OEM 2008 Ford Focus Battery Cable

2008 Ford Focus Battery Cable Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the battery cables on 2008 Ford Focus?

  A: You should start cable battery repairs by unmounting both battery trays and air cleaning assemblies. Before using the battery ground cable, remove the nut then set aside the body terminal before retightening it to 9 Nm (80 lb-in). The following procedure requires you to place the battery ground cable engine terminal aside while tightening it to 47 Nm (35 lb-ft) torque specifications. Extract the battery ground cable after following the previous steps. During replacement of the positive battery cable begin by loosening its nut then setting the battery junction box (BJB) terminal aside before tightening it to 12 Nm (9 lb-ft). .users need to disconnect the positive cable at engine control harness before rotating the starter solenoid terminal nut to 12 Nm (9 lb-ft). To install the starter solenoid wire terminal a spanner torque of 6 Nm (53 lb-in) should be applied. Separate the positive cable from the starter solenoid and detach both clips belonging to the positive cable and the four locators of the alternator battery cable. First position the generator B+ boot aside then remove its nut before setting aside the corresponding terminal while tightening everything to 12 Nm (9 lb-ft). Before closing the job you should first take off both the positive battery cable and alternator cable and return to the reverse order of removal when completing this task.