Mach-E GT Battery Removal

Video Description

See the removal procedure for the 98.8 kWh Extended Range Battery of a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E GT. This impressive 276 Ah battery has a nominal voltage of 347.8 Volts. *Notice. Ford’s EV batteries are designed to be supported by a 60”x30” or larger lifting table. using a smaller lift table can cause internal battery damage. TIMELINE: 0:00 Start 0:08 Introduction 0:50 How to lift the Mach-E for battery removal 1:55 Temporary neutral needed 2:38 The electrically actuated parking pawl 3:02 Why you must disconnect the 12 Volt battery 3:50 12 Volt battery disconnection 4:48 The under-car covers 5:35 Lifting the vehicle and draining the coolant 6:00 Two coolant hoses at the rear of the battery and four at the front. 6:25 How to disconnect the Twist II coolant connector 7:20 Examples of locked and unlocked coolant hose connections 8:08 Disconnecting the high voltage connector at the rear of the battery 9:43 Make sure the connectors are clean before removing them. 10:22 Disconnecting the four high voltage connectors at the front of the battery 14:33 What to do if the high voltage de-powering procedure fails 15:05 Positioning the OTC 1595 battery lift table* 18:54 Bolt removal and concerns 20:30 Special locking bolts 22:15 Lowering the battery and disconnecting the last cooling hose connector 26:30 repositioning the battery for cover removal 27:02 Battery crane lifting tools for swapping entire batteries 27:45 Battery weight = 600 kg (1322.8 lbs) 30:15 Removing the 64 battery cover bolts 30:47 The battery vent patch 31:52 Removing the battery cover 32:40 The battery module layout and cell configuration 33:25 MUST SEE: What gives the battery an extended range? 35:23 The battery junction block and the five contactors 37:13 The two different battery modules 38:36 The battery Energy Control module (BECM) 39:48 Video Summary ABOUT US Weber State University (WSU) - Davis Campus - Department of Automotive Technology - Ardell Brown Technology Wing - Transmission Lab. We teach current vehicle technologies to our automotive students at Weber State University and online. For more information, visit: http://www.weber.edu/automotive This video was created and edited by Professor John D. Kelly at WSU. For a full biography, see http://www.weber.edu/automotive/J_Kelly.html ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR YOU Join us for hybrid and electric vehicle training with two online courses and in a 5-day on-campus boot camp with Professor John D. Kelly. See http://www.weber.edu/evtraining DONATE TO OUR DEPARTMENT Please consider a donation to the Department of Automotive Technology at Weber State University here: http://advancement.weber.edu/Automotive