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    Thinking of a 2022/2023 Expedition XLT or Limited

    Unless it won't fit in your garage, I'd definitely consider getting the MAX - that extra storage room in the back is IMHO essential if you're going on a family trip somewhere. I've always gotten the longer version of any 3 row SUV I've ever had and in some cars it makes a huge storage...
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    Transmission Fluid change

    The below post has a lot of discussion on the same topic. Of my note, since you're only partially draining the pan, I ran the math on the number of times to drain and fill to get you to a reasonable amount of new fluid. I chose to do 3 drain and refills when I did mine (drain, refill, start &...
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    2012 EL XLT expansion valve??

    Fortunately my '12 is original and still working great so I've not had to touch it. Hmmm... I thought expansion valves were abandoned in cars years ago. I've had Fords since 1984 that had orifices (sometime integral in one of the hoses), but no valves. Are we talking the same part?
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    Intermittent no crank no start

    There was a lengthy post here with more broad symptoms for some folks: https://www.expeditionforum.com/threads/pats-issue-no-start-no-crank.46705/page-3#post-452974 In my case it turned out to be the connection between the ECU and the harness. The ECU is in the engine compartment - IMHO a very...
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    Tranny Service

    Should be a little more than 40% by my calcs (7.5/13) in the event that helps.
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    Tranny Service

    Thanks for the input gents. Regarding the fluid, there was no smell, but it was a good shade of brown (hard to see any red in it). I agree, likely I'm fine, but with a lift in my detached garage, and now a drain plug in the pan - it's too easy to swap the fluid out especially considering the...
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    Tranny Service

    The Valvoline Multi-Vehicle is explicitly Dextron VI, Mercon LV and DEX/MERC qualified as well as others. The question was for how many bleed and feeds, but thanks for the tip on the pan.
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    Tranny Service

    Drove for the first time today. All was well - a couple of early shifts firm (perhaps the learning phase someone mentioned). After cleaning up and looking at the old fluid in a clear jar, I'm going to change more. I've run numbers with the feed and bleed approach. Since 7.5 quarts (out of...
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    Tranny Service

    Today I changed my tranny fluid. I used the Valvoline Multi-Vehicle ATF full Synthetic. It was a messy job - no matter how careful, you can't focus the pan drain in a small area. Even with 3 buckets, likely I lost close to a quart on the floor. It was a little over 102K miles. The fluid had...
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    PATS issue, no start, no crank.

    Ran several errands yesterday, multiple restarts. No issues. Looking Like the connection was the issue. Good luck to others with these symptoms.
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    PATS issue, no start, no crank.

    @Vtomic - sounds like they are not troubleshooting - just hunting and pecking. What idiots - when the PATs is replaced they have to enable the keys to the new system (as I understand it). Are you saying they haven't done that yet? If the keys are not recognized, then of course it won't run...
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    PATS issue, no start, no crank.

    Update on my situation... Ignition switch checked out fine - this leaves the ECM/PCM or the transmission switch. The symptoms are now very repeatable. After two starts and runs (for just a few minutes) - most times the 3rd attempt to start is a no-crank - always the 4th attempt will not...
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    Intermittent no crank no start

    check this out - I'm having the same issues. Maybe we can combine the posts... https://www.expeditionforum.com/threads/pats-issue-no-start-no-crank.46705/page-3
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    PATS issue, no start, no crank.

    Update - I finally did test - when manually energizing the starter solenoid (either by running 12V across the solenoid) or simply pulling the relay in the relay/fuse box front of the engine compartment (just behind the radiator) and jumping the contacts - it cranks and fires up every time. It...
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    Interior Dash Paint

    Too bad no answer. I have a similar problem with my '012 EL XLT horn pad. It is very tacky/sticky. Today I took vinegar and water - it helped remove some of the crap stuck to it - but did not improve the surface finish. It's not as bad as fly paper (I'll bet 90% of you reading this have no...
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