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    Reduction in MPG

    The car has run on Mobil1 synthetic all its life (I bought it new in 08), compression on all 8 cylinders showed 145 PSI + or - 10 psi, so I really doubt the rings are stuck or excessively worn. The oil has been changed every 3000 miles (I always thought this overkill, but it’s what was...
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    Reduction in MPG

    I will give the Techron a try (nothing to lose). The car is a 4x4.
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    Reduction in MPG

    Thanks for the suggestions, I have and still run Lucas fuel treatment so I can’t see that helping, I add 6 oz to every fill up. I changed the air filter about 400 miles ago, genuine motorcraft part, but it made no difference. I will get a fuel pressure gauge and check the line pressure, i did...
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    Reduction in MPG

    Thanks everyone, I have been noting the mileage at every fill up and the amount of fuel I add, my calculated mpg and the displayed mpg match to within .3mpg every time. I did raise the car yesterday after a 50 mile trip and tried rotating the wheels, there was no noticeable drag and all the...
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    Reduction in MPG

    I guess that’s possible, but would it really impact MPG by 20%? Don’t know how I can check if it’s that, I don’t have any garages that sell ethanol free gas within 40 miles of me to see if the MPG goes up using ethanol free.
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    Reduction in MPG

    Hi everyone, I own an 08 Ford Expedition, have owned it from new, it has 240+K miles and nearly everything is still original on it. About a year ago (maybe a bit longer), I reset the fuel economy monitor (this car does not have an instant MPG, only an average MPG reading) and carefully drove the...
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    2010 Limited | Windshield washer not working.

    I did the same thing when mine started messing up, removing the passenger headlight made it much easier to access the reservoir and pump.
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    2010 Limited | Windshield washer not working.

    Does sound lIke the pump, if you can, I would try connecting a light bulb (not an led bulb) to the two motor wires and see if the bulb lights up when you try to spray water to both the front and rear windows. If the bulb lights up then it’s definitely the pump, but if the bulb doesn’t light then...
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    2010 Limited | Windshield washer not working.

    If you didn’t know there is one motor and depending which way it turns (clockwise or anti-clockwise) it sends water to the front windscreen or the rear window. So if it is working on one window but not the other it is usually a broken water line between the pump and the window. If neither window...
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    Coolant leak 2020 Expedition Platinum

    Glad you found it..
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    2WD or AWD?

    Also if you use boat ramps a lot AWD is nice as the ramps get wet and slick with algae, AWD just makes it easier, otherwise dlcorbett was spot on.
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    Coolant leak 2020 Expedition Platinum

    If the system is not pressurizing with the test kit, and you are not seeing coolant leak from anywhere, then it would suggest the leak is at a high point and you are just forcing the air trapped at the high point out of the coolant system via the leak. I assume that when you try to pressurize...
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    Oh happy day

    Very lucky, I never seem to get the extractors to work that well
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    2017 Expedition BCM Obsolete? Now what?

    Just a thought, but you might want to try fitting the load resistors that are sold with LED indicator lights to stop the hyper flashing, if you connect the load resistors in parallel with the the front indicator bulb, the system might see enough total current being drawn when the indicators...
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    What would you do to go from 200k to 300k?

    When mine crossed 200k miles, I had all the wheel bearings checked front needed changing), check rad all the CV joints for free play and the suspension ball joints. I changed all the fluids, transmission, transfer case, differentials (front & rear), the brake fluid and coolant, got the AC...
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