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    What’s considered high mileage on a Gen3 expy?

    My 08 has passed 200k miles and the only things I have replaced are the shock absorbers, the 4 discs (car started juddering when braking), brake pads and a coolant line. The car has been incredibly reliable and a joy to drive. Living in Texas i have no body rot at all, I hope to keep this truck...
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    Are fuel injectors a wear item?

    there are moving parts inside an injector so they will wear, often it's the rubber seal in the injectors that go bad (age, ethanol, etc) that can cause a small leak and that does lower your MPG. My expedition has over 200K miles and is on the original injectors, but I run additives (Sea Foam)...
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    Blinker issue

    It's probably a bad earth, at night (and in rain, when the windscreen wipers are turned on, so is the headlight) you have the headlights turned on, so there is extra current flowing and that probably causes the issue. I would be checking the earth connections at the front around the headlight...
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    electrical issue

    As stated it sounds like a poor ground. I would try connecting a wire to the battery negative terminal and then connect the other end to the right hand head light ground and see if that fixes the problem ( turn on the RHS indicator and see if it operates correctly). If it does you know you are...
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    Spark plug stuck

    As stated, it sounds like the threads in the spark plug hole have been stripped from the head, the key will be getting the spark plug out and that will be hard without removing the head from the engine!! Once the spark plug is out you have a couple of options to repair the threads, the cost is...
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    New replacement front seat leather cover 08

    Thanks guys, will check both locations. Regards Gary
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    New replacement front seat leather cover 08

    the front drivers seat leather has started to split on the back rest section (the perforated area). The interior of the car is in great shape, so I would like to get a new Ford or equivalent leather cover As it looks a mess with the hole. The seats are heated and cooled, I think that means there...
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    Help! Cant detach door cable from inner door panel

    I think I had to push the pin that the handle pivots on, out, it only comes out 1 way, then the lever comes out and you can remove the cable end.. Was a long time ago, so I could be wrong, but I think that's how I did it!!
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    how far does is the sunroof supposed to slide open?

    As stated, the sun roof opens in 2 stages, the first level is as in your picture, but if you push the open button a second time, it will retract even further. You only push the close button once to fully close the sun roof regardless of what position it is in.
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    Replacing Tire Pressure Monitor Sensor with Tire Spoons

    The band is located right in the middle of the rim, you will not damage it at all by breaking the bead of the tyre and using tyre levers to remove the tyre. I did the exact same thing a few years ago, I marked each tyre with the location of the tyre valve, so I could put the tyre back on in the...
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    Another Spare Tire Question

    But it sounds like in the event of a puncture he wants to replace the punctured wheel with the spare wheel and leave the spare in (ie the repaired wheel then becomes his spare), if that is the case then he is NOT using the spare wheel as a spare, but as a permanent wheel, so he should fit a gps...
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    Rad Fan runs intermittently on high only when AC is on and truck is ironing or low speed.

    Wish I could get my truck to do my ironing!! :)
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    Timberline flat towing behind motorhome?

    I didn’t think you can tow these cars, they had to be on a trailer or you have to remove the drive shafts so the transmission is not turning when towed? Is yours a 2WD or AWD model? Sure someone will give you a better answer
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    7/8 inch lugs?

    Mine did the same thing, bought a new set of gorilla wheel nuts of eBay for $80. Will see if that fixes the issue long term..
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    Driving around in 4A do any harm?

    My transmission definitely binds at full lock in 4A, so I just avoid full steering lock, it also wears out the tyres more quickly, so just good practice to avoid full steering lock turns!!
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    Driving around in 4A do any harm?

    Can’t answer your question, but my expedition has more than 200k miles and about 130k of those where in 4A, the rest in 2H. My transmission works perfectly, so I really doubt you will harm it using 4A, but I would try and get the hub fixed as swarf and other bits might be doing more damage..
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    DOOR LOCKS/REMOTE

    If you have an ace hardware near you, they can copy your existing key, they copy it exactly, meaning the chip inside the 2 keys will have the exact same code, this means that the car will not recognize them as 2 different keys, so if like me you have 1 seat setting set for each key (wifes and...
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    Expedition handling problems

    Don't forget, the rear wheels have 2 sets of brake pads, the external disk brake that operates when you stand on the brake pedal, but there is also a drum brake back there which operates with the parking brake pedal, maybe the parking brake is binding, you can’t see the drum brakes until you...
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    Expedition handling problems

    are you sure the brake caliper is not binding on that side? That would cause the wheel to slide as soon as traction got worse and would cause the tyre to wear very quickly. If alignement is okay, that is the only thing I can think off!! Raise the rear wheels off the ground, chock the front...
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    Just got back in to a 2008 Exp EL

    Well, I just went and checked my 08, and the hinge and top look exactly the same, the screw holes should line up with the plastic holes on the vertical face. If the holes are too large for your screws to actually grip and thread in, I would suggest drilling the holes through into the center...
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    Front Washer Hose Under Cowl Link Broken

    I had the same issue as you, it’s actually a one way (anti return) valve, but was very easy to replace. The plastic just became old and brittle and broke, allowing the valve to fall apart..
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    2016 fuel pump control circuit open

    I have a 2010 and it has an inline filter so I assumed all models did, sorry for the misinformation..
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    2011 HD Tow Brake Controller Question

    The brake controller is only a 4 pin plug, not 7!! As stated the car is pre-wired for it and the plug is located behind the panel under the steering wheel (where the drivers knees are located). Gary
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    1st gen 4x4 problem

    I am probably wrong, it was a long time ago since I owned my 98 expedition, but I seem to recall the car had to be in Neutral (Not park) to select 4 low? Might be worth a try!! Gary
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    2016 fuel pump control circuit open

    Have you checked the inline fuel filter? if it's getting blocked it will usually let enough fuel to pass to start the engine, but will then cause the engine to die as it can't pass enough fuel to keep the engine running. If you leave it for a while, enough fuel leaks through for the engine to...

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