Taurus Engine Swap into a Ford Escape Part 1- removal and dissasembly
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9MfM3D86Mw Engine Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HzsMXz7OUM The 3.0 v6 Duratec in this 2003 Ford Escape has a severe knock and misfires on 3 of the 6 cylinders. It is being replaced with a 3.0 Duratec from a 2003 Ford Taurus. Although they are the same a 3.0 Duratec from a Taurus is far cheaper than it's Escape counterpart. Fitment info for 01 - 03 Ford Escape: 01 - 03 Mazda Tribute engines are a direct fit 01 - 03 Ford Taurus Duratec Engines will fit with some parts swapping 04 Taurus's received Aluminum Valve covers but otherwise appear identical Pre 2001 Taurus engines will NOT fit without swapping heads and camshafts
About Ford Escape
The Ford Escape is a compact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by the Ford Motor Company from the 2001 to the 2026 model years across four generations, as Ford's first SUV derived from a car platform. Introduced for model year 2005, the Escape's hybrid electric variant was both Ford's first hybrid-electric vehicle — and the first hybrid SUV in the U.S. market by any manufacturer. The Escape was sized between the Ford EcoSport and Ford Edge. The first two generations used the Ford CD2 pl...
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