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    Bent Cross-Tube on Rear Frame

    My Expy has the same bend, I think its intentional, probably required to allow the large tube to be formed to the curved shape that ford needed.
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    LED Confusion

    Don’t know if this helps, I have a 2008 limited EL, I changed all the exterior lights and the interior lights for LED bulbs and the only issue i had was the indicators flash too quickly. The system did not report any errors. I was told that I need to flash a forscan code to fix the indicators, I...
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    How many owners out there with no major issues?

    2008 EL expedition, 196K miles and no real issues, had one coolant leak at a plastic T-piece at 110K miles and the driver door step stopped working at 120K (less than $250 to fix both issues), nothing else except normal wear and tear (brake pads, oil & filters, Tyres, etc). Very happy with the...
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    Ford Plastic/alloy wheels

    Many thanks for all the details, sounds like more work than I really want to do, but we will see. I am going to try and remove all the chrome on one wheel and then see how it goes.. if good, I will do the other three wheels.
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    About to buy a 21 Expedition, but…rim size?

    Usually the ride height doesn’t change, when Ford offer different size wheel rims, they use tyres with different sidewall profiles, the goal being to give the same overall diameter to any wheel rim size. As stated above, the larger the sidewall (the smaller the rim size) the more compliant and...
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    Broken spark plug thread in cyl head

    I have no experience with this, so just wanted to make a suggestion, no idea if it would work. I don’t know if the porcelain middle of the plug is still in the part that has stayed in the head. If it has I would take a drift and try to tap it into the cylinder, this will just leave the threaded...
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    Ford Plastic/alloy wheels

    Thanks for the info, I found a couple of videos where people removed the plastic facia, it’s quite a lot of work, but the allow wheel that is exposed does not look very pretty, so you then have to either polish them or get them painted/dipped. Probably going to leave them alone, they look a mess...
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    Ford Plastic/alloy wheels

    Okay peeps, I have a 2008 ford expedition, it has alloy 20" wheels (stock ford wheels) but the wheel seems to be an alloy wheel with a chrome plated plastic trim that has been fitted to the front of the wheel to make it look pretty. Now all the chrome plating is lifting of the plastic and my...
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    4R100 build.

    I would love to hear how it went. I have rebuilt a few manual transmissions but never an automatic.. did it work when you finished? or are you still working on it? Best of luck.
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    New and French‎

    Welcome, I moved to France in 1998 and took my expedition with me from the USA. it was the only one I've ever seen. I lived in Valbonne (06) and I loved the car. sold it when I returned to the U.S. in 2005.‎
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    TPMS error message

    Thanks guys, I am not using the 12v power plugs to run anything, thé tpms has worked perfectly for the last 12 years, I have not added or changed anything, but now I get the error message, so I assume something has failed, rather than something new is causing interference.. I agree it’s just an...
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    TPMS error message

    My 2008 EL expedition has started giving me a TPMS error message every time it rains or I drive for more than 2 hours. I assumed it was the sensors in the wheels (they are 13 years old) so I had all 4 replaced with new motorcraft units, but I still get the same error message when it rains or...
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    Turn Signals Relays Yes or No?

    I believe your model does NOT have a relay, this usually occurs when someone changes the regular bulbs for LED bulbs, the LED bulbs take a lot less current and the car thinks you have a blown bulb, so it flashes quickly to let you know you have a blown bulb. If you are using regular bulbs, then...
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    EL Driver Side Power Running Board

    can you remove the running board and get someone to weld/repair the bracket? $3K sounds excessive to replace a broken bracket..
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    2011 Expedition xlt

    The moulding seems to be a common issue, I am not sure if the material starts to sag after a while, pulling it out from the trim (leaving the gap) or if the material shrinks over time causing the same effect. Either way, in older expeditions it seems very common to have the gaps appear at the...
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    LED Interior Light upgrade question: 2012 Expy

    I have a 2008 and replaced all the interior lights and had no issues at all, they all go out when they should and the whiter light is much nicer inside than the yellowish light the original incandescent bulbs produced.
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    Crazy Electrical issue!

    I would be suspecting a bad earth connection to the control units, the headlights take a lot of current and that will cause all sorts of strange things to happen when a bad ground connection is present. I would get a piece of wire attach one end to a good ground connection and then touch the...
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    FINALLY!!! K&N dyno sheet

    This is the first test I saw on K&N which seemed to have been done in a scientific way, K&N did not do well. https://www.project200.com.au/dm-iso5011/
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    What is the auto lamp feature on 97 expedition

    I thought on the older cars, the auto lamp just kept the lights on the car turned on for a certain time, after you locked the car, the dial adjusted how long the lights stayed on. It was to allow you to see what was around you ar night after you parked the car. As stated the owners manual will...
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    TPMS issue

    I do have a Parrot blue tooth hands free phone system in the car, but that was installed years ago and never gave an issue, so it’s probably not that (The error only started happening in the last year or so). No other Bluetooth devices in the car. Thanks for the suggestion.
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    TPMS issue

    Thanks guys, as I had to tell the system where each sensor was and it then tells me front left tyre low, etc, I assumed the system would tell me which sensor was not working!! My bad, I will visit a tyre shop and see if they can tell me. I have an odb11 reader, but it says there are no codes...
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    TPMS issue

    So you guys think the issue is still the sensors in the wheels, even though I replaced all 4 a year ago? I figured that if only 1 failed the system would tell me which sensor was not working as you have to program them to a specific location (front left, front right, rear right, rear left). As...
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    TPMS issue

    Okay, I have a 2009 EL and all 4 tyre pressure sensors inside the wheels where replaced about a year ago (they are the type held in place by a large band that goes around the center of the inside so the wheel). Often when I drive I get an error message about tyre sensor not working, I will try...
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    Window stuck down front passenger 2007 Expedition

    Had the same issue, it was the thin Bowden cable that is inside the regulator had rusted and broken. As stated, I removed the interior panel of the door and was then able to loosen the two clamps that attach the bottom of the glass to the regulator and lift the glass out, then removed the...
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    2009 expedition can't put more than 18 gallons of gas in

    As suggested, I would suspect the tank is not empty when you are trying to fill it up, this is why you only get 18 gallons in. Have you tried carrying a gallon can of fuel,and driving until the engine stops? You then know the tank is really empty, you risk sucking crap from the bottom of the...

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