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    48,800km (30,000mi) and $2,200 for Pads and Rotors Replacement Quote from Dealer

    The pics of your rotos show some hard spots that would cause vibration. The rust they mentioned may be on the back side of the rotors, hard to see as the backing shields block your view. Typically this is caused by the slides on the calipers corroding and not allowing the pads to contact the...
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    noise when cold in the morning, disappears when warmed up

    I don't think Ford put the 3 valve engine in until 2005, so that would leave yours out of having phasers.
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    Towing - 2007 Expedition EL Limited

    First, here's a link so you can put your vin in and see what equipment is on it (use capital letters when putting in the vin#). You used to be able to do this on the Ford Etis site but looks like it may not work anymore. This one does: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/vindecoder.php? It...
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    Don't spray your engine with water!!

    I used to work as an auto tech. It wasn't unusual for us to degrease engines with engine cleaner, let it soak for a few, and hose them off. Skips aside, I had one instantaneously combust. I was across the shop when I saw the flames under the hood. Couldn't get there fast enough...
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    A/C Refill questions

    No, you are not sucking oil out. Each part of the system has a certain amount of oil in it. There are specs that say, for instance, if you replace the compressor, it has a certain amount of oil in it, and you have to add that much back into the system when you put the new compressor in it...
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    A/C Refill questions

    How do you plan on reclaiming what is in there before you pump it down? That really should be done. The only way to get the charge right is to weigh the refrigerant in, so unless you are using a scale and tank, or an evacuate / recharge station, you really won't know for sure. You should only...
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    Fuel smell and spark plug torque

    Glad to hear this helped someone. It's been a year since I retorqued mine and put the original post here. No problems since.
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    Fluid Film

    The spray n stay looks interesting. I only saw it in spray cans, though. On Amazon, fluid film goes for about $35 / gal, and about $11 for a spray can. The rustproof kit, with the undercoating gun and attachments, and a gal of fluid film and a spray can, is about $150.
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    Lug nut insanity

    I got a set of the Gorilla lugs a year ago. Very good quality. No problems yet. The oem lugs sucked.
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    Fluid Film

    Here in central NY's rust belt, I do my 2007 twice a year, in the fall before winter and again in the spring. It's said that most of the rusting actually takes place when it's warmer, the reason I hit it again in the spring. We got our 2007 a couple of years ago. It was a rust free vehicle...
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    2007 Ford Expedition Engine popping loud, please help?

    The cat efficiency code isn't related to your problem. It almost always means the cat is worn out and needs replacement. The ecm compares the response of the forward O2 sensor with the rear O2 sensor. It the rear tracks the front too closely, then the cat isn't doing its job and fails the...
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    Towing 27' Power Boat With 2018 Expy?

    Didn't seem to make a difference in braking for me.
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    Towing 27' Power Boat With 2018 Expy?

    Fastway e2 weight distribution hitch is compatible with surge brakes and has some anti-sway built in. (Got mine at etrailer). You may also need to get a pole adapter for using it on a boat trailer. We tow a 6500 lb sailboat with our 2007 expedition. The weight distribution hitch is a nice...
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    How good are our Expy's? Not too shabby compared to.....

    Another angle on this. Expedition is near the top. https://blog.iseecars.com/longest-lasting-vehicles-2016/
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    All with the mpg crap

    An expedition is not exactly the car I'd buy if I were looking for fuel economy... We bought our 2007 to tow our boat, and use as a second vehicle. That said, I usually get 14-15 mpg around home commuting to work when I use it for that, and can get 19-20 mpg on the highway (not dogging it...
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