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    Right rear brake light stopped working....

    Park light works, brake light doesn't. Stopped and bought a couple bulbs at NAPA this morning. Came home, replaced the bulb, still doesn't work. Tried the other one in the pack, still doesn't work. Didn't have time, right then, to grab a multi meter and check for power/grounds. The vehicle...
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    What is your average MPG?

    From Covington, VA to Chester, VA with the area behind the seat full of stuff and some stuff in the 3rd seat and three adults while doing the speed limit (most of the time) we got 17.8 mpg. Man, I'm tickled pink. The Jeep Cherokee Sport we sold when we got this Expedition had the 4WD, 4.0...
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    First oil change yesterday - no issues

    Ran it up on a couple 2X6 blocks under each front wheel for a couple more inches of shoulder/arm clearance (2014 4WD Expedition). I was surprised how tight the oil drain plug was and how many turns it took to get it loose enough to turn by my fingers. I've not seen that on any vehicle I've...
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    50k+ vehicle with Plastic Pans... ? why?

    They are always trying new stuff. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. That's one reason they keep coming out with modified stuff or modified ways of installing it, changing it, etc. It's not just Ford. My 95 S10 Blazer had to have some plastic parts replaced on the engine when it was...
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    Power running board is shot

    "Flopping" sounds like slop. Slop makes you think of worn bushings, gears, shafts, etc. that allow uncontrolled movement.
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    how much oil do you get back when doing oil changes?

    I don't measure/check the old oil volume. I did in the days when I had leaking/smoking vehicles. The newer ones don't leak oil (never any on the garage floor or in the carport) and I don't see smoke on start up. As to oil change interval. I use Mobil 1 and change the oil/filter every 6,000...
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    What is your average MPG?

    Filled up between Covington and Clifton Forge Virginia Monday. Four adults, floor behind the 2nd row seats fairly full of stuff (clothes, rifle, ammo, ice chest, bags of cucumbers, beans, etc. from the garden at home) and drove back to the house down here in VA. Filled up yesterday while out...
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    Should I switch to 0-20 this winter?

    Been driving since 1976. I used 10W-40 year round. That was the standard oil in those days. For several years I've used 10W-30 synthetic mostly. The only thing I consistently use 5W-20 in is my wife's Outlander. Increased wear when it's cold? Not sure about that. My 86 IROC has 186,000...
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    Brake lines -

    Ford is famous for using different sized fittings. When I replaced the brake lines on my 1990 F150 I looked around at several auto parts places for the fitting on the left rear brake cylinder and was told that was a "factory part" and I'd have to go to Ford for that one. What a croc of you...
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    Oil and Filter time...

    One of those odd things about Walmart and oil filters. You can buy a Ford oil filter for less money than they want for the cheaper made filters (that everyone warns you to stay away from.)
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    What is your average MPG?

    I don't believe the computer mpg calcs. If I do it with math I get different answers. math = mpg at fill up minus mpg at last fill up divided by gallons required to fill the tank. The computer usually shows a couple more mpg than I get with math. I just did a trip to WV and back. 16.2 mpg...
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    Looking At A 2014 Limited 4WD

    But I will never find out what eco shudder is and I wanted the EL and around here there aren't 2018's for that price. I'd been looking for several months before I found one only 100+ miles from the house to go look at. Everything closer was in pretty bad shape for what they asked for price...
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    key questions

    Took 3 keys out, went through the key on/off sequence with the one that worked and it still worked. Tried it then with the two that quit working and neither one would program. Oh well, two working keys is enough.
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    Looking At A 2014 Limited 4WD

    I just bought a 2014 Expedition EL Limited with 80,000 miles on it. Paid the asked for price of $26,000. Added a 5 year warranty to it due to the amount of fancy stuff all over it and the miles and the cost of repairs if something does break. Everything worked except the rain sensing wiper...
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    Michelin Defender LTX M/S vs LTX A/T2?

    I've had two sets of Michelin tires on my old S10 Blazer. They never wore out, they dry rotted so bad I had to replace them after 5 or 6 years. I decided I'd just buy cheaper tires and replace them for wearing out vs. the dry rot cracking. And every time we wash them we put the shiny tire...
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    key questions

    Well, tried the two non-working keys yesterday (with the 8 on/off turns of the key) and neither would program. Odd as one of them was working right up to the point the other day where the 8 on/off turns of the key programmed one of them that is still working. I'm going to get my scan tool...
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    key questions

    Thanks for the replies. I'll try the program them all one after the other trick today.
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    key questions

    Okay, I got one key with the 2014 Expedition when we bought it. That was all they (dealer) had. I ordered two off e-bay (not Ford keys but the difference was $40 for two or $141 plus $85 to program/cut it from Ford). I took the two new keys to a local lock shop and they cut them and...
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    Tuning real world MPG results

    Well, mine is an EL with the 5.4 liter V8. All terrain tires. Last time we took it to WV for a visit we got 17 mpg on the flat terrain highways and 16 mpg in the mountains. Cruise control set on whatever the speed limit for the interstate is at that location. It would be nice to get more mpg...
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    Capless Gas Tank logic

    The 2010 Fusion had this and I had no issues with it. Never noticed spilling anything when adding a bottle of fuel injector cleaner (only do it about once a year). However, with the 2014 Expedition I lost the first bottle of fuel injector cleaner down inside the fender and it dripped out on...
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    Solar battery charge through the 12v socket?

    I had a 96 S10 Blazer that would kill the battery after a couple weeks of setting. I bought one of the little battery charger panels from Harbor Freight and plugged it into the cigarette lighter on the dash and set the panel on top of the dash. No more dead battery issues. Worked for just...
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    Fuel Milage

    Very few stop signs or stop lights. Most of those miles are on the interstate on I64 in western VA and eastern WV. Not more than a stop sign or three between Sam Black Church and home. No stop lights.
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    2011 Expy Spare Tire Question

    You want a spare tire in case you need it. Having said that I'm reminded of our 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport sitting in the carport with 133,000 miles on it and a nice/pretty spare tire that has never been out from under the cover on the side of the luggage compartment, let alone on the road. Same...
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    Fuel Milage

    2014 Expedition EL with 5.4 and automatic with the 3.73 gears and 4WD. I'm getting 16 around town and 17 on road trips down here in the flat lands. It drops to 16 mpg in the mountains. I'm happy as can be with it. Just 1 mpg less than our Jeep Cherokee Sport with the 4.0 six cylinder and...
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    Just bought a 2014 Expedition EL

    Bought a 2014 Expedition EL about 3 weeks back. Been looking for one for a couple months (longer really, but only seriously looking for a couple months.) Finally found one like we wanted down in NC and drove down to buy/pick it up. So far we like it, a lot. 16 mpg around town and between 16...
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