10/09/2026
The nightmare is finally over. We had this 2017 Ford Escape SE 2.0T in the shop off and on for several months now. It’s been a journey and a learning process to say the least, but we emerged victorious in the end.
What did we learn?
Well for one thing, we learned that you can’t take a 2017 escape, put a 2016 head and 2016 single scroll turbocharger along with a catalytic converter that only fits a 16 and modify the exhaust to make it fit and expect it to run right. At least that’s what the people who last touched this car before selling it at a major car lot in Miamisburg.
We had to start all over again, get a new 2017 motor and 2017 turbo and reconstruct this powertrain the way it was intended to work.
Now it’s got a new lease on life.
Another Job well done
This was not First Aid. This was major surgery.