2013 Fusion Service Manual or Videos online

[iamdave]

I'm currently looking for information on how to replace the starter in my 2013 Fusion SE 2.0 Ecoboost. I worked as a mechanic for many years although it has been a long time since I worked in that capacity. Now I'm dealing with a messed up lower back so I really just want to know the steps involved in replacing the starter so I can decide if I want to give it a shot myself. I have not found any videos posted online on how to replace the starter which seems strange since they have been quite abundant for most any other vehicle I've looked for. Does anyone have any information that would be helpful to me, or should I just bite the bullet and pay to get it replaced? A source to buy a decent digital service manual would be an ideal solution but other suggestions would also be appreciated.

 

[FusionMike]

Maybe try looking up videos or guides for the Focus ST since it's the same motor.

 

[iamdave]

Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[iamdave]

Maybe try looking up videos or guides for the Focus ST since it's the same motor.

I was looking for a shop manual for the Focus as you suggested and while looking I came upon a website https://www.tradebit.com/ that has pdf manuals for sale for most any make and model.
I was able to get one for my Fusion for $19.95 and immediately downloaded it with no issues. I was happy enough with that one that I also bought one for my 2016 Expedition for the same price. The link for the Expedition manual didn't work correctly and kept hanging up so I wrote to their support email address about the problem. I received a reply with a link to directly download a copy after a few hours which worked fine.