2015 ford escape battery replacement, what a PITA!
Well last night I got the call about 11:30 pm wifes car won't start, drove the 14 miles to her job site jumped it and got her home. Battery was about 4-5 years old, not even gone trust that cleaning connectors would do the trick since it is such a pain to replace and don't want another call late at night when she's closing the store. Watched about an hours worth of youtube videos this am and there were 2 ways to do it, take the air box/filter out and slide battery forward from under the windshield or remove wipers and two cowles and get it from the top... opted for the top removal and got it out, replaced and back together without any blood or knuckles busted... dam ford engineer that thought this was a good placement should be shot!
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Not a good place but better than taking the drivers seat out.
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Chev pickups arent much better. Go to some place that does it for you!
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Let one of those "three whisker" kids at the parts store do it for free. HAHAHAHA
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From what i read, the parts stores won't touch these... it wasn't that bad once you've done it but at 63 yo I don't really want to do it again...
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I do miss the good old days of simple analog parts one or two wires no sensors or very few a lot of the old cars and trucks I could sit under the hood beside a engine and work on it now most engine bays if not all, have zero room around a engine
one of many such wonders now Honda has a engine you have to pull the intake off to change starter it sits in the valley between the cylinders and all the goodies are then installed over it 😲
so far I have ( like most of you managed to to my own repairs ) but man having a double jointed extendable arm and 360 rotating wrist and universal knuckle fingers would would be great . LOL
with that said of course now even a back that allows a little better movement and arthritis has a day off makes sliding / twisted under the dash or even the car / truck Chassie with little less pain would be a blessing
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How about thr Chrysler Sebring with the battery behind the right front tire , no fun
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"How about thr Chrysler Sebring with the battery behind the right front tire , no fun"
Pretty sure Chevy had one like that also. I always made access to such things a priority when choosing vehicles. One of my Nieces had no clue about anything like this--her only parameter was automatic headlights so she couldn't forget to shut them off and run the battery down. Must have been due to the numerous times her Dad gnawed her tail for doing exactly that.
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Had a V8 Chevy Monza.. had to lift up the engine to change spark plugs
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1970 corvette battery was in a compartment behind the drivers seat. Easy to get to if you lowered the top Sparkplug were another matter . Required custom owner designed wrenches to access some of them due to the design of the headers
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Three reasons to trade cars, needs battery, tires, or oil change.
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I had a 85 V8 Chevy van. I remember that the left front spark plug was called the "permanent plug", as it was so difficult to get to that it never got changed unless it failed.
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That is them fossil fuel vec's you guys are griping about that Joe does not like.
When electric vec's take over all will be ok, no spark plugs, only one battery under the vec.
Solar chargers and maybe even a windmill mounted so as to charge the battery at night and reversable blade on the windmill for extra push thrust using reverse feedback when needed.
No fossil fuel type grease to lube them plastic bearings and bushings. (yea sure)
I'll consider one of them electric vec's when I'm getting depressed repairing my 42 yr old Jimmy that I've ALWAYS repaired myself. (I'm a electronics tech and a electrician and I know electrical vec BS when I hear such)
Going green is taking the green out of our pocket book.
Seen on news that them clowns in the big house said that high gas prices MIGHT HAVE an effect on our economy. (you think)
Good times ahead. (according to the clown politicians)
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unless there is no gas I won't be going electric. Have land will buy a horse and buggy
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Most newer cars are designed as if there would never be any need to replace the battery.
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select-fire: 30496622971931/comments/30496630513691
Had a V8 Chevy Monza.. had to lift up the engine to change spark plugs
had a black chevy spyder with V8 and I never changed but 6 plugs at a time.........
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One of my pita was a 428 big block Ford in a fast back 1969 cyclone clone of the torino if that rings a bell
Wish I still had it but with ford's shock towers and the big block engine no fun to change plugs
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They just don't want us working on them
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montanajoe: 30496622971931/comments/30496642706715
They just don't want us working on them
whole lotta truth in that statement
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wasn't there a lawsuit maybe on going ? about Companys not selling parts and voiding any warranties if you did any work on your own equipment it had to go to a dealer to pay big $$ for the repairs and normal Maintenace
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Ditchrunner , look up the John Deere tractor fix it yourselves repair issue . Think that is what you are thinking of .
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tnranger: 30496622971931/comments/30496636678683
I had a 85 V8 Chevy van. I remember that the left front spark plug was called the "permanent plug", as it was so difficult to get to that it never got changed unless it failed.
I have owned several of these vans over the years and actually successfully replaced that stubborn plug on a few occasions! I still have that swivel socket in my tool box!
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I think Okie is on to something. A total electric vehicle with a windmill mounted. The windmill charges the battery as the vehicle is driven. Maybe this is the long sought after perpetual motion machine.
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Remember a Buick Sports Wagon- 351 V8- You could open the hood, step up on bumper, step down inside the frame, and stand on the ground while working on the engine. Try that today, the bumper would break off if you stepped on it!
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I'll trade modern high MPG for old time do it yourself technology any day.
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cbxjeff: 30496622971931/comments/30496631281307
I think Okie is on to something. A total electric vehicle with a windmill mounted. The windmill charges the battery as the vehicle is driven. Maybe this is the long sought after perpetual motion machine.
Well Jeff, you will be interested to see this then:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag0 -
I had seen that vehicle in a U Tube a while back but not on GB. That one wasn't nearly as detailed as yours, Mr. Perfect.
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A friend had a '72 Mach 2 Mustang (?) He cut a hole in the one inner fender well so he could change a plug.
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Another reason I drive Toyota, mine is where it should be and easy to service,
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