Thanks Steve, I’ll be changing my wife’s 2014 tomorrow. This video will definitely help me move through it faster.

I stumbled on this video. The important part that was missing when I swapped batteries, was your excellent camera operator and encouraging commentary during the ordeal. This is the same set-up as my 2016 Ford Transit Connect Cargo van. I went the air filter box removal route and it is probably just a little easier and more localized. When I say easier, what used to be a 5 minute job to swap batteries has now been engineered into this fiasco. Enjoyed your video.

You can also get the battery out by removing the air cleaner and air box. A lot easier and less of a hassle.

Ford really fumbled the ball putting the battery in like this. I’m ready to change mine and pretty much already had it figured out but wanted to see for sure how to get in there. Thanks for posting this!

Super helpful video!! Can't thank you enough and I really appreciate you taking time to make and post it. After watching your video, I went out to change my battery and it was great knowing exactly what I was about to get in to. Overall, it took me a little under an hour to swap it out. It shouldn't have to be that long, but some engineer at Ford thought it would be a great idea to bury the battery where no one could find it. Actually, there was nothing really difficult with the process once you see someone else do it. It was also nice that you mentioned the size of the Torx driver and the sockets, which saved me the hassle of trial and error with my socket set. Great job!!

Thanks Steve...

Your video helped me out a lot it wasn’t that bad actually. My girlfriend has a 2013 ford escape . Thanks 😎

Helped a city boy do this today! Thanks for the info

Quick tip for everyone if you need to take out the windshield wipers after removing the bolt just stick the wiper up like your about to change the blade and it will come out without any force! The only reason you need a “puller” is because when it’s sitting normal it’s pushing on the bolt making it hard to pull out.

Just followed your video step by step and it worked perfect! Just a thanks and you were cracking us up watching it lol

The covid joke was funny..lol..but thank you..this video saved my weekend..did not have the money to send it to a shop

Thank you I followed every step

Thank u . Great, vidieo, it took me longer for her to go get battery, then it did to complete job..tks again

Thank you! The part at around 12 minutes helped me figure out how to just jump the car.

My son is a mechanic he worked for Ford and Chevy...There is a faster way to remove the batt on a Ford Escape. No need to remove the wipers and the windshield components. instead remove the Air filter box .and other parts in front of the batt. Faster and less work.

Thank you for making this video.

You shouldn't remove the wiper arms unless you have a factory level scan tool. The wiper arms are not linked together like they are in most other vehicles. Each arm gets its own free running actuator. If you don't go through the calibration process using a scanner, the arms will move out of sync and crash into each other. You can get lucky and sometimes it won't happen, but most of the time it will. Also, the windshields are extremely easy to break on the Escort/Focus. It extends all the way into the engine compartment, and if you push a little too hard removing the wiper arms, you can break it with very little force. Happens all the time. If you remove the airbox, the front wall on the battery housing detaches and folds down so you can slide the battery forward. Its the piece that has the big wiring harness on it that runs down to the pcm. I know the airbox can be difficult to work with. Remove the top piece and the air filter first. It makes it much easier to work with. If you have trouble putting it back in, its the rear leg on the airbox that's getting hung up. Focus on getting that lined up first, and the rest should be east.

Thanks for the video!! Very helpful.

I had the same problem at Walmart a few years ago. I waited in Walmart for two hours before they finally told me "Yeah... we can't do it." 🙄

I came for the advice but i left entertained as well! Good video bud

This method of removing the wiper blades and the big plastic trays underneath the wipers was super easy. Unfortunately I first tried the method of removing the air box and I it was so tuff I couldn’t do it and putting the air box back in place was a real chore. I have a 2014.

Great job Steve thanks 👏🏻👍🏻

Nice job. Followed your video. What a pain in the butt .......l got it done though. Thank you

Although I know how to change the Battery on any car. I just watched this video because how funny 😅Steven is ❤

I enjoyed your video so much I forgot to watch it !!

As I'm watching and doing it, I pulled on the whiper blades at the screw part, and then I folded the blades up and then pulled and it come off pretty easy.

Great video I wish I have the tools the change my own battery, God bless you guy’s. 🙏💚🙏

Thank you Steve,this helped.me a lot.

Super helpful video!!

Really funny and informative!

Thank you so much for your tutorials. I had to change my battery and if it wasn’t for this video I would have been lost. Now help me with my blinker light. How the heck do you get that done? Thank you again

You are a funny man. I mean your personality. Lol

Can you show me how to fix the radio and back up cam on this car It’s not working

Oh and good info.

That battery placement is totally inexcusable. It totally typifies why I hate working on cars not only is doing simple things complex was there a purposely designed the impossible for the average person to do they are designed that way so the dealership can justify charging 2 hours labor to change the battery, and then they can tell you because it's so expensive to change the battery you get the most expensive battery on the face of the Earth

I just subscribed to your channel. Thanks for posting. It helped us out. Now we our having issues with my wiper blades. They don't work and our scratching my hood and go all the way into the hood. Please help us.

Im going to do it myself , thank you

Ford is a joke for putting it there. Batteries should be easily accessible.

I like the video. Great dad

Very funny and helpful video.

I'm so pissed I bought this vehicle, it's such a POS design, but thank you for this vid so that I at least know how to change the battery if I need to, since the batteries tend to drain easily on this hunk.

Thank u. I ended up doing it this way, it wasn’t that bad.

so maybe removing the air cleaner is a little faster?

You don’t have to go that far.

Take the air filter box out and remove the battery in 15 minutes. You don't have to take half the front end off your car.

Hes lost. Wtf.

AWESOME VIDEO...THE ONLY REASON FORD DID IT THIS WAY IS SO LOWLIFE SCUM CAN'T EASILY TAKE YOUR LIGHTNING BOX.. However with that said the other car makers are rammjamming them in the trunk. (Careful tightning down those wipers, strip that bolt and your screwed, also made from white metal if they aren't tight enough they will wear off the gogs and just flop around.. "FORD" Fix Or Repair Daily"

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Absolutely LOVE YOUR VIDEO AND COMMENTARY 7-17-2022 🙋🏻‍♂️🦾🗽💪👍🏻❤️‍🔥💗💟💖