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    Wondering Steering

    Same issue here, too. I just chalked it up to electric steering.
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    Thermostat Replacement - Use OEM?

    I bought the redesigned plastic throat 180° OE motorcraft t stat and a gallon jug of coolant. Took me at most an hour to swap it out and refill the degas bottle. And while I’m an experienced DIYer, it’s almost all on VWs (Volkswagen—turning owners into mechanics since 1958). I’d done basically...
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    Help diagnosing clunking suspension noise

    Any resolution to this? I’m hearing a rattle that seems to be caused by having the front wheels turned and going over bumps, such as entering a driveway. Everything underneath looks ok, including the hellwig rsb I installed a few months ago, amd rocking the truck with it parked makes no sound.
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    Sync 3 Audio Issue

    Drove it so much last weekend, the ASS came back on. Thank god there’s a button to cancel that. Radio still reverts to fm after shutting the car off, and when I select Sirius, it goes to channel 0. First world problem, I know, but it ticks me off.
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    Roof rails don't slide?

    Mechanic skills from 30 years ago only go so far on a car built in the 2020s, though. I love my 2003 VW TDI more and more each day. No O2 sensor. No touch screen. No nannyware. Stick shift. Oh and 48 mpgs.
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    Sync 3 Audio Issue

    I agree. But even when the battery it had in it when I bought it (Ford branded, so likely original) was dying, I didn't have this issue.
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    Sync 3 Audio Issue

    No. I replaced it a year ago.
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    Sync 3 Audio Issue

    I listen to Sirius when I drive. For the first year and a half of my ownership of this 2020 Max, when I restarted the car, the audio would just resume playing what I was listening to when I had shut it down. As one would expect. But for the last 3-4 months, when I start the car the audio...
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    inconvenience or safety feature?

    This feature seems pretty useless on a vehicle with an auto tranny. Is there something I’m not getting?
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    2019 Expy XLT halogen to led swap.

    Where are people finding Morimotos in the HB3 size (stupid choice on Ford's part, that)? I’ve looked on Amazon and on the Morimoto site and can’t find them.
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    Help!! Dealership doesn’t know what’s wrong

    If the two low cylinders are next to each other, it could be the head gasket.
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    Hellwig 7696 is installed on 2024 Expedition

    Just ordered a Hellwig rear bar for my Max, as we experience the wobble and want it gone. I won’t do a front bar, because stiffening up the front will increase under steer. Are upgraded links for the rear bar a necessity? If so, are there any links with heim joints? Wouldn’t be terribly hard...
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    Transmission fluid change interval

    With the dealer, at least there’s a chance they’ll use the correct fluid. Places like JiffyLube, not so much. I’d bet they have one “universal” tranny fluid for all makes & models.
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    Transmission fluid change interval

    It didn’t seem too different from other trans fluid changes I’ve done on modern-ish autos (not too many as I daily and prefer cars with three pedals). Sure, I wish it had a drain plug and a long dipstick & tube you could fill from the engine bay, but it’s not a bad or terribly hard job overall...
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    Transmission fluid change interval

    Just who you want servicing your trans—a pimply teenager who’s watching TikToks while he does it.
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