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    Pricing a 2017 expedition limited

    I'm in Utah and just bought a 2016 Limited with ~60,000 miles for $28,200. It was from a small dealer. It seems a tad high compared to what I saw when I was looking, but not outrageous
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    Premium fuel for longevity?

    Great! But all I'm asking for is a source that shows anything done (whether now or 30+ years ago) to adjust the octane had an affect on BTU's (increase OR decrease) in a gallon of gasoline that was sold to the consumer in the way you claimed that correlated to the octane rating Nope, never...
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    Premium fuel for longevity?

    Right. I didn't imply that they were related. But you kind of are in a round about way in your claim that the refinement process to get greater octane is related to BTU energy returned. I HAVE googled it. That's why I'm asking for you to cite a credible source that indicates gasoline was...
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    Premium fuel for longevity?

    Could you cite a source for your BTU claim? I've been hearing different variations of this (literally for decades) but have yet to see a definitive piece of information that supported the claim that, all other things being equal, gas stations had different levels of energy density based on the...
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    Premium fuel for longevity?

    Do you have something to back up your BTU claim? I'm not a fuel expert, but everything I have ever read from the "experts" has stated that octane rating has zero to do with the amount of energy a gallon of gasoline contains
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    For Those Who Don't Think a Catch Can is Needed on Gen 4 s...

    How'd it go down? Smooth and full bodied?
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    Apples to apples Plati just driving around town

    You've angried up my blood! I'm going to go yell at some neighbor kids that I'm sure have been on my lawn recently...
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    Apples to apples Plati just driving around town

    I get what you are saying here, but I think a better way to approach this is "avoid using the left pedal". Anytime you use your brakes, it's like taking gasoline out of your tank, pouring it on your rotors and pads and then lighting it on fire. If you were light on the gas pedal, but heavy on...
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    Variable Cam Timing and sludge

    +1 to trying to flush the engine. At this point, if they think you need a new motor, try something like BG oil flush) or whatever else is out there. Personally, I think dealerships just want to sell you a new motor. That seems to be their solution for anything anymore. Broken valve spring...
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    strut questions.

    FWIW, I put monroes on my 12 EL about a 1.5 years ago. Ride is great
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    Should I Be Cheap?

    Yeah, I couldn't believe the cost of the compressor for that thing. I think an actual Subaru compressor was even more at the time...like something to the tune of $400+ vs the ~$300 for whatever aftermarket/rebuilt items I was looking at. Recently, I've seen some pretty good deals on freon...
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    Should I Be Cheap?

    I had this same dilemma on an old Subaru. $300 for new vs ~$150 for one from a salvage yard. The other thing you have to keep in mind is, if you are doing this yourself, you are also risking losing $50-$100 on freon (don't know how much your system takes) and the crippling guilt of it getting...
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    P0299 - Low Boost Pressure

    Sorry to bump an old post, but where is this valve located? Tried googling it, but can't seem to find anything to indicate where it is at
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    Why no 5.0 on new Expy’s?

    When I first saw that video, it was very apparent that a number of those mechanics were absolutely clueless. Some of them claimed they wanted the v8 for "simplicity" (I think there is room for debate even with that claim) but some of them said they would choose the v8 in the F-150 over the EB...
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    Random rough idle. Goes away with a little revving

    Hmm...motor is new. Replaced last year. Guess I'm going to bug the guy that did the swap and see where that leads
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