Yes but i wouldnt recommend it. It takes one piece of debris to kick up and brake something and your in for a big bill for repair. They sell replacements with hardware on amazon that are hard plastic for less then 100. The hard plastic would work very well with the weather where you live.
The only thing I would have done differently is to use Nylock style nuts, or red Loctite to keep the nuts from loosening up from vibration . In other words... I'm afraid your sister will loose your nuts.
I have a 2018, and it did the same thing while on the highway! I had to pull over and look under the car to see what the heck was scraping. So for 2 hours I had to listen to this piece scraping the highway. The dealership zip tied it up, which was fine, but now I can hear the wind blowing through it on the highway, and it drives me nuts!
It's funny how the under carriage shields are too flimsy to provide any real protection and they don't help with aero either because they only cover the engine not the whole car. Ford wont admit it but the shields real purpose is to catch engine oil leaks before they land on your driveway. I guess they gave up on building an engine that doesn't leak. LOL
Ford is such junk, I'll never buy another vehicle that has these stupid engine covers (2013 for escape owner). Seems like every time I get an oil change, some idiot forgets to put 1 or 2 of these screws in or loses them.. and I'm driving around with an engine oil cover hanging down.
Me too now I'm using tie straps🤪 getting a new one from Amazon all hard plastic n new set of bolts. Keep a eye👀 on those lube places we don't have to carry couple of hundred bolts because they lose a couple here and there🔩🔩
Sorry for the late reply. I am trying to get back to everyone. Part of the problem is that people are too quick to get a cordless impact driver or a cordless screwdriver and overtighten the bolts that hold it on. This is my sister's Escape and she had a maintenance care package when she bought it. The people at the dealer she took it to have stripped out the little plastic push nuts on a couple places.
I've been having this problem for a while and every time I get an oil change they say I have to replace it, bad snow storm and this thing ripped. Idk the exact name of the part to buy a replacement. 2016 Ford escape se
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A constant irritation with our 2013 Escape! It has come off several times! Cheap!!!!
2015 same issue. They build a fairly decent car but can't get a damn cover to stay on.
I have a dum question.. can you drive without the cover. Mines just got caught up in the snow I'm in detroit
Yes but i wouldnt recommend it. It takes one piece of debris to kick up and brake something and your in for a big bill for repair. They sell replacements with hardware on amazon that are hard plastic for less then 100. The hard plastic would work very well with the weather where you live.
Thanks for helping out your sister.
The only thing I would have done differently is to use Nylock style nuts, or red Loctite to keep the nuts from loosening up from vibration . In other words... I'm afraid your sister will loose your nuts.
Were all the screw T30?
At 1:22, the light grey piece on the left side of the screen- mine hangs down. What is it actually fastened to?
I have a 2018, and it did the same thing while on the highway! I had to pull over and look under the car to see what the heck was scraping. So for 2 hours I had to listen to this piece scraping the highway. The dealership zip tied it up, which was fine, but now I can hear the wind blowing through it on the highway, and it drives me nuts!
It's funny how the under carriage shields are too flimsy to provide any real protection and they don't help with aero either because they only cover the engine not the whole car. Ford wont admit it but the shields real purpose is to catch engine oil leaks before they land on your driveway. I guess they gave up on building an engine that doesn't leak. LOL
Dumb answer
@@chrissikora3359 it's dumb to you because you don't understand it. So who's really the dummy?
Doesn't that have to come down to change oil. how will they hold the nut on the top side to unbolt it???
Use a speed nut with SS bolt "Never Seize" grease to keep speed nut from rusting, it clips on to keeping it from spinning.
Stainless steel bolt
Ford is such junk, I'll never buy another vehicle that has these stupid engine covers (2013 for escape owner). Seems like every time I get an oil change, some idiot forgets to put 1 or 2 of these screws in or loses them.. and I'm driving around with an engine oil cover hanging down.
Me too now I'm using tie straps🤪 getting a new one from Amazon all hard plastic n new set of bolts. Keep a eye👀 on those lube places we don't have to carry couple of hundred bolts because they lose a couple here and there🔩🔩
Sorry for the late reply. I am trying to get back to everyone. Part of the problem is that people are too quick to get a cordless impact driver or a cordless screwdriver and overtighten the bolts that hold it on. This is my sister's Escape and she had a maintenance care package when she bought it. The people at the dealer she took it to have stripped out the little plastic push nuts on a couple places.
@@FerdinandMagellan08 How do you fix striped out plastic nuts?
What size screws??
Yeah. I'd like to know as well.
Our 2015 Escape uses T30 screws, but my T20 screwdriver worked to unscrew, so, go figure...
Mine is the same way
he didnt install the back three screws
Why not just gorilla glue that back in place?
Because you need to be able to take it off again
Could I just rip it off and drive without it
I should think so,,, but you will get road debris and rain and snow splashing
I've been having this problem for a while and every time I get an oil change they say I have to replace it, bad snow storm and this thing ripped. Idk the exact name of the part to buy a replacement. 2016 Ford escape se
Splash guard or splash shield
same issue, snow storm ripped off the air duct.
😅pop rivets
Throw it in the trash where it belongs.
Your driveing without it ? Notice anything different ar high speed
@@chrissikora3359
Such as?