2014 Ford Focus Battery Replacement - How To

How to swap the battery without taking apart half the engine. The whole process should only take 15 minutes. Took me closer to 25 while recording. I am no car expert but happy to answer questions in the comments.

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[BrianAwesome]

Thank you Mr. Taylor. You're doing God's work.

[damonc.]

So rather than spending an hour getting the breather box off and back on again, I watch this video and stopped at halfway through and had that battery out in less than 2 minutes.
Sir, you are a God among men.😎👍

[j.frankparnell]

Thanks for the video. Just changed out the battery in my 2014 Focus 2.0L. This is definitely easier than removing the air box. My car had two covers above the battery - one similar to yours covering the front 2/3 and a separate one over the rear 1/3. Both are easy to remove. Also, after removing the positive terminal, I removed the negative terminal on the shock tower (1:58) with a 12mm wrench, then loosened the negative battery terminal. This allowed the whole negative cable to be removed which I found made it a lot easier to remove the old battery and also prevented damage to the battery monitor (which is connected to the negative battery terminal cable). Pulling up the front of the plastic box about 1/2 inch to "break" the box corners was definitely necessary as that slight bit of extra clearance was needed to fit the new battery in. Once the new battery is in, the battery monitor system needs to be reset: Turn the key to "on" (not start), find the battery light on the dash. Then turn on the high beams 5 times (just pull back the signal light stalk 5 times). Then press the brake pedal 3 times. Watch the battery light on the dash - after 5-10 seconds it will flash indicating the battery monitor has been reset.

[adawg]

Thank you this was awesome and it didn’t take me too long. First time battery change

[tromano]

Replacing one today for a friend. I'm so glad I saw your video, this is going to make my life so much easier. Thank you sincerely.

[azgman]

Always take the negative terminal off first and put it back on last!

[StainlessTIG]

I just changed my battery in my 2016 ecoboost. I just took off the cold air box lid and filter. And I had a little bit more wiggle room. I would recommend brushing some dielectric grease on your terminals after new battery replacement.

[moosenbeans]

Who ever started the war between engineers and mechanics, please make Pease. I swore like a drunken sailor while changing a friend's i.e. not paid

[bmwman]

Autozoner here and take whatever I say with a grain of salt because I’m no expert. What I like to do with these is disconnect the ground from the chassis first and then the side panel after I take the air box off. It may take a little more time to remove these items but you have infinitely more space to work. Ik these aren’t the worst to do but if you go into these with no experience they suck ass. Good video. 👍🏻

[electropneumatic]

Thanks man. I did not want to pop that breaker box and shroud off. I was like there gotta be a way I can jiggle this bastard out without wasting another 20 minutes.

[kingatlas]

I did it!!! Thank you so much!! I saved so much money! And i learned something new!!

[samchristaldi]

Thanks for the video, it really helped.

[moominpapa]

very helpful video, but i would recommend disconnecting the ground wire from the chassis first to avoid inadvertant shocks. i speak from personal experience.

[offbeatwarble]

Dont forget BMS reset ( the small wire going to the neg terminal module shows you have BMS)

[TheTmeb]

Never positive first, always negative first on a negatively grounded car. Air box removal makes it easier!

[idgaf]

Whats the size of that battery? Meaning height lenght width. My battery died this cold morning and I need to take it off and try to charge it indoos if it helps. My battery is 175mmx175mmx315mm and wondering if its gonna get out too without taking the airfilterbox. Not looking forward to that job tomorrow, so cold :(

[Evanswift]

I can’t even get that negative on off how the hell did yours come off? Mine seems stuck

[ericbaer]

Thank you. I was looking at Advance Auto for the new battery and they say on the website PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION required. I am like what in the world is required that needs a professional to do this. Watched another video where they are taking that section of the engine apart. WOW. is that something I really want to do.Maybe I should make an appointment at the Ford Garage.

I was also looking at the negative terminal? (the one that is harder to reach) has a little corrosion on it so I will need to clean that as well and I am sure that the sales people will push that I need new terminals as well (not going to happen) or when they have it apart wont clean the terminals either while it is easy to access at that point.

Just wished it was not near freezing while doing this..

[wesgregg]

Well, that was the easy part. Does anyone know how to reset the BMS (battery monitor system) after fully charging and installing a new battery, WITHOUT a scan tool? I know it's simple and easy to do, because I hunted the directions down once before (local dealer wants $$$ for a 30-second task), after replacing the battery on Mom's 2014 SE failed to stop the regular battery "issue" warnings on her car's display. But I've just done a web search, and the only procedures I could find reference the use of the rear fog light switch, which obviously US-market vehicles do not have.

[fladave]

Air cleaner box just pops out pretty easily.