How To Replace Ford Focus Battery
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- How to change or remove the car battery in your Ford Focus Mk3 (2012+ model year). This video will give you a visual guide for this DIY. Just be prepare to work in tight space and take this 40+lbs object in & out of the car.....
Suggested tools for this task: 10mm Socket, Ratchet & in-lbs Torque Wrench
Genuine Ford/Motorcraft Car Battery Group# 96R
Battery Terminals Torque Specs: 60 in-lbs
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Kind Sir! I am 64 years old and have changed car batteries in the past. My wife’s 2012 Ford Focus battery died in the frigid cold on Christmas Eve this year (2022). The battery is in a cramped space with some slightly tricky maneuvers needed. After viewing a few videos I came across your fine video and found that your instructions were absolutely perfect. My wife, with my help, replaced the battery with minimal frustration. Your guidance was essential and greatly appreciated! Thank you so much! Your video was perfect, very clear and detailed! I wouldn’t change a thing! Thanks, again! Love and Peace to you and your family from Bryan and Ellie!
The best youtube video on this topic. I watched part of it and replaced a battery on 2016 Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost. Most other videos recommend disassembling the neighboring components, which is not always justified. But, this guy is great. The trick is from 12:25. Just be careful to install the battery of the correct size: 278x175x175 mm.
Feel free to swear during the replacement, thinking of the decision makers who obviously purposefully placed the battery where it is, in order to discourage you and to make you do it in a repair shop.
I know this video is really old, but because it is so specific and detailed, it helped me get my battery out in less than five minutes! Great video
Thanks for watching! This video never gets old if there're still Ford Focus out there which need wrenching....LOL!
I’m getting divorced after being married for 20 yrs, my ex husband was the one who used to take care of this situations. I watched 5 videos before finding yours. Thank you posting this, it gave me the confidence to do this on my own. I took the battery out in 10 minutes.
Patricia Soriano Thanks for watching! I’m glad this video is still serving you well for DIY battery replacement.
complicated design, but good instructional video. A little bit slow and very precise, but better than too fast and too little detail. Thanks!
yeah i agree, i wonder why ford went with such a complex design. Thanks for the video @moomoo79
My husband is at work (12 hr. shift), so I was able to remove and replace the battery (under warranty) thanks to this video. Yep this happy lady can change a dead battery too. Excellent job on this video!
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I always come back to your videos when others lack detail. You NEVER let down. Thank you moo moo!
Cleanest engine compartment I've ever seen!!
I tried this first without looking at your video. Your video gives the "trick" if you will. I did not think of removing the rear cover. The entire video was excellent. Very good job.
Battery store didn't want to change out my battery. The guy said to watch a TH-cam video on this car's problem battery change. You are the best video out of everyone and I feel confident trying it myself. Thank you so much!
That was really great! I would not have guessed that I needed to remove the front part of the plastic box that holds the battery to replace it. Thanks for saving me an hour of frustration!
It's a bit unconventional on how to take the battery out, but the steps are pretty straightforward still.
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Thank you sir! Your video made it easy to change my 2013 Focus battery without breaking anything. Instructional videos like this make it possible for us regular folks to successfully repair our own cars. TH-cam at it's best!
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WoW - thanks so much, When I looked at the battery I thought that there is no way that was coming out without removing all the stuff around it. Thanks to you it was so easy. Great instructions!!!
Thanks for saving me a lot of frustration. I looked at how this was shoehorned in and knew someone on TH-cam was nice enough to show the tricks. Well done!
Thanks for watching! Hope you've got the battery replaced without problem.
Thank you so much for this video. My battery failed yesterday and I picked up a new one today. Before I attempted to remove the old battery and replace it with the new one I did a TH-cam search and your video showed up. I had no problems getting the battery out and installing the new one. I am a total amateur, and it took me maybe 10 or 15 minutes. Thank you again!
Now you're an experienced DIYer of Battery-swap for these Ford cars....LOL. Thanks for watching, please give this video more LIKE so TH-cam will rank this video higher for other DIYers doing the similar search on Battery Change How-To.
I literally watched this video as I was replacing the battery, on my Focus. It was very informative & helpful, since replacing a battery on a 2012+ Focus is no easy task.
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I'm no stranger to garage work. Thanks for the excellent video. I couldn't believe that the battery had to be held at such an extreme angle to remove and install. It's a tiny battery and not heavy at all.
Thanks for the vid - just the job :) It's comprehensive so watching how to do it took longer than actually doing it! Saved me £££ calling in a mobile mechanic, which was the alternative. So a Grateful Viewer here - Cheers
Outstanding video! Clear, precise and no detail missed!
Thanks for posting this video. Maybe a bit longer than I expected but it was very helpful, easily understood and covered the areas which confused me with the Focus battery, and I'm fairly good at maintaining my vehicles.
Thank you for this video. I am having to replace the battery in my 2015 Ford Focus after below temps & it needed a fresh battery anyway. Your video is detailed, and easy to view and understand, making it less overwhelming since I am an older woman. I cannot understand why car makers just don't make the battery compartment directly in the front to have easy in and out removal/insertion like the cars from years again. All this new stuff and plastic is ridiculous. But you made this look easy, I hope it is when I start on my battery. 😀
Absolutely brilliant guide. I have a 2012 diesel and the battery seems to be a bit bigger than the one in the video but using this guide I was still able to get it out. Thanks for the video.
Thankyou you wonderful man, we were struggling to get the battery out for an hour until i found your video!
Thanks for watching, glad it helps too!
Lol I had the same issue today found this video going to try it out in the morning
Good tutorial. That includes the safety precautions of removing battery.
Great video / tutorial. I am not a car expert but thanks to your instrucrions I managed to replace the battery within less than half an hour. Many thanks.
Thanks for watching and glad to know you've got the job done!
Your videos are always very thoughtful and thorough. 👍🏻
Fantastically helpful. i have worked in the Automotive trim industry for 25 years and have never understood why the likes of Ford et al put stuff like this into such tight package spaces. I realise that not everyone wants to do their own home mechanic-ing but seriously, Ford?
Thank you so much for sharing this video, moomoo97. I'm just hoping that it IS a flat bettery that needs charging and nothing more serious that i have to deal with.
Nice vid. Unsnapping the front battery tray panel for removal is the tip I was looking for. Thanks!
Thanks for this. That 1” space made all the difference!
Thank you for this clip. It was really helpful! I have a MK2 Focus and it was essentially the same method but without the clipped bit at the back as it doesn't have that bit.
This video was very helpful in changing the battery on my brothers old Ford Focus Zetec 2010 - slight differences but the learning from watching meant I knew what to do!
Thanks for this, great tutorial for non mechanic's
Thank you for such a detailed description on this procedure. I followed it to a "T" and had no difficultly in replacing our 2013 Focus battery. It's not as straight forward as other vehicles and your video was indispensable. Your other video(s) for changing the cabin air filter for both the Focus and the Nissan Frontier were also equally helpful.
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Very useful video for all those having to go through this. Thanks very much.
Totally saved me some serious pain as I started the process myself and got stuck when the battery... well, got stuck. THANK YOU!
Great! :)
Howdy from South Texas.... The Video and your comments were perfect. It made the battery replacement on my 2016 Ford Focus ST a simple 15-minute breeze.
Thanks for watching, glad to know it helped you to get the job done!
Thank you for the informative video. I was able to change my 2016 1L eco boost Focus battery thanks to this video.
Barry Vercueil Thanks for watching, good to know these instructions also work on the 1L EcoBoost Ford Focus!
Used your video to install a new battery in my '12 Focus this morning. Great job, nicely explained and shown. Thank-you very much.
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Great video! Very thorough and detailed explanation of how this battery is installed!
Thank you for a great, easy to follow and very complete video. Saved me from a huge headache.
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Changed lots of batteries in my previous cars. My Focus wouldn't start yesterday until boosted and after running all day it starts but the charge is low. first thought was WTF were they thinking when I saw the battery compartment. Thanks for giving me a clear picture of how to get the battery out of a badly designed placement. I Wont have to figure it out myself now. Wow a replaceable part should be placed where it can easily be swapped out. Should be a 2-minute job not 15 minutes, Thanks Ford.
More modern compact cars (even some imports) are placing the battery near the firewall location like Ford does here now. It's a space trade-off when the design favors with shorter hood but bigger engine.
Thanks for the video, helped me a lot to get the battery out for my STs winterslumber... well done.
Great Video, took 5 minutes to remove and 5 to replace. Without your video I would have taken it to the dealer.
Great! Glad to know this video helped!
Thanks for the video! When I got my Redline hood struts and was rooting around under the hood of the ST, I was scratching my head on how to remove the battery. This is great and very detailed. Keep up the good work!
Fantastic video. Very well instructed and put together, many thanks!
Great video! Really helps knowing what to unsnap and remove the battery. Thanks for this info.
Fantastic instructions! I don’t know much about fixing cars and this was spot on! Thanks for making it.
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Thank you for your video. My battery just went out and you gave me the confidence that I could replace myself. The guy from autozone told me they couldn't replace it due to the position of the battery and a liability standpoint, which is understandable.
I've changed batteries before but not one where I had to peel off all this plastic to get to it.
Very informative thank you for making this. I learned a lot from this. You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.
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Advanced Auto Parts told me this car battery has to be professionally installed. Thanks to you for proving otherwise!!
Professional is about having the right tools and know-how steps to do the work :)
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It is because of the complex charging system and the need to reset something
Thank you for your generosity in going to the trouble of sharing this knowledge with the rest of us. It may seem simple but to the non mechanic its just a bunch of puzzle pieces.I have A 2007 Australian model that has a slightly different cross brace set up but your video solved it.
You are a life saver! Thank you so much for posting this
Thanks for the video. I'm trying to disconnect my car's battery, and this has been tremendously helpful.
Thanks a lot great great helpful..I didn't brake my motor I just watched you're video. Thanks again to spent time for us !!!!
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Moomoo97, that you so much for this video, a real life saver. I had everything disconnected and couldn't figure out for the life of me how they fit the battery in there in the first place. After a quick search I found your video, which showed those little pop tabs that allowed the extra inch of clearance needed and bang, came right out! You saved me quite the headache. Thumbs up for you!!
+chestnut250 Nice, thanks for watching too!
THANK YOU SIR! you're a life saver! you saved me precious time and headache and scratches :) figuring out how to remove this battery. I just finished now and may have been still working til mid nite if I hadn't seen your video. thank you again. car starts up great now with the new battery :)
+Paul John Marcelino Very COOL, glad it helps and thanks for watching!
Great instructional video!! Detailed! Thank you.
Wow! They really stuffed that battery way up under there, didn't they? :-)
Thanks for doing this video -- I bought a 2014 Ford Focus Titanium about 5 months ago, and I never realized it would be such a chore to change the battery. If and when I have to do this at some point in the future, I will refer back to this video. Thanks a bunch for making it.
For most European-designed compacts like our Focus, VW or Mini-Cooper, it's a common location for the battery. My guess is that battery is not a freq-service item and they want to encase it from heat/weather than the typical Front-side location for its protection and longevity. But yes, it's PITA to get to during replacement.....lol
Thank you for posting this, I'll now be able to change my ford focus 2010 battery which is going flat all the time.
Did you ever find out why it was doing that .I'm having the same issue and I've just put a new battery in 4 weeks ago and it's now dead also
Thanks moomoo97 was able to get my old battery out because I watched your video. Thanks again.
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Thanks a lot for this thorough and detailed video! I could confidently change the battery on my Ford Focus Hatchback II 2.0 (although my case was a bit more tricky). Good luck!
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Just did this on my 2011 MK3 Focus 2.0 Diesel, taking the battery out was the hardest part. Needed to use a spanner to get the negative terminal bolt loose as all my other tools were too big. Thank you!
Nice you've it done! As showing from the video, it's not an open space for the Negative terminal but a small ratchet/spanner can still be used in there. It'll be much safer to work the Negative by disconnect the Positive terminal first.
I used ForScan and a modified ELM327 to perform the Battery Monitoring System reset. My battery was over 1800 days old so all the calibration data for the old battery needed to be erased. Now battery is 0 days old and the proper current is being supplied to the battery. Just something to add.
Thanks for your time in posting this!
Thank you so much for the tutorial. Helped me out a lot. thanks!
Thank you very much - especially the little quirks on how to get the battery out. I just changed mine (with an Odyssey PC1200) on a 2013 Focus ST. A few comments....the terminals on this battery sit higher than the original battery - so the height is over 7 ". This introduced some added challenges trying to get the cover back on (at least for me it did). Also, I had to use an open-ended 10mm to get the negative terminal reconnected because the height difference took out the ability to use a socket wrench. Also, the base of the battery compartment is recessed for an original Motorcraft. If you're going to use an Odyssey, it will be smaller which causes some sliding - you'll have fill in the extra space with something.
Thanks, this was my first battery change and video was a big help!
Thank you for this video! I need to do this tonight I have been trying to recondition my battery after filling it up with distilled water but it won't charge so time for replace.
What a great and complete set of instructions! Thank you so very, very much moomoo97. I owe you a couple of beers man.
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Watched a similar video on here , the guy removed the full air box directly in front of the battery to slide it out. I thought at the time that can't be right and after watching this video i was right, glad this video popped into my to veiw box.
Thank you so much for the tutorial. Helped me out a lot.
Thank you for a very precise, clear and informative video
Excellent information! Thank you cause i need to change my battery!
Thanks for this video - it was exactly what I needed to get my battery out!
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Excellent video. Thank so much. I am changing out my wife’s battery next week. I wasn’t to sure how to approach it.
Very good video. Now I can change the battery myself. Thanks!
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An excellent how to video, very detailed explanations on all the steps. Thank you very much for doing this!
That was a very informative video on how to change the bawwee on my Focus. Thanks for uploading this.
Thank you for this, and your other useful Focus videos. They are detailed and very helpful.
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Done!
Thank you so much!! Great detail how to video!!!
Thanks for your video, without it i would have no clue how to replace my battery.
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Great job with the video. Just replaced the battery on my 2012 Focus.
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Your video was really helpfull to replace the battery of my focus sportbreak tdci 1.6 2011/2012. Specially for taking off the old battery due to the lack of space.
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Thanks for another great maintenance video -- you do a great job explaining and demonstrating these things. Jacek aus Polen
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Thanks for another great maintenance video -- you do a great job explaining and demonstrating these things. You are an excellent teacher!
Thanks for the help, it is just what we needed.
thank you, I was confused with this new look
i'm going to replace my focus battery now, very helpful thank you.
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Great video , so easy to follow with a difficult change.
Thanks! I would have never gotten my changed without your help. The 2017 is slightly different than the one you showed, but not much.
Thanks for the notes, good to know the steps can still be applied to the later Ford model.
Best tutorial video of all time.
Thank you for the video and very clear instructions. Appreciated.
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This is very informative, thank you.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate your video because the others had me trying to remove the airbox which a bit difficult and overkill. Your video was perfect and directly to the point. Thank you again. 😁
Darren Bowman,
" ... to remove the airbox ... difficult and overkill. ... "
I don't know about you, but tipping those heavy batteries full of acid at such a steep angle looks a bit awkward and possibly dangerous to me. I don't like the idea of having to remove the airbox either, but I will probably take the time to do it that way to get the extra space to maneuver the batteries safely.
I have also considered making a loop of some kind -- maybe a huge nylon cable tie or some kind of belt or strap -- to slip around the front end of the battery to use as a handle to lift it with. Might be steadier than having fingers underneath or beside it to get squished, but not sure it would be worth the bother of getting it in and out when the battery is in place. (The designers apparently had no concern for maintainability when they came up with this mess.)
very very thanks from italy for your excellent job and video !
Very helpful, thank you!
Thank for video and your comment was very useful
I need to clean the corrosion off of my negative terminal. So thank you for providing this video so that I know how to remove the battery properly. Seems like a needless pain-in-the-butt compared to every other car I've owned though. :/
Thanks for sharing pal ! It was a great help. Happy new year ;)
Thank you so much! That was so helpful.
Great video mate this saved me a lot of hassle and money. Very well explained thanks.