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    Best Anti-Break-in Alarm?

    Got it right here:
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    Weird engine when coming to a stop.

    It appears to be your transmission down shifting as you slow down. Each time it shifts to a lower gear, the engine rpm will go up. Do you feel any deceleration when the rpms jump up?
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    A new running board problem...

    Time to break out that rubber mallet. With the car idling, start tapping firmly on various parts of the board from as many directions as you can manage. The idea here is to determine if you've got a short or a loose connector somewhere on the board. Be particularly biased around the motor. If...
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    Lunge/hesitation at low RPM caused by TPS?

    I'll suggest its the accelerator position sensor, not the throttle position sensor. Thats the one on the foot pedal that tells the TPS where it should be.
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    2007 hesitation, not misfire. Transmission?

    Thats a problem. These trannies require the exact specified fluid. There are no "equivalent" fluids.
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    S&B cold air intake for 15-17 expedition

    You could probably hack the Sync system to get it to inject a turbo sound into the stereo for ya.
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    Help! Crank; no start condition and P0232

    I can't fathom the conversation the day someone suggested putting an electric motor inside the fuel tank.
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    Poor Gas Mileage

    Oh yeah. Thats generally how it happens, btw. The sensor is providing bullshit, but still "in range" data, so the PCM thinks the data is correct and starts making fuel trim changes.
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    Burning oil smell entering cabin

    The white/creamy stuff is mostly water, with some petroleum liquids mixed in. Its an emulsion that will eventually settle out even further. In the winter, you'll get more condensation inside the engine as it cools after shutdown, you'll be 'catching' more of it.
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    3rd Gen Picture Thread

    Yeah, but you don't have a roof rack....
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    Automatic gear oil change is a topic that confuses!

    The conventional wisdom about high mileage tranny flushes is that the force of a flush will dislodge a blizzard of small particles that otherwise have been trapped in some nook or cranny and cause havoc in the many valves and seals inside the transmission. Low mileage flushes don't present...
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    Car started shaking violently when turned on this morning

    You could get a re-man installed for $3-4k.
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    XLT won’t slow down with manual downshift

    Yep. Mine does it.
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    XLT won’t slow down with manual downshift

    You also have "Hill Descent" mode.
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    XLT won’t slow down with manual downshift

    Try selecting "Tow/Haul" mode.
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    Squealing with heat on defrost

    I'd check the idler and tension pulleys. In my experience, they fail first. And luckily, they're relatively cheap and easy to replace.
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    Random part from near steering column?

    Try starting the car without a key in the ignition.
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    2016 / 2017 Sync 3.4 Success?

    IIRC, enabling NIM also disables the auto-911 function. I know there's a trade for NIM, not positive its the 9-11 function, though.
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    2017 Exp. EL Limited-Ride problems

    Had an airbag on a Continental explode at the most inopportune (or most opportune) time. We lived in a rural Virginia bedroom community near D.C. during the time of the DC sniper. My kid was in elementary school, and most kids were dropped off by parents in the morning...that process was led...
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    Electrical nightmare please help

    I think I've been bit by every flavor of 'tricity over the last 50 years. The two most memorable are 1) 440 triple phase (discharging a 440 AC -> 28VDC rectifier capacitor bank...with the power on, and 2) 120AC 400Hz (exquisite in the extreme).
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    New to forum, maintenance question!

    No, sorry. I would imagine it to be in the neighborhood of 6-7 qts.
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    New to forum, maintenance question!

    Its a generally good idea to change all the fluids in a 'new to you' vehicle, even if they look fresh. All of them. Oil, coolant, differentials, tranny. Power steering fluid isn't so critical but a good smell test would be in order. Brake fluid should also be changed. This gives you a...
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    2016 85k miles, transmission went out

    Its happened to me as well. My Explorer tranny was being goofy, but not all the time. Mostly in the summer. Had it 'diagnosed' by a brand-name tranny shop who declared it FUBAR, and for a mere $2000-$3000 I could be back on the road again. Hmmmm.... Had it diagnosed at a local friend of a...
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    2016 85k miles, transmission went out

    I have a neighbor, a really nice guy, who has had his ass kicked by a power washer (brand new, gas-powered, couldn't get to start), and thinks I'm an idiot when I tell him (for 3 winters now), that heat pumps aren't supposed to turn into blocks of ice (his is not performing the periodic defrost...
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    Running board advice

    If your rear doors curve around the rear wheel well, its not an EL. This is an EL: https://www.ripleyandfletcherford.com/inventoryphotos/5246/1fmjk1jt3gef35264/ip/8.jpg?height=400 This is not an EL: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ySv--0Y7L.jpg

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