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I'm not sure of which screen you're speaking of but I would i,atone it is there to keep water out of the engine bay thus keeping water off of sensors and the alternator.
Would I take it off? No.
If its the 2013-2016, that is a splash shield. The turbocharger is down in that area. Can you imagine what a big blast of 33deg. water splashed on a smoking hot 400 deg. turbo would do?
If its the 2013-2016, that is a splash shield. The turbocharger is down in that area. Can you imagine what a big blast of 33deg. water splashed on a smoking hot 400 deg. turbo would do?
My Escape S is a 2015 2.5 DOHC PFi 4 cyl. Does mine even have a turbo?