How to change a battery the right way on a 2013 Ford Escape SE

How to change a battery the right way on a 2013 (2013-2017) Ford Escape SE

[@andrearosario8512]

There's a special place in hell for the guy who designed this engine layout.

[@andrewbattle7384]

Just replace it about 2 hours ago…..can confirm, they need to go to hell

[@dandrelewis2541]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@omarhenry3413]

Too much for a battery.....him wicked bad

[@danmoss1685]

He's already in hell, he works as an engineer at Ford. Lol

[@cgom7922]

yeah it is trash

[@gthomp6749]

Ford allowing a battery design like this shows their engineers have issues.

[@yankeefan8735]

THANK YOU!!! Just replaced my battery on 2013 Escape, not too hard and a big money savings

[@wyatthamann6404]

Bro you’re literally got the best video on how to do this. Easy and clear

[@squishmcduck9580]

Much better demonstration than most other. I wanted to put a slightly larger battery in with higher cranking amp

[@isaac_bear]

Holy shit this will be the last Ford I ever own.

[@Bwell218]

This shit is insane. Smh

[@isaac_bear]

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.

[@jeffstruck9950]

@@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

[@isaac_bear]

@@jeffstruck9950 unfortunately I didn’t mark them either, and had to just guess until I got it right.

[@boomertsm]

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.

[@scottdavidson7543]

Right

[@Winglet520]

It was placed there for crash protection and weight distribution.

[@armadaro9234]

Thanks a lot. I have a C-Max but it's the same setup. Managed to change mine easily following your tutorial.

[@1spark2]

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.

[@gabrielgator9892]

Saved me a lot of time. Thanks, good job.

[@daniboy2982]

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!

[@smarthomeceo]

THANKS - my kid and I just changed out a bad battery on his escape! Great learning for me and my kid!!!

[@fuerte2014]

Changed it in 25mins because of this thank you

[@gloc523locfam7]

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...

[@robertmartinez4868]

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.

[@28ashcat]

exactly !

[@jking0.o121]

How do you get the battery strap off that way?

[@robertmartinez4868]

@@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.

[@Why...So...Stupid...]

Lol, until you have to try to reach the bolts on the negative side...

[@RobertoMartinez-oq2jg]

@@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.

[@carlomango407]

next time to remove a battery on a Ford, you must remove the driver seat, the dashboard and the steering wheel...

[@tinalscott3444]

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

[@FreeLatveria]

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.

[@cynrosendale4623]

Very helpful. Thanks for the tips!

[@joshkosanke9808]

Thank you! Helped me out a lot!

[@jamesweddle184]

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

[@tylerhair9067]

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.

[@scottacker6790]

Thanks for sharing, saved me time!

[@badactor3440]

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"

[@robynd8361]

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!

[@darrylwoo9523]

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.

[@GomerfromIsaan]

It's always good to take photos of every step of disassembly if you are a novice mechanic.

[@jeffstruck9950]

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.

[@benwillard6751]

Thanks for your patience and excellent video. It solidifies my "never buying a Ford" philosophy is 100% right on. Unfortunately....my wife has one. 😡😡😡😡

[@evanewing4538]

I popped my wife's hood and was like. Wtf. Nice job thanks

[@taranmartin3424]

Thanks a bunch man. God bless you

[@squishmcduck9580]

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

[@Benny.13]

Never buying a ford again after this torture!

[@Marlon-bn6pt]

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.

[@johnhutchison9782]

The stock windshield has reference marks where the wiper blades are positioned.

[@robertmiller8478]

Great video! Is the best way! Thanks

[@vanessam2412]

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...

[@GeorgeMurphyIII]

I will try this one out first! Thanks.

[@waynezhang3969]

Shouldn't we pull off the negative terminal first? That's how I learned from other videos...

[@littleeddy8667]

does the focus lose memory when the battery is disconnected ,or could i keep the battery charger connected to keep memory

[@cmsgtgoose6334]

Ford engineers. Good Lord

[@muronormalo]

Danke war informativ

[@miltonrichardslll7857]

Don't waste your following these directions, air cleaner and then drop the front f the battery box.

[@richd9646]

yep it takes like 5 mins to take out the air cleaner and then unclip the wire harness and open the box easy peasy

[@terrylindsay445]

Thanks for your insight. It works. Yes there is a ........

[@Winglet520]

Just buy a new Escape when the battery dies. Easier.

[@robynd8361]

OMG... that is sooooo true!!

[@oscarossorio1713]

Broo if I had that much money I would have 😭😭

[@jeffstruck9950]

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!

[@elmoussaouiabdelmalik8633]

@@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 .

[@spicynoodle4317]

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.

[@aknosneb]

Pain in the butt system, but a great video! Thanks

[@JohnKasitz-ws5bg]

Awesome, thx

[@missymilburn2483]

Thank you...

[@KodyMK]

Why didnt you park closer to the store lol

[@stevewhitt9109]

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.

[@jmwoods1428]

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.

[@go4384]

Didn’t explain how to remove the clips. They don’t budge easily

[@mattbates6887]

Now you know why it's called the Ford Focus. Needs some more room in the engine compartment.

[@0987__]

Just dreading the day my wife’s battery goes now lol

[@danalee2347]

When you called the brake fluid res the power steering ya kinda lost me

[@prsnt777]

I am happy they didnt put it inside engine

[@jamesreed9669]

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 😅

[@jeffstruck9950]

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.

[@trancesuen]

I am having the same problem and I have no Idea how to make my windshield wipers back to normal.

[@carlomango407]

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..

[@drabmatus]

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...

[@Justtruckingaroud]

The batteries in this video are protocol Ford North American specs to my knowledge? Thanks for checking out my video.

[@jessicapeters-pg7wc]

How a bout the hood it doesn’t have a hood

[@andrewclancy7906]

" I just like to pop it off, its not necessary " Hahahahah

[@boblfc42eeeeehnnnnkj]

Easier and quicker to take the airport out

[@coreyalix]

Wiper doesn't even begin to budge. Why did I buy a Ford?

[@jasonperrone4323]

That's not the power steering fluid, that's the brake fluid. There is no power steering fluid in the 2013 escape

[@adisharr]

The vehicle has some ridiculous design issues. Even jamming the air filter in the proper slots is crap.

[@robertweiss7327]

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.

[@edwinhernandez9276]

You need to do a video, if your way is easier & better.

[@Ray-Koto-McLellan]

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

[@harris4041]

It's 2022, and the battery cost 200. FJB

[@uk7769]

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.

[@edwinhernandez9276]

Do a video , if you can prove its easier and better.

[@ericbluealfa]

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.

[@ParadoxEP]

If you're changing the battery.... I think you don't have to worry about a short

[@neftalirosado6167]

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@henryvaldillez6785]

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?

[@richardharrison6680]

What the hell! This car is metric why are you going any where near it with imperial sockets?

[@romantorrano2355]

You didn't show what we want to see.....how to get the battery out of that dam hole?!!

[@mikecernigoj3858]

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?

[@GBS1043]

WRONG WAY ! Take the cowel under the wipers off

[@ramongarcia-lo2oq]

They just doing this on purpose now...

[@jonros5854]

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 👍

[@maovi7652]

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!

[@kwakman99]

Removing the airbox is just as stupid and not much faster then pulling the wipers and cowl off thanks to the fucktards at Ford.

[@johnhutchison9782]

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.

[@ParadoxEP]

@@johnhutchison9782 any car will let u remove the airbox in 5 mins or less. Depends on how fast u can unlclip/unscrew clamps lol

[@jwm779]

less talk more show

[@mikecavins9912]

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.

[@codyglasson8695]

Okay but this is the dumbest place to have a battery

[@niku10]

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.

[@molaroismorais1955]

Ford just sucks !

[@texasusa4796]

Terrible design

[@rc9660]

Wow dude? perhaps practice the task before making the video.

[@djsunday34]

Detail sucks