Fredrick Blackwell check your wiper blades when you’re done. If you don’t put them on in the right position, the timing will be off. Easy to fix, but you definitely don’t want to find out they’re out of position in the middle of a rain storm, while driving down the freeway.
@@isaac_bear how did you get them back in position correctly if you missed marking them when first taking them off as the video didn't even mention marking the wiper position. I've tried several times and still cant get them to work
@@jeffstruck9950 totally agree with you . I have a Ford Escape i was struggling when someone boost me until a friend show me the tip . But it’s a stupid idea to hide the battery .
Just did a 2013. Way easier doing it this way. Remove wiper arms,4 screws and about 8 clips. You can then get right at the battery terminals. Warning about wiper arms. Before installing,turn wipers on with out arms and then let them park. Reinstall arms,but don't over tighten nuts. They are made to release in case wipers get frozen to windshield in the winter. Worst design wiper system i've ever seen.
Ford engineers should learn a lesson that the easiest thing for a customer to replace should be the battery. Ford engineers failed on this battery compartment. Changing a battery shouldn’t require 1.5+ hours to do. Nice video and explanation.
There’s a much easier way. Just remove the air filter box and there’s a removable part in front of the battery box. Release the battery holder on top of it, pull out battery and then disconnect positive and negative poles.
@@Why...So...Stupid... once you remove the the air filter box and the holder on the top of the battery, the front of the battery box is removable. Then disconnect positive pole, after that, just slide the battery forward.
Need more attention to address putting back on windshield wipers as it's not as simple as "just doing it all in reverse". They don't line up just right and unless you note exactly the position on the spindle that it was originally set on, it's nearly impossible to find the exact position getting it back on. They overshot my windshield and after multiple attempts to get them set in the correct position and trying them out, they stripped the spindles. The spindle groves are so fine and not very deep and the metal is soft that they just smooth out and not grab anymore. There should have been more attention to the detail of taking them off and putting them back on to better explain this before someone figures it out the hard way. Now I have to replace both wiper arms and wiper motors, as I can't just replace the spindles. I hate this car and will never buy another Ford again. I'm so sick of car makers making cars that you can't do the simplest of things like spark plugs and batteries on a car without having to tear the engines apart to get to stuff. It's ridiculous! They force you to go to dealerships that rip you off and make you wait for hours just to change a fricken battery out. They made cars much better back in the 80's! You could take care of the easy stuff like spark plug, batteries, oil changes, etc and they got more miles a gal than they do today. They are regressing instead of making stuff better and easier.
unbelievable, just to replace a battery.. Ford is getting worse every year.. the reason they do this is for the owner to have no other choice but to go to the dealer a pay a small fortune to replace it... Honda, toyota, Subaru are much easier to replace batteries.. let's hope they don't end up like Ford..
I just found out you can take the front of the battery box off to slide the battery out instead of lifting the battery up. You need the air box out first in order to do that. I don't think it has been mentioned if it was i missed it...
This dude made sure to NOT video the trickier parts. Like actually finessing the batter out of it compartment. Spent plenty of time telling us how to care for loose parts though.
Don't do it this way remove the air filter and do it that way much easier a day faster ford would never design something where you have to disassemble half the car to change a battery.....right?
Thanks bro it was easier than the other way, even though I didn't have sockets cause I was in a pinch I was able to remove them all with a small adjustable wrench!
Removing the windshield wipers to replace the battery !!!??? - you can stop right there. This is NOT the right way to change an Escape battery. Most videos show this same ridiculous method. Use a straight hand driver with a 8mm socket to get at the screw between the air cleaner enclosure and the battery. It is super easy. Use the right tool for the job. The 'thing' on the negative terminal is part of the computer system.
Thanks for the detailed video instructions. A couple of added tips. First, be sure to mark the position of the wiper blades and put them back in the exact same position. After I was done with the battery, it took almost as much time to get the wipers to work properly, as I had not paid enough attention to where they were when I removed them. If they're not put back in the right position, they either won't function properly or won't work at all. Second, a larger battery than the anemic OEM one can be fitted. All it takes is to remove the spacers at the bottom inside the battery box once you have the old battery out. The box (without the spacers) will allow you to fit a 94R/H7 . Because it's a popular size, you can get an AGM instead of a wet cell (I used an O'Reilly Super Start Platinum, 800 CCA). It's a bit of a tight fit but the OEM battery is under 600 CCA. To get in the bigger 94R/H7, you will need to remove the air filter cover and loosen the red positive lead (the side away from the connector to the battery) and pop the plastic tabs at the front of the battery box to move the top front of the battery box about 1/2 inch towards the front of the car. This is just so you have room to slide the bigger battery into the box. Once it's in, it fits perfectly. My car is a 2014 Escape Titanium with the 2.5l engine. While you have the air box open, consider replacing the air filter. Tools needed: 8mm socket, 10mm socket and deep socket, 15mm socket, ratchet with 6 in. extension, 10 and 13mm open end (or box or combination) wrenches, T25 torx bit, small screwdriver to pry the clips loose, larger screwdriver to pry out the spacers if you are upsizing the battery, some tape to mark the wiper positions.
I had the exact same issue putting my wiper blades back on and first overshot the windshield, then they just wouldn't move up at all and acted like they were hitting each other but they weren't, they just wouldn't rotate over the windshield. After several attempts the reposition them, I noticed the spindle started stripping. The metal on these spindle metal is so soft and the splines are so fine and shallow, that there is no room for error or they are ruined. Could you please tell me what exactly you did to get your wipers positioned to work right? I searched online for more videos and only 1 showed them putting everything back on after changing the battery and they pointed out some markings on the windshield that you are supposed to line the ends of the blades up too but I don't see any such markings on my windshield.
Not completely the correct way. ALWAYS detach the negative cable from the battery first. That way if your wrench hits a conductor when removing the positive cable you won't short out and probably shock yourself. Reverse when reattaching the cables...positive then negative.
Hahaha.... faster and easier to do it this way. Tried doing it airbox way and busted my knuckles open. No need to remove air filter box or engine cover though
The battery in the video is ridiculously small. It would fit rather to Ford Fiesta or Renault Clio. Standard is 315mm for 75-85Ah capacity. If not the entire air box you have to remove at least the air filter to have some space for pulling it out...
Things like this happen when you allow your enemies to design & build cars for you. They have it for the American citizen, and kick back laughing at us? Go figure FORD?
I'm a 65 year old granny, I changed my battery on my 2012 Ford Focus (same design) yesterday. I removed 4 bolts, lifted the plastic end of the battery case, pulled the battery to the end of the plastic case an tilted the battery toward the rear of the p l attic case and removed it. It might be wrong, if it is I don't want to be right.
I went through a couple videos, this was the best to help me get this pain in the butt job done. Just told my wife when that battery goes? Her car goes.
Thanks for your patience and excellent video. It solidifies my "never buying a Ford" philosophy is 100% right on. Unfortunately....my wife has one. 😡😡😡😡
Just use a sharpie to Mark the position of the wiper arms. My battery needs replacing and I’ve never personally done it but I’ve had to adjust one of my wiper arms after it kept hitting the metal edge of my windshield, guess it got loose and moved.
Thanks for the video. I don't own a puller, nor do I possess enough strength in my hands to remove the wiper arms. Consequently, I had to replace my battery by removing the air box. A bit more fiddly, but the job got done
Ur awesome. It took me 3 hrs but I'm on my own and know a whole lot of nothing. Bought this drove it 2 days then it has sat for 2 weeks cause dealer won't do anything! Hopefully charging this thing does the trick! Thanks again
I just did this. It was not too bad. The people who say this is the wrong way, good luck getting to the negative terminal doing the airbox method. Removing the cowl and wipers are very simple.
Thanks man that made the unbelievable taste of changing the f.... Battery a whole lot easier I did see someone already added that should mark the windshield wipers that was a bit of a learning curve...lol... but not that bad .. I did take the air cleaner out like you originally said and to be honest that made it a bit easier .... I first watched a gentleman in a really nice shop full of really nice tools do it by just taking out the air box After that little trip down frustration alli ... I'm glad I came across your video...
That sensor and neg battery cable should be changed at the same time. I was told by several others because if it fails after doing all that your going to be frustrated 😅
Ford has definitely made it challenging to get to the battery! On a positive note, my husband an I did the back brakes yesterday and that was super easy!
His video is just short of 9 minutes long. I would imagine the reinstall takes just as long. So that's roughly 20 to 25 minutes. Your idea of pulling out the airbox takes longer. Even with drinking coffee.
There's a special place in hell for the guy who designed this engine layout.
Just replace it about 2 hours ago…..can confirm, they need to go to hell
😂😂😂😂😂
Too much for a battery.....him wicked bad
He's already in hell, he works as an engineer at Ford. Lol
yeah it is trash
Ford allowing a battery design like this shows their engineers have issues.
Holy shit this will be the last Ford I ever own.
This shit is insane. Smh
Fredrick Blackwell check your wiper blades when you’re done. If you don’t put them on in the right position, the timing will be off. Easy to fix, but you definitely don’t want to find out they’re out of position in the middle of a rain storm, while driving down the freeway.
@@isaac_bear how did you get them back in position correctly if you missed marking them when first taking them off as the video didn't even mention marking the wiper position. I've tried several times and still cant get them to work
@@jeffstruck9950 unfortunately I didn’t mark them either, and had to just guess until I got it right.
Just buy a new Escape when the battery dies. Easier.
OMG... that is sooooo true!!
Broo if I had that much money I would have 😭😭
Even better, buy a different brand of car! Based on this stupid battery design, I'll never buy a Ford again. It's the first for me and the last!
@@jeffstruck9950 totally agree with you . I have a Ford Escape i was struggling when someone boost me until a friend show me the tip . But it’s a stupid idea to hide the battery .
Never buying a ford again after this torture!
Just did a 2013. Way easier doing it this way. Remove wiper arms,4 screws and about 8 clips. You can then get right at the battery terminals. Warning about wiper arms. Before installing,turn wipers on with out arms and then let them park. Reinstall arms,but don't over tighten nuts. They are made to release in case wipers get frozen to windshield in the winter. Worst design wiper system i've ever seen.
next time to remove a battery on a Ford, you must remove the driver seat, the dashboard and the steering wheel...
Ford engineers should learn a lesson that the easiest thing for a customer to replace should be the battery. Ford engineers failed on this battery compartment. Changing a battery shouldn’t require 1.5+ hours to do. Nice video and explanation.
Right
It was placed there for crash protection and weight distribution.
There’s a much easier way. Just remove the air filter box and there’s a removable part in front of the battery box. Release the battery holder on top of it, pull out battery and then disconnect positive and negative poles.
exactly !
How do you get the battery strap off that way?
@@jking0.o121 it’s very simple with a 10 mm wrench or socket. There’s enough room to do that. Remove the battery cover and you’ll see.
Lol, until you have to try to reach the bolts on the negative side...
@@Why...So...Stupid... once you remove the the air filter box and the holder on the top of the battery, the front of the battery box is removable. Then disconnect positive pole, after that, just slide the battery forward.
I popped my wife's hood and was like. Wtf. Nice job thanks
Need more attention to address putting back on windshield wipers as it's not as simple as "just doing it all in reverse". They don't line up just right and unless you note exactly the position on the spindle that it was originally set on, it's nearly impossible to find the exact position getting it back on. They overshot my windshield and after multiple attempts to get them set in the correct position and trying them out, they stripped the spindles. The spindle groves are so fine and not very deep and the metal is soft that they just smooth out and not grab anymore. There should have been more attention to the detail of taking them off and putting them back on to better explain this before someone figures it out the hard way. Now I have to replace both wiper arms and wiper motors, as I can't just replace the spindles. I hate this car and will never buy another Ford again. I'm so sick of car makers making cars that you can't do the simplest of things like spark plugs and batteries on a car without having to tear the engines apart to get to stuff. It's ridiculous! They force you to go to dealerships that rip you off and make you wait for hours just to change a fricken battery out. They made cars much better back in the 80's! You could take care of the easy stuff like spark plug, batteries, oil changes, etc and they got more miles a gal than they do today. They are regressing instead of making stuff better and easier.
I am having the same problem and I have no Idea how to make my windshield wipers back to normal.
unbelievable, just to replace a battery.. Ford is getting worse every year.. the reason they do this is for the owner to have no other choice but to go to the dealer a pay a small fortune to replace it... Honda, toyota, Subaru are much easier to replace batteries.. let's hope they don't end up like Ford..
Don't waste your following these directions, air cleaner and then drop the front f the battery box.
yep it takes like 5 mins to take out the air cleaner and then unclip the wire harness and open the box easy peasy
Shouldn't we pull off the negative terminal first? That's how I learned from other videos...
Ford engineers. Good Lord
Bro you’re literally got the best video on how to do this. Easy and clear
When you called the brake fluid res the power steering ya kinda lost me
Worst design. A two minute job turned into 30min. Next time i buy a car, will definitely check the oil filter, battery,coolant etc positions.
Yeah, the oil filter is a pain in the ass to get to change on this vehicle as well.
My wife is from the Philippines. With her accent, she literally says ford Fucus and I tell her " yes, Ford has been fucking us for many years"
Why didnt you park closer to the store lol
Ford just sucks !
Didn’t explain how to remove the clips. They don’t budge easily
The vehicle has some ridiculous design issues. Even jamming the air filter in the proper slots is crap.
I just found out you can take the front of the battery box off to slide the battery out instead of lifting the battery up. You need the air box out first in order to do that. I don't think it has been mentioned if it was i missed it...
I will try this one out first! Thanks.
Your video is great! My hubby and I changed my battery together without a divorce 😂
Easier and quicker to take the airport out
Way to much talking about other random shit. Nothing that I have not tried. So I will listen to it for some one.
THANK YOU!!!
Just replaced my battery on 2013 Escape, not too hard and a big money savings
Much better demonstration than most other. I wanted to put a slightly larger battery in with higher cranking amp
That's not the power steering fluid, that's the brake fluid. There is no power steering fluid in the 2013 escape
This dude made sure to NOT video the trickier parts. Like actually finessing the batter out of it compartment. Spent plenty of time telling us how to care for loose parts though.
Don't do it this way remove the air filter and do it that way much easier a day faster ford would never design something where you have to disassemble half the car to change a battery.....right?
Thanks bro it was easier than the other way, even though I didn't have sockets cause I was in a pinch I was able to remove them all with a small adjustable wrench!
Saved me a lot of time. Thanks, good job.
You didn't show what we want to see.....how to get the battery out of that dam hole?!!
Removing the windshield wipers to replace the battery !!!??? - you can stop right there. This is NOT the right way to change an Escape battery. Most videos show this same ridiculous method. Use a straight hand driver with a 8mm socket to get at the screw between the air cleaner enclosure and the battery. It is super easy. Use the right tool for the job. The 'thing' on the negative terminal is part of the computer system.
Do a video , if you can prove its easier and better.
Now you know why it's called the Ford Focus. Needs some more room in the engine compartment.
Wiper doesn't even begin to budge. Why did I buy a Ford?
It's 2022, and the battery cost 200. FJB
Okay but this is the dumbest place to have a battery
Thanks for the detailed video instructions. A couple of added tips. First, be sure to mark the position of the wiper blades and put them back in the exact same position. After I was done with the battery, it took almost as much time to get the wipers to work properly, as I had not paid enough attention to where they were when I removed them. If they're not put back in the right position, they either won't function properly or won't work at all. Second, a larger battery than the anemic OEM one can be fitted. All it takes is to remove the spacers at the bottom inside the battery box once you have the old battery out. The box (without the spacers) will allow you to fit a 94R/H7 . Because it's a popular size, you can get an AGM instead of a wet cell (I used an O'Reilly Super Start Platinum, 800 CCA). It's a bit of a tight fit but the OEM battery is under 600 CCA. To get in the bigger 94R/H7, you will need to remove the air filter cover and loosen the red positive lead (the side away from the connector to the battery) and pop the plastic tabs at the front of the battery box to move the top front of the battery box about 1/2 inch towards the front of the car. This is just so you have room to slide the bigger battery into the box. Once it's in, it fits perfectly. My car is a 2014 Escape Titanium with the 2.5l engine. While you have the air box open, consider replacing the air filter. Tools needed: 8mm socket, 10mm socket and deep socket, 15mm socket, ratchet with 6 in. extension, 10 and 13mm open end (or box or combination) wrenches, T25 torx bit, small screwdriver to pry the clips loose, larger screwdriver to pry out the spacers if you are upsizing the battery, some tape to mark the wiper positions.
It's always good to take photos of every step of disassembly if you are a novice mechanic.
I had the exact same issue putting my wiper blades back on and first overshot the windshield, then they just wouldn't move up at all and acted like they were hitting each other but they weren't, they just wouldn't rotate over the windshield. After several attempts the reposition them, I noticed the spindle started stripping. The metal on these spindle metal is so soft and the splines are so fine and shallow, that there is no room for error or they are ruined. Could you please tell me what exactly you did to get your wipers positioned to work right? I searched online for more videos and only 1 showed them putting everything back on after changing the battery and they pointed out some markings on the windshield that you are supposed to line the ends of the blades up too but I don't see any such markings on my windshield.
How a bout the hood it doesn’t have a hood
Not completely the correct way. ALWAYS detach the negative cable from the battery first. That way if your wrench hits a conductor when removing the positive cable you won't short out and probably shock yourself. Reverse when reattaching the cables...positive then negative.
If you're changing the battery.... I think you don't have to worry about a short
What the fuck.
This video is wrong. You do not need to remove all of those items. Remove the air cleaner assembly and then the front drop down from the battery box.
You need to do a video, if your way is easier & better.
Hahaha.... faster and easier to do it this way. Tried doing it airbox way and busted my knuckles open.
No need to remove air filter box or engine cover though
The battery in the video is ridiculously small. It would fit rather to Ford Fiesta or Renault Clio. Standard is 315mm for 75-85Ah capacity. If not the entire air box you have to remove at least the air filter to have some space for pulling it out...
The batteries in this video are protocol Ford North American specs to my knowledge? Thanks for checking out my video.
Good way to do this, done in about 20 min, be sure to mark your wipers location on the windshield because the shaft is splined.
The stock windshield has reference marks where the wiper blades are positioned.
What the hell! This car is metric why are you going any where near it with imperial sockets?
Thank you! Helped me out a lot!
Terrible design
less talk more show
Things like this happen when you allow your enemies to design & build cars for you. They have it for the American citizen, and kick back laughing at us? Go figure FORD?
Awesome, thx
I'm a 65 year old granny, I changed my battery on my 2012 Ford Focus (same design) yesterday. I removed 4 bolts, lifted the plastic end of the battery case, pulled the battery to the end of the plastic case an tilted the battery toward the rear of the p l attic case and removed it. It might be wrong, if it is I don't want to be right.
Detail sucks
I went through a couple videos, this was the best to help me get this pain in the butt job done.
Just told my wife when that battery goes? Her car goes.
Thanks for your patience and excellent video. It solidifies my "never buying a Ford" philosophy is 100% right on. Unfortunately....my wife has one. 😡😡😡😡
THANKS - my kid and I just changed out a bad battery on his escape! Great learning for me and my kid!!!
Just use a sharpie to Mark the position of the wiper arms. My battery needs replacing and I’ve never personally done it but I’ve had to adjust one of my wiper arms after it kept hitting the metal edge of my windshield, guess it got loose and moved.
Just dreading the day my wife’s battery goes now lol
Thanks for the video. I don't own a puller, nor do I possess enough strength in my hands to remove the wiper arms. Consequently, I had to replace my battery by removing the air box. A bit more fiddly, but the job got done
Ur awesome. It took me 3 hrs but I'm on my own and know a whole lot of nothing. Bought this drove it 2 days then it has sat for 2 weeks cause dealer won't do anything! Hopefully charging this thing does the trick! Thanks again
I just did this. It was not too bad. The people who say this is the wrong way, good luck getting to the negative terminal doing the airbox method. Removing the cowl and wipers are very simple.
Thanks man that made the unbelievable taste of changing the f....
Battery a whole lot easier I did see someone already added that should mark the windshield wipers that was a bit of a learning curve...lol... but not that bad .. I did take the air cleaner out like you originally said and to be honest that made it a bit easier .... I first watched a gentleman in a really nice shop full of really nice tools do it by just taking out the air box
After that little trip down frustration alli ... I'm glad I came across your video...
Thanks a lot. I have a C-Max but it's the same setup. Managed to change mine easily following your tutorial.
does the focus lose memory when the battery is disconnected ,or could i keep the battery charger connected to keep memory
WRONG WAY ! Take the cowel under the wipers off
Thanks for your insight. It works. Yes there is a ........
That sensor and neg battery cable should be changed at the same time. I was told by several others because if it fails after doing all that your going to be frustrated 😅
They just doing this on purpose now...
Ford has definitely made it challenging to get to the battery! On a positive note, my husband an I did the back brakes yesterday and that was super easy!
Similar to the ford focus 2015 i just removed 2 screws and had some lift the flaps/splash guards while I dropped my monster battery in
Great video! Is the best way! Thanks
Changed it in 25mins because of this thank you
Pain in the butt system, but a great video! Thanks
Thanks for sharing, saved me time!
Thanks a bunch man. God bless you
I am happy they didnt put it inside engine
This is not a right way to change battery. I replace my today in one hour, also with tight up tools, and drink coffee. Right way is remove airbox!
Removing the airbox is just as stupid and not much faster then pulling the wipers and cowl off thanks to the fucktards at Ford.
His video is just short of 9 minutes long. I would imagine the reinstall takes just as long. So that's roughly 20 to 25 minutes. Your idea of pulling out the airbox takes longer. Even with drinking coffee.
@@johnhutchison9782 any car will let u remove the airbox in 5 mins or less. Depends on how fast u can unlclip/unscrew clamps lol
Thank you...
Very helpful. Thanks for the tips!
Danke war informativ
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You just like to dismantle sh#t, the Escape it's hard to work on already you just going to make it harder.ok it still works 👍
" I just like to pop it off, its not necessary "
Hahahahah
Having done this myself on my 2013 Escape SE, if you had followed the directions you would not have to remove the wipers and plastic shroud below.
Wow dude? perhaps practice the task before making the video.