[Melman]

In the 2014 Escape manual on page 266, specifications are given for PTU (18 fl oz Motorcraft SAE 75W-140 Synthetic Rear Axle Lubricant) and rear diff fluid (2.4 pt Motorcraft SAE 80W-90 Premium Rear Axle Lubricant).

I'm not saying these specs are the same for the Kuga, just that they are listed in the Escape manual.

There are no procedures in the 2014 Escape manual for checking or changing these fluids.

 

[Melman]

1 lt branded Ford for PTU cost $77.

The invoice from my recent service said that the dealer used 3 of part "MSB75" at 24.98 each.

Amazon has XY-75W140-QL "Genuine Ford Fluid XY-75W140-QL SAE 75W-140 Synthetic Rear Axle Lubricant - 1 Quart" for 25.27 each. A quart is 32 oz and the capacity per the manual is 18 oz. So why did I get billed for 3 quarts? Time to visit the dealer again. The PTU is not like the transmission, I doubt they did several drain/fill cycles.

 

[Melman]

Maybe, maybe not. If not, you'll have to close it up, crawl out from underneath, drive to the store on low fluid and buy another bottle, drive home, crawl under again...

meanwhile, another bottle is $12 per Amazon. Seems like an easy decision to me.