[ajef7885]

Yea I don't see the merit of changing PTU that often. Especially on a 2.0 because you have to remove the turbo piping on the bottom of the engine. And differential? I think Ford wants to drop it to change the fluid. Without a lift I'm not sure how you would do it? 2013-2019 Ford Escape Rear Differential Oil Change. - YouTube

 

[wiz043]

Yea I don't see the merit of changing PTU that often. Especially on a 2.0 because you have to remove the turbo piping on the bottom of the engine. And differential? I think Ford wants to drop it to change the fluid. Without a lift I'm not sure how you would do it? 2013-2019 Ford Escape Rear Differential Oil Change. - YouTube

I watched that video re diff oil change and got frustrated at the difficulty of the task.
If Ford agreed to do the job you would probably have to sell the car to pay for it.
Unlikely to cover 100,000 miles in the car so won't worry about it.
Will change the trannie oil regularly though as that is nowhere near as involved.

 

[dilbertescape]

Yea I don't see the merit of changing PTU that often. Especially on a 2.0 because you have to remove the turbo piping on the bottom of the engine. And differential? I think Ford wants to drop it to change the fluid. Without a lift I'm not sure how you would do it? 2013-2019 Ford Escape Rear Differential Oil Change. - YouTube

The PTU is very easy. The piping comes off with a couple of bolts. If you can change your oil, it's a similar process.

You don't need a lift for the differential. I used jack stands and crawled under mine. You also don't need a suction kit like in the video. I did mine with one of those big plastic syringes and tubing. The process isn't difficult, it's just annoying due to the fill plug placement and lack of a drain plug.

If you change your own transmission fluid, you can definitely change the PTU and differential. Is 30,000 miles too frequent? Maybe, but it's cheap maintenance.

 

[DDS-029]

I do have acess to a lift. I'll check the vids, and look at it when I drain and fill the trans fluid, and go from there.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[dilbertescape]

I do have acess to a lift. I'll check the vids, and look at it when I drain and fill the trans fluid, and go from there.

Thanks for the feedback.

For the PTU, the only tool you might not already have is that Torx Plus TP50 socket. Other than that, just standard ratchets and a torque wrench (for drain and fill plugs).
For the fluid, I went with this:
https://www.amazon.com/Valvoline-Flexfill-75W-140-Full-Synthetic/dp/B08KB2XYTP?th=1

Nice little pouch, so you won't need a pump or tubing. You just squeeze it into the fill hole. Full synthetic, decent price, available all over the place.