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    macco!!! lol

    My father-in-law has owned a body shop his entire life, I used to help out prepping cars when I was younger. Anyway putting paint on a car is no mystery, it's all about the prep, if you don't prep the metal properly and use the right primer undercoat then the paint will fail regardless of the...
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    2003 Expy died... Help!

    Thought I would share something similar a friend of mine experienced. His 98 was doing the same things you describe, they concentrated on the fuel as well but after countless tows to the shop and lots of replaced items it turned out to be the "PATS" security system. Apparently the chip that...
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    WTB, Wheels & Tires for '04 XLT

    I posted a set of 05 17" OEM XLT wheels on this website, still have them if interested send me a message.
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    Ford stomps Chevy, yea baby!

    On my way back from filling up my 05 Expy at the gas station I was sitting at a stop light when a very nice looking late model Chevy Tahoe rolls up along side me. I actually heard the stereo thump before I saw the front end pull up along side. The vehicle looked pretty mean as it was lowered...
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    Good SS Exhaust system

    I put a Magnaflow on my last SUV as I wanted some good sound but not too much. At about 2000 RPM it did create a drone sound in the cabin that would drown out my stereo so I would try to avoid that RPM. But it was nowhere near as loud as my buddy's Gibson exhaust which was great to listen to...
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    Engine Thoughts

    Depends on the condition of the rest of the truck, you can get great deals on slightly used SUV's. I went ahead and replaced my SUV vs. replacing the engine and I'm happy I went this route.
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    17" OEM wheels for sale

    Bumping this message.
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    bug deflector looking dull

    Yes it's for "plastic" headlights, should be equally effective on the deflector which I believe is also lexan plastic. Depends on how weathered and dull it is I guess.
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    17" OEM wheels for sale

    I have 4 17" factory wheels with center caps off my 2005 Expedition, the wheel number is 3517, these are the 5 split spoke painted silver you see on most 05's. Wheels are in good shape but one has a 1 1/2" scrape on one spoke. TPMS sensors are not included. PM me if you are interested, price is...
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    bug deflector looking dull

    Mother's makes a new plastic restoration kit, comes with special sand paper and polish compounds. I was at a car show and saw it demonstrated and it works great. They explain the problem as the top layer of plastic has gone bad and no amount of polish will bring it back. You have to actually...
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    To all 5.4L guys. a warning from my mechanic

    That's a sure way to ruin the heads for good, I would simply install helicoils if they blow out. Seems to me that if they have not blown out by now they are not going to. I think the issue was the short thred length.
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    New Expy owner here

    Welcome aboard, good looking ride!
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    Spark Plugs Change in an '07

    Is manufacturers defect not included? Breaking spark plugs is not "routine maintenance". I understand the plugs and cost to replace not being covered but arguably if a spark plug is stuck due to failure by Ford to use anti-seize on the threds should be covered, why should the consumer be...
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    Spark Plugs Change in an '07

    I only have 45,000 on my Expy and 1 year left on the bumper to bumper warranty. I was thinking of having the plugs changed now vs. after the warranty thinking that if a plug breaks it might be covered by the warranty. So how is it that as consumers we accept the fact that we have to pay if...
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    service manual...

    I bought the full factory manual for 05-06 Expedition on CD, it was $25 on Ebay, comes on 2 CD's which are easy to navigate and print what you need for the shop. I just have the laptop in the garage while working on the Expy. Way better than the Haynes manual I got.
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    squeaky windows

    I have no clue what it could be but thought I would compliment you on your Expy, very nice looking rig!
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    Rough Idle???

    Would be interesting if you put the stock air intake back on to see if any change. Outside of knocking a plug or vacuum line loose seems very coincidental that this would happen at the same time as the work you did on it. Did you put the CAI on before the cat-back and if so was it running fine...
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    Another new Owner

    Welcome, my first Ford was a 1965 Mustangconvertible, wish I still had it! Try Ebay for the manual.
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    New Canadian Exp Owner.

    Welcome, Canada is a big place, can you narrow it down some? The limited has some nice looking options, mine is an 05 XLT and like you love it and look forward to driving it every day. Most aftermarket internet companies should have quite a bit available as the 04 through 06 are the same...
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    Plastic cladding treatment

    I did a test on one pannel using the Meuiars Ultimate Protectant which I had never thought of using on the exterior. It leaves a satin shine whereas the Black Wow is more flat looking. I will give it a test run to see how it lasts. I love Megs for the interior though.
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    started painting my car today!!!

    Does it get a clear coat, and if so will it remain flat? Can't wait to see what it looks like. What was the factory color?
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    Cold air intake

    What I don't get is the K&N cold air intake pulls air from inside the engine compartment, whereas the factory plenum pulls air from inside the fender well. The air under the hood is much warmer than in the fender well, so I'm not sure the name "cold air" intake is accurate. Clearly the...
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    Plastic cladding treatment

    Here is an update on the Black Wow, it held a nice dark black color for about 3 weeks then I noticed it starting to lighten up some. I just reapplied the product for a second coat at the 4 week mark, it took much less product to get the plastic nice and black though. For comparison I used...
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    Expedition Towing

    You can tow 10,000 lbs but for how long, usually people tow travel trailers for much longer distances and in the mountains where boats don't go. So I still stand by my opinion that when you start approaching the max tow weight of a vehicle you will pay for it later in early transmission...
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    TPMS question

    Update, I have put about 500 miles on the car since removing the TPMS sensored wheels, here is an update as to the warning lights I get. Not sure what triggers it but only on occasion do I get the yellow tire icon light that stays on after all the other warning lights go out, it flashes 10...

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