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    Lug Nut Size?

    I agree, these trucks ask for obnoxiously high torque specs. The first set of lug nuts I ordered I sent back, the threads didn’t look as though there was enough material in there to get them up to spec without striping them. Ordered Gorilla brand, what a difference!
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    Ticking in Motor

    I second the phasers... you can unplug them and see if the noise goes away or changes. 177k seems about when mine was starting unusual noises, I finally did chains, guides, phasers around 225k... all motorcraft parts from dealers around the country were ordered and gathered. Took me two days...
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    2003 5.4L 4x4 - low RPM shudder / hesitation / poor MPG

    A plug or coil could still be bad. Your description sounds like an ignition miss. I would be getting a scan tool on it that can measure misfires while driving it. Find out what cylinders are misfiring and then swap coils from a misfiring cylinder to one that was not. See if you can move the...
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    XLT No Direction

    The compass module on my 2007 EL XLT is part of the rear view mirror. With the mirror unplugged, I too get - - for the direction. I realized this when the button on the glass became unglued. I removed the mirror temporarily.
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    AC compressor burn out #3

    I have a 2007, compressor just locked up with a one acceleration from a light warning. I am about to replace the condenser (which has a drier cartridge built in), discharge tube from compressor to condenser, compressor, and both expansion valves (front and rear ac). I bought one gallon of...
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    AC not cold at idle

    I know I have a different gen Expedition EL... a 2007. Mine needs a new fan shroud as somehow the hinged half was able to fold up and get destroyed by the fan. Without the full shroud, the condenser in in front of the radiator is not cooling at a standstill, at idle. The mechanical fan is...
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    Sunroof won’t open upward to vent mode

    Have you had any unexpected small pieces of plastic fall from the headliner? This was the start of the guides failing on mine. When my sunroof opened slightly crooked a few inches, I knew I was in trouble! It wasn’t a bad job to replace them and restore the function like new.
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    Sunroof won’t open upward to vent mode

    There is only one motor that powers the sunroof. The tilt function is basically sliding the sunroof shut... and then going a little further. There is a calibration that needs to be run after repairing the sunroof. I do not recall the procedure, but it is simple and could easily be entered...
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    Updated: FIXED (?) New CALIPER, rotors and pads. Still HOT!!!

    We had troubles like this on an F150. I believe it turned out to be that the pads were ever so slightly different. All four at a quick glance appeared the same. Two of one style were installed on the left, the remaining were installed on the right. This configuration was making the caliper...
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    2008 V-8 vs. 2016 V-6 on the Road

    I’m too poor to buy an EB yet... but I found a beautiful 2007 EL XLT 4x4 Texas Edition for $5k. Had to pick it up in the Dallas metro area (NO RUST). Had brand new Michelin Defenders, new battery, new rotors and pads, new bilsteins. A couple that bought a new 2017 donated this one to their...
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    Do not use SP515 spark plugs!

    Just had to do spark plugs last night on my 07 EL... not happy! The fact that it took about 45 minutes isn’t what bothered me. I just put plugs in it around Christmas 2017(didn’t break any). About 7,500 miles or less and I was getting WOT misfires like crazy... random misfires under light...
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    Complete Pedal Repair Instructions

    Wondering the same thing... is it the same gear for both the gas pedal and the brake pedal? I found the gas pedal gear is split and the worm gear was trying to ride up the teeth on the driven gear. I don’t know how long it’s going to work, but I filed the teeth on the both sides of the break...
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    16,360#

    Yes, 2007 5.4. Prodigy P3 (sure miss my BrakeSmart that’s in my Grand Cherokee) Not sure how overloaded I was, I didn’t let the scale settle down completely as I pulled on. But I believe the truck itself is approximately 6,300# if you add on about 1,750 cargo, that gives the truck about 8,050#...
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    Caution: engine will stall rolling backwards

    My 2007 EL will roll backwards on many hills around here in Tennessee when pulling out of driveways. I’m guessing the low idle and 6200#+ heft doesn’t have enough torque to hold on a hill. You sometimes need to drive with two feet to breakaway from a dead stop on some hills... almost like a...
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    Caution: engine will stall rolling backwards

    I’ve had engines on other vehicles stall because of rolling backwards in Drive such as Jeeps with a 727 automatic. It’s not computer controlled either. If you roll fast enough backwards you hit a sweet spot where the transmission is going to engage enough of a load on the engine to try to spin...
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