Starting prep on the Escape engine for the Focus. Gave it a bit of scrub and wipe down to clean off any dirt but seals all look good. Two of the differences from the Focus ST are visible here in the intake manifold and oil filter housing.

Focus ST oil filter housing vs Escape oil filter housing.

Escape oil filter housing on the left. Focus ST oil filter housing and oil cooler on the right.

Escape intake manifold vs Focus ST intake manifold.

As far as I can tell, the runners are identical, main differences is in some of the external fittings and mounts.

The metal plate on the Focus ST intake manifold is blocking off the sound symposer port which was originally used to pipe intake noise into the cabin.

I’m a fan of the rear main seal design on these.

New seal now in place.

Bottom heatshield bolt is stuck in place so we’re going to work around it.

Matching part numbers on the blocks.

Heads match too. The Escape head is a slightly newer revision. You can also see the heat marker placed on the head by the junkyard.

Turbo on the bench. Ready to get new gaskets.

Detect overheating for warranty. https://twitter.com/midcenturymike/status/1249126946048540675?s=21 https://twitter.com/MidCenturyMike/status/1249126946048540675

The Focus ST uses a stretch belt for the A/C compressor. Didn’t have the special tool so improvised with zip ties.

Turbo mounted on the Escape motor.

It was a little delayed because some parts had to be special ordered but our order from @Tasca3 Parts is in and the Focus RS clutch set looks to be a match per our prediction.

You can also see that the previous owner of our ST really used up the old clutch.

The nice thing about this clutch set is that it is officially rated to handle 350 lb-ft and is an OEM parts.

It also costs a third of the price of aftermarket clutches for the ST with a similar rating at a price of $160. Buying from @Tasca3 brought that down to $117.

Happy to confirm that the Focus RS clutch bolts up to the Focus ST flywheel and aligns with ST alignment tool as we predicted.

Looks like Ford has beefed up the release bearing/slave cylinder assembly over time.

It turns out that they did not beef it up. The Focus ST slave is still plastic. I had just forgotten that we had ordered the RS unit above. It worked out so well that I thought that it was just an updated version of the first.

ST: DV6Z-7A508-A
RS: DG9Z-7A564-C

Our current combination stands at:

2014 Ford Escape 2.0 block and heads
2014 Focus ST oil cooler and axle mount
Focus ST turbocharger
Focus RS clutch set
Focus RS clutch slave cylinder

We'll be adding the Focus ST intake manifold once it goes back into the car.

That should say head not heads.

Just needs a motor mount and we can try to start putting it back in.

The other piece that had to be transferred from the old engine is this axle support which is unique to the Focus ST as the Escape has a different one due to its automatic transmission.

Engine mounted and axles installed. Now to start plugging things back in and then mount the intake manifold.

Starting to come together now.

Waiting on some shifter linkage bushings and need to bleed the clutch line a bit more and then fill it with oil to see how it runs.

Starting to look closer to a complete car now.

Some @steedaautosport pieces have arrived so that we can continue assembling the car this evening.

Always great when a motor swap starts on the first try.

Runs smooth. Just need to reassemble the airbox and battery mounts and then put the hood and trim and on.

We have now successfully installed an Escape engine into a Focus ST with just a few minor modifications.

All the details can be found if you start at the top of this thread but the general breakdown of parts that need to be swapped onto an Escape motor to use in a Focus ST is:

-Oil filter housing w/cooler
-Intake Manifold
-Axle Support Mount https://twitter.com/hoonable/status/1249088380085862406?s=20

The axle support mount is mandatory as the Escape one is intended for use with an automatic transmission but the oil filter housing could be kept but would lose the cooler function. The Escape intake manifold could also be modified to work but would lose a little power.