# 2008 Ford Escape - Seized up **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** engines, ford\ **Created:** [January 16, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-seized-up/174215 "2021-01-16T01:59:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jimbo13566](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jimbo13566/32/23792_2.png) [@jimbo13566](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimbo13566)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-seized-up/174215/1 "2021-01-16T01:59:00Z")
2007 engine seized up on ford escape 3.5l ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-seized-up/174215/2 "2021-01-16T13:14:47Z")
And?? What preventative maintenance did you fail to perform? What warning gauge or lights did you ignore? ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-seized-up/174215/3 "2021-01-16T22:23:08Z")
It’s a 12 year old vehicle with lord only knows how many miles. Stuff breaks. You can do everything right and still have engine problems, although good maintenance makes them less likely. At the national average of 13,500 miles per year you could have 160k+ miles on that engine. Get a quote for replacing the engine. If it were mine I’d have a used engine installed and trade it in. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-seized-up/174215/4 "2021-01-17T14:01:57Z")
> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#): > > It’s a 12 year old vehicle with lord only knows how many miles. +1 Additionally, we have no clue as to the engine’s oil change regimen. We don’t even know whether the oil was ever checked between oil changes. In any event, the OP should get a price quote on a replacement engine. If the transmission has been regularly maintained and if the vehicle is rust-free, then it _might_ be worthwhile to get a rebuilt engine from _Jaspe_r or another supplier. On the other hand, if the transmission has not been serviced every 3 years or so, then that will be the next component to fail, and as a result I wouldn’t recommend spending any more money than a used engine would cost.