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    Operating 2014 Limited After Low Transmission Fluid?

    Correct me if I am wrong, please, as I don't want to pay for expensive servicing if it is unnecessary: this problem seems like it would be accompanied by a transmission fluid leak. I haven't seen a leak of any kind. I had a coolant leak recently but have successfully repaired it. I will crawl...
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    Operating 2014 Limited After Low Transmission Fluid?

    “Automatic transmissions which use World Standard (WS) fluid are sealed and do not consume fluid. This eliminates the need for periodic fluid checking using a dipstick.” Which emoji to use simply escapes me!
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    Operating 2014 Limited After Low Transmission Fluid?

    Interesting. The manual says there is no dipstick. I’ll look around some more. They are always towards the back of the engine rather low and hars to get to, which is where I looked. I’ll get a step stool so I can really lean in and take a second look. Do you know if it is on th passenger or...
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    Operating 2014 Limited After Low Transmission Fluid?

    Brought the Expedition home today. Drove it about 90 miles avoiding any big hills and got back no problem. Drove completely normal as far as I could tell. I brought two quarts of Mercon LV and a serving of Lucas Transmission Fix only to find there is no dipstick. In fact, there's no way to add...
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    Operating 2014 Limited After Low Transmission Fluid?

    Got the travel trailer back to the owners that same night. It's why I chose the location for the tow. It was just a few miles, like 4, from the owners house. That was my primary consideration when the failure occurred: get the rental back to the owner in the same condition as it was in when I...
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    Operating 2014 Limited After Low Transmission Fluid?

    I'm just wondering if it is drivable for a hundred miles or so??? If a new transmission is in order might as well grenade the existing one, right? Thrash it into the ground! :cool:
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    Operating 2014 Limited After Low Transmission Fluid?

    This is related to a thread I posted the other day about my 2014 Limited dying on vacation. That sucked but now time to see to repairs. Currently, the vehicle is in Layton (SLC) Utah and I'm in Cache Valley, abour 90 miles away with just one significant hill in between. When the vehicle died I...
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    2014 Limited died on vacation yesterday

    I do have the factory 7-pin and transmissoon cooler, as well as the paperwork indicating factory tow package. I had the whole mess towed back to where we had rented the trailer and the owner retrieved it. I hadnt ever towed anything that heavy and in retrospect, I’m not sure it was towing...
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    Dinghy towing behind motorhome

    I found it. Can’t do it in the 2014.
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    Dinghy towing behind motorhome

    What if I have a 2014 Limited 4WD and my owners manual is 90 miles away in Layton in the glovebox of my Expedition and I am here in Logan wondering if there is a way to tow my 2014?
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    2014 Limited died on vacation yesterday

    So I was headed west on I-80 going up Pequot Pass in eastern Nevada pulling a 3,200 lb trailer and the transmission gave out. It wasnt hot, maybe 80 degrees, and I wasn’t pushing it hard, but the engine began to rev while putting down less and less power. Engine temperature didnt rise at all. I...
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    Cargo Area Bed Ideas?

    The Expedition's a pretty good-size vehicle that should sleep a couple of medium-sized adults for a few days. It's not going to be the lap of luxury but for a night out under the stars it would be a lot cheaper than selling my paid-for 2014 Limited and taking out a second mortgage for a Sprinter...
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    Undertook the job on Friday morning. I get Friday off every two weeks in exchange for 9 hour days. It's a good deal! Disassembly was fairly straightforward except for the electrical connectors. One never knows how those are going to come off and I didn't want to break them. The most stubborn was...
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    Turns out I didn’t need the manual at all. One of the easiest cars I’ve ever worked on. And I’ve worked on everything from a VW Thing to a Grand Wagoneer and lots in between. Lots of stuff to pull off to get to the gasket but plenty of space and really pretty simple. Nice to have it in my back...
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    Of course! In case I need it! I'm confident but I'm not a fool ;)
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    Thanks for all the info. I've got all the parts and will start stripping it down this evening. Fingers crossed it isn't the intake. It's not all of them but apparently it does happen a good bit. If it is, only recourse is to leave the truck sitting and ride my GS until the new intake arrives...
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    No wonder these things leak! Still, any chance to use my Park 2-14 Nm torque wrench. It's my favorite tool. I usually use it on motorcycles. I plan on downloading the Cardaign manual when I get home but just in case that doesn't work: any idea what the crossover torques to?
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    Honestly, all I need are torque order for the intake and torque specs for the various bolts. I really do love using my torque wrenches. It's like a reward for remembering where things go. I can't see where I'd need instruction anywhere else. Pretty simple...
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    I've been a Fel-Pro fan for a long time so I'll be going with those. I don't recall needing any gasket sealing compounds on intake gaskets with the raised rubber sealing rings so I won't need that. I am going to try to pick up materials on the way home and get this going this afternoon...
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    Thanks for that Hamfisted. I may well do this myself. A plastic intake manifold is a very different beast than a cylinder head - even an aluminum one. My back still hurts from pulling my 289 heads back in 1987. So, it doesn't look like I'll have to remove the valve covers, However, as long as...
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    Supposing I wanted a printed manual... Are the Haynes or Chilton manuals any good? My memory is that they are... slightly better than the owner's manual. Something like a Clymers would be great. :mad3:
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    Can you get the crossover pipe off without pulling the manifold? I saw that on some earlier versions you definitely could not since the crossover bolts actually came in from the underside. However, it almost looks like you could get the pipe off without pulling the manifold on my '14. I know the...
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    I did some checking in the engine compartment and it is, without a doubt, the front crossover on the left side where all the videos point to a design flaw. Radiator fluid is clearly leaking around the gasket and running back along the engine, then dripping down the left rear head and...
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    Any idea where this T-fitting might have been? I'll start looking for radiator hoses and following them to their connection. I do know if is leaking from somewhere towards the back of the engine.
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    Flushed Radiator on '14, Now Head Gasket Seems To Be Leaking

    Interesting. Looks like there is a coolant crossover in the front and one in the back. That actually seems a little more reasonable point of failure than a head gasket, and a pretty ****-poor design if you ask me. Pulling the manifold should be a pain but not too bad. Might also be a good time...

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