why I do on all cars when replacing batteries..
just did my 2016, took 10 mins. take the cowling out it's so muck easier and qiucker
Brian Smith ...you’re exactly right
If the battery has been dead or disconnected for more than a few minutes how do you reset the computer? It is my understanding that if the power has been disconnected for more than a half hour the computer has to re-learn the idle value and shift points and fuel feed values.
Thank you so much! Saved our Bacon this morning!
I'm happy to help. Thank you for watching . Don't forget to subscribe.
Are you a crispy bacon lady or a chewy bacon lady? hahaha
Is there an advantage to removing the battery this way over taking it out from above removing the wipers and top cover?
Ivan Z. D. It’s easier this way . I’ve done it that way . Taking the cover and wipers off is so much easier
@@ashes8256 Yea i tried going from above and that was pretty easy and quick, not to mention there was a lot of corrosion on the back terminal so it was easier to remove that way. I was pretty aggravated when I found out I had to go to the dealer and still pay 75+ to reset the BMS... it's there a way to reset it without the dealer? How did you do it after replacing the battery??
Ivan Z. D. This is the second time I swap the battery, I literally swapped it on Monday. And the reason I looked up this video was cause I’m having trouble with a wiper. It’s stripped and I can’t put it back on :/ lol so I have another issue to look up.
And I didn’t have to reset anything. I never got a battery light come on. But I know to reset the oil change lite you step on both the gas and break at the same time (car off / keys on) good down for like a good long 2 min almost
That's the hard way you can do it faster Taking the wipers off and the top plate very easy.
Charlie James thanks for watching
@@jimthecarguy 🍺😀👍
Many of the other you tube videos say to take the Cowell off and not the air cleaner...which is correct and easier?
What about the radio codes? Won't you lose the radio and dash codes if removed improperly? How do you save them?
Hello sir good day how can i clean the troutle body ford escape 2015
Thanks for the walk through, I'll be changing mine this weekend. I'm only getting about 11.8 volts and it drops down to about 9.5 when starting. Pretty stupid design, I get why they want to move the weight as far back as possible and save space, but still, it's annoying.
+Larriice (Ryzoz) Oh Ya ,I think the engineer stay up late at night just thinking of ways to drive us crazy.Lol
Thanks, great video. Would it be best to replace the original battery with a sealed battery to reduce the cost of battery removal to check water levels?
No most batterys today don't need to be checked like the older batterys
Trying to make up my mind if this better than removing the cowl method .
hello, i have a problem i wet the engine of my 2013 ford escape to get the dust out and now the car don't want to start on the dash screen said '' normal mode''' what do you recommend?
PLease show a list of tools you'll need and explain how to get the damn air hose clamps off! This method would be the quickest if they put the hose clamps screws where you could see them! I ended up pulling my wipers off and going with the other method.
They keep making battery replacement easier every year :). Why did the customer not take it in for warranty ? I would think a 2013 would be covered.
Your they keep get harder and harder to do.I never like to remove a battery without first removing the negative but they put the negative all the way to the back leaving no choice but to remove the positive first The owner did not want to have to deal with leaving the car at the dealer for the day that's why i did the battery.You know how the dealers can be.Ha ha
Awesome Video thank you for posting it. With this video it was a piece of cake changing the battery.
+Ronnie Huth Thank you for watching and your feedback.I'm happy to help.
+jimthecarguy Thank you Jim
Please can you help me for battery change, Do I have to do all this to my Ford C-Max 1.6 Titanium (2011 reg)
hi, how do you change a battery on a 2015 ford transit connect LWB van?
Thank-you. This is what I thought. But.. I'll go with taking the about plastic off. Less stress. I'll just be very careful of clips. Again thanks.
Thanks for your input and for watching.
What a pain that is. Holy smokes! I dislike disconnecting the positive first as well. One option if you can do it on this, is to remove the ground cable from the chassis first. How difficult would that be on this model?
+Grogz40 Ya do you believe it .What a pain in the rear end.Thank you for your input.Removing the negative is a possibility.
Thanks for the vid, Jim. I'm amazed at your patience. Like thegolfballshop below, I'm going to have a mechanic do it. :-)
+johnny johnson Thank you
Why do you have to REMOVE the air cleaner cover and the filter element? There are NO screws inside the air box holding it in place, you should be able pull the entire assembly up and out, saving some extra work!
Good news is Ford dealership only charged me $180 TOTAL to replace the battery. Not bad at all.... guess I will be taking my 2014 Escape in every 3 years for a new battery...lol. And if you couldn't tell by my screen name I am a FAA certified aircraft mechanic. Planes are easier to work on that this...lol
Thanks for your input and for watching.
I looked at this car when we were in the market and when I saw where the battery was. I eliminated it.
Thank you for stopping by the shop.
Pretty much the main reason I refuse to buy a late model Escape. Great little vehicles, but wow, who decided on this???
What should you recommend jim for my 2013 escape battery.every morning I have to cable jump my battery......any ways i took it for a check up at the ford dealership so they said that everything is good huh i couldn't believe it. So it did it again. Help :)
+McIsmael Camacho I have had that problem with this truck and it did turn out to be a bad battery.One question is the truck a push button to start?
Hey thanks for the video did it under 30min.in the Florida hot 🌞.thanks
eccellente tutorial, grazie per averlo pubblicato. bravo!
I'm happy to help thanks for watching.
Not only do I have an Escape but I also have a Mini Cooper. The Mini is much easier to change the battery then the Ford. Piss Poor design on Fords part.
Yes this is one sh-t design.
Thanks you saved me $50.
I'm happy to help
As my dad used to say "No wonder mechanics drink like fish"
+rocketrayray55 The more you drink the better the job goes.
hahahaha
This sucks but I'm about to go out in a snow storm and do this! Sounds better than doing the cowl.
Damn people sure can complain. Ford is a good product. Looks like the battery is tucked away safely. Maybe your head on collision will save your life and you wont wake up from your concussion with your body on fire. Just saying. Damn haters on Ford. Sick of it.
I just had to do a replace on a 2014 and it was the first Escape I've done....hopefully its the last lol. Took almost and hour and probably would've been easier to just remove the entire cowling and wipers. Horrible design by Ford and I encourage anybody that is faced with the job of replacing the battery on their 2013-2016 Escapes to just trade it in towards a Chevy or have your neighbor kick you in the nuts.
Actually removing the wipers and cowling is the way you are supposed to do it, from start to finish takes only 20-30 minutes doing it that way
pribar
before you start slaming on Ford, check out a '13 Chev Equinox. Before ANYTHING can be serviced, you have to remove wall to wall plastic. You can't even SEE the engine that is buried under plastic panels. Sure looks pretty when you open the hood.
I used to charge a minimal fee and for my regular customers just as a courtesy but it's getting so out of hand anymore I might have to start charging. Jim did you use a memory saver on this one? Good vid very informative. Thanks
Hey George ,No on this one I didn't use the memory saver because the battery already lost the memory due to the owne killing the battery and loosing the memory already.Thanks for noticing .Jim
I’m considering utilizing a Qwik-Fill system that fits on most Group 24-31, 12 volt marine deep cycle, dual purpose, and starting batteries. Specifically those batteries that conform to the standard 3 cell space. Each hole should .75 inches in diameter and spaced 1 5/8 inches apart (measured center to center). Not sure if small Motorcraft batteries meet these dimensions. Gonna measure the one that came out of my Son’s Focus. Same problem on the new ones. Batteries dry up here in desert. They should have installed maintenance free type battery if access with access so limited - total maintenance nightmare / money grab.
Removing the cowl is WAY faster and less dinking around! Search RUclips and learn a thing or two! This method is the LONG WAY around! Been there done this! It's actually quite simple! Just pay attention! Or take it in somewhere that will do this method!
I came here for help on my Ford Transit Connect. The set up is very similar. I got stuck at the 5:40 mark, which is what brought me to the internet for help. What a crappy design.
kings17court thank you for stopping by the shop
Thank you for the video. It helped me figure out how to finish the job. The cowl removal method is different, but I wouldn't necessarily call it better. After watching a video on the cowl method, it's also an inconvenient way to access the battery. Ford sure made it harder than it needed to be.
Ford does at least do right by putting a maintenance type battery in there, but you can't even get the water caps off without taking the cowling off. I just dumped some water in the positive side, hopefully the negative side wasn't as low... I added about 16 ounces of purified water to the battery's positive cells using a straw. No way on earth to get the other side off without disconnecting cables, and no way to disconnect the cables without taking the cowling or half the intake apart.
Eric Murphy Fords better idea thank you for stopping by the shop
The hidden battery !!! 🤦🏻♂️ Fatal design!!! Incredible 😮
This is an excellent example of the cluelessness of Ford designers.
Me i like to see how to install a day light on ford escape titanium 2014. Tank you for ansers
+jimthecarguy tank you my friend. I'm waiting for you
Let me first say thank you for making this video! It was of great help! On the other hand FORD needs their butt-hole rimmed out for engineering some piece of crap for accessing replacement or jumping off of battery! No engineer would have a job after this pathetically rigged system!
That light is terrible it blinds you while your working because there is no shield on the side that's facing you.
Unreal and i thought the intrepid was brutal!!!
Random Videos Oh you remember the Intrepid? They were a pain in the as_ :)
hah ya was my first car never again lol tho i got the charger now kinda same deal lol
Saw this video and decided it’s not going to be something I want to do... so Pepboys does Free install and cleaning and new connections for their customers. I saw the guy pull half of the engine out to get to it and was very frustrated lol but he did it not me :P
Yes this battery is a real pain to get to. Thanks for watching. Im happy to help. Don't forget to subscribe.
Thanks Jim
Nicely done!
Thank you for watching and your input.
Do not drop anything under the hood of one of these! I dropped a screwdriver and Oh my God! I needed to dismantle the whole underside of the car! If it wasn't for my wife's little skinny arms it would have stayed there!
you need to remove the negative terminal first before the positive for safety.tsk tsk.the negative terminal is in the body frame in front of your eyes sir.yeah you have a choice sir.
nice experiance really counts
+08dougb Thank you for your feedback
You did a through job. I can’t trust my power ford dealership to reconnect everything the way it was. They always take shortcuts and screws/plastic parts go missing (left somewhere in the shop).
Battery in the back??? What a joke! LMAO!
+Jat519 That is almost as funny as my Sebring Convertible which had the battery access inside the drivers side front wheel well. You have to remove the plastic inner fender wall to even see it. And it was easier to remove the wheel before starting.
+Lorne Sloan I remember the first time I had to replace the battery on that car.I thought what a foolish idea and look how they are today.
good to know
Please get a mic to attach audio capability to your shirt or jacket.....the camera mic can't pick up audio from a distance. Half the audio was useless....it would have been extremely helpful. The effort was appreciated, please get a mic to wear.....please please.
why are you replacing the battery on a 2 yr old car????
+nascar jimmy Inactivity will shorten the life of a battery
+nascar jimmy In Arizona you are lucky if your battery lasts more than 2 years. The heat out here kills them faster than the cold of Illinois where I used to live.
+Lorne Sloan Your right there is 2 times of the year that we sell a lot of battery's the cold winters and the very hot summer days.
mine is 2 years old and it was shot
I have done this miserable job twice now...both ways..the removing the cowling way and this way..the method in this video is far preferable..videos that tell you to remove the cowling and wipers are steering you wrong...I wound up with wipers that wouldn't work when reinstalled and an expensive trip to the dealership.
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Happy to help
These companies need to learn. I will never buy any Ford Vehicle again for doing this bullsh*t.
I told someone no to buy that kind a stooges car.
Now she cries
Thank you for this video!!! Thank you for showing the ONE AND ONLY CORRECT WAY to change a Ford Escape battery. FFS! As soon as I saw other videos removing the wipers I though, WTF? how can that be? Because it isn't. What it is, is ignorant morons who think they know better than the Ford engineers. It is incredible how much mis-information there is about changing the Ford Escape battery on RUclips. Most other videos show these ignorant morons removing the windshield wipers and cowling to change the battery. It is NOT easier to remove the wipers, the cowling, as they damage the clips that hold the cowling in place. Moronic.
Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very..... INCREDIBLE!!!!! Ford = Fatal design
Thanks for watching.
all that fucking work to take a battery out that's bullshit god I hate newer cars!!!!
A 5 minutes job turn to a paid to have it done for you 😒
Ok
I will never change a battery in the new fords.
OMG! it's a freakin battery. you have to remove half the engine to get to the battery!
One of there better ideas.Thank you for stopping by the shop
Flat rate is fifteen minutes believe it or not
Robert Urkevich
are you kidding me? this should be an hour labor...flat rate is is a scam...I believe the more human labor is required to perform a task, the more it is worth..
It's a right pain,
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Smh no one this is the most ridiculous design ever .....I made the mistake of buying a Ford Escape I guarantee it will ever happen again
What a nightmare.
The engineers that designed this should have to change every battery on these cars for the rest of their miserable lives. Dumbest design possible.
Derrick Bruton I agree replacing the battery was easy years ago then the engineer redesigned it and now look how hard it is to do a simple job..thanks for watching and your input
Fords are ridiculous. My wife doesn't think so, but she's not the one digging out the battery.
+bclaydon1 Fords can be a difficult to work on sometimes .Actually all cars today are difficult .Lol Give me the cars from the 1960-1970 they were great.
10#s of shit in 5# bag
Wow, that is horrible. I think I may not be a ford guy anymore. Ford you suck for causing that much work to remove a common replacement part, a battery!
Thanks for watching.