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  1. chuck s

    2017 Expy Low Voltage Error only in cold temps

    My 2017 does NOT cut the battery when the ignition is Off. Anything connected to any of the ports like a radar receiver or GPS stays powered. Unless I deliberately unplug everything parking at the airport for more than a week is guaranteed to drop the voltage so low it won't start. On the...
  2. chuck s

    Auto Headlights Always On

    I appreciate DRLs but my Expedition didn't have them and the dealer said they couldn't be added. FORCECOM (darn autospell) Forscan said "choose from these" and I picked the LED fog lights. Only a little scary messing with Hexadecimals. -- Chuck
  3. chuck s

    Best tires for 2017 Expedition EL

    I'm very happy with my "2nd tier off-name" Continental TerrainContact A/T tires on my 2017 XLT that I put on last year. Local dealers? Discount Tire owns Tire Rack so anything you can get from Tire Rack is available locally at the Tire Rack price. (You may have to ask for it.) There are a...
  4. chuck s

    not having a good towing experience - 23' airsteam/5000lbs 500lb tongue weight

    Rasmuscm posted on July 1 (several weeks ago) and hasn't been seen since... -- Chuck
  5. chuck s

    Deciding between selling or trading in

    I'll bet @LUV45ACP made his decision two years ago -- and hasn't been back here since (!) but... :) Trade-ins are a shell game with the dealer hiding the pea. High dollar trade-in = low discount on "selling price" and vice versa. Dealer makes out either way. Dealers typically send your...
  6. chuck s

    Buying a 3rd gen, what year is best?

    Just like my 2017 XLT pulling the same weight camper. HD Tow always included the 3.73LS axles before and after 2017. I don't miss them at all. In fact I never noticed until I checked the axle code for some some unremembered reason. -- Chuck
  7. chuck s

    Is there a way to keep the interior lights off while the doors are open?

    This question has been around to at least 2017 (and I've commented in some of the threads) and everyone says it can be disabled via Forscan. And likewise no one has ever posted how to do it! :) (Someone please prove me wrong.) -- Chuck
  8. chuck s

    Safety Recall 25S37 Master Brake Cylinder may fail leaking brake fluid int booster! Parts not available!

    Not sure why anyone would call the parts department. Call the Service Department, they're gonna do the work. -- Chuck
  9. chuck s

    Expedition for Western Colorado

    Trying to recall (guess) at the 17" tires that were on my first Expedition back in 2007. I think they were 270/70R17 which has a computed sidewall height of 7.4". The 18" tires that came on my '17 kinda surprised me being a lower profile but only 1/2" slimmer (7") sidewall. Gotta admit I've...
  10. chuck s

    Expedition for Western Colorado

    These Expedition OEM size tires all have the same 32.1" OD (+- 1%). As you can see a 32-inch tire size is meaningless unless you consider the sidewall. 275/65-18 - sidewall 7" 275/55-20 - sidewall 6" 285/45-22 - sidewall 5" The 18" will provide 40% more sidewall than the 22". I'm running...
  11. chuck s

    Expedition for Western Colorado

    As far as I can tell all the OEM tire/wheel sizes are all the same outside diameter. Speedometer, anti-lock brakes, etc. all use the same setting. Feel free to mix and match. The 275/75-18" wheels on my '17 don't have any more or less ride height than the bling 22" wheels with OEM tires...
  12. chuck s

    2024 Expedition Max 4WD Air Bag Kit?

    You need to determine the tongue weight. Google will provide several ways. Motorboat trailers, due to their engines and weight at the stern, only require 5% to 7.5% of the loaded trailer's gross weight on the ball for safe towing so 7000 pounds @ 5% would only be 350 pounds. Doubtful the...
  13. chuck s

    not having a good towing experience - 23' airsteam/5000lbs 500lb tongue weight

    No experience with the late generation Expeditions but my 7000 pound travel trailer has towed wonderfully with both my 2002 and 2007s and a Equalizer (tm) WDH. How much is your front axle de-loaded when the trailer is connected? Ya gotta restore most or nearly all of the weight the trailer...
  14. chuck s

    Transmission temperatures

    Why the early service? The "me too" increased transmission temperatures tell me something has changed. Wrong fluid or changed spec? I'm seeing the transmission oil change interval listed at 150,000 miles (page 444 of my 2017 owner's manual). BTW mine run a normal max of 200 - 202 towing or...
  15. chuck s

    Is this a valid concern/pet peeve?

    Get over it. It's an Expedition, a truck, Dude! :) -- Chuck
  16. chuck s

    Our teeth are rattling out of our heads...

    Lack of sidewall is the issue. The bling 22" wheels probably look kool though. :) Your tires are the same circumference (and OD) as my OEM 275/65R18 which have a 7 inch sidewall height compared to your 285/45R22 5 inch sidewall. The extra 2" sidewall height makes for a smoother ride. You...
  17. chuck s

    2017 EXPY XLT Backup Camera Sensors

    I wasn't aware the back up warning system was a mandatory safety item subject to NHTSA review. Only outstanding safety recall or any recall for that matter for my 2017 is the potential for the brake master cylinder to leak. Dealer will address it the next time I'm in for service but there's no...
  18. chuck s

    Roof rack cross bars

    You want to add roof rack cross bars to (1) look kool, (2) haul cargo, or to (3) create air resistance? They do #3 all the time. -- Chuck
  19. chuck s

    2013 EL Limited squatting when towing

    Proper weight distribution is the goal. Lots of ways to achieve "level towing" but still have poor or unsafe weight distribution. Proper weight distribution should cause -- result in -- level towing but level towing doesn't cause proper weight distribution which IS the goal. -- Chuck
  20. chuck s

    Gun safe

    It was empty but someone in the Ford dealer's shop apparently tried to get into it. :( -- Chuck
  21. chuck s

    P0302

    Yep. Middle one on the curb side. Could be the second one from either end. -- Chuck
  22. chuck s

    2017 EXPY XLT Backup Camera Sensors

    There are rear sensors in the back bumper of my 2017 XLT so I assume they're standard equipment. I appreciate the warnings of "Bush approaching from the left" sometimes when backing into my driveway. Reverse camera works fine. Backing out of a parking spot is so blind that I either back in or...
  23. chuck s

    2013 EL Limited squatting when towing

    The purpose of a WDH is to distribute the trailer hitch load to both axles. Level towing is an effect but not the cause. Original post measurements indicate weight has been removed from the front axle. Put some more on it and the rear should be lighter. You can eliminate rear end sag by...
  24. chuck s

    Sunshade

    First sentence notes "Wife bought a 2021 expedition max limited" so this is obviously a used 4 or 5 year car made during the height of the Covid19 epidemic and parts shortage era. Do the fancy Expeditions really have power sunshades? Sunshades on all my plebeian Ford XLTs will open...
  25. chuck s

    Transmission cooling-can it be improved?

    No solutions based on my similar truck and trailer -- but wildly different terrain. Was curious but not concerned about my transmission temperatures so over Memorial Day I compared my 2017 Expedition XLT 3.5EcoBoost normal transmission temperature (not towing) with towing with my Roo 23SS on...

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