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    Metallic ringing noise when moving

    My 08 4x4 expedition has developed an odd sound, almost like a brake rotor has a stone jammed in the bracket. Nothing is touching the rotors or unusual around it. Not related to engine rpm, no change 2wd or 4x4, directly related to speed. It's existed with almost no change for several hundred...
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    Installing a fuel pump voltage booster on my 2008 Expedition

    Fpdm doesn't exist on 08 model, despite parts list showing it. It's not on the wiring diagram, and the fuel lines and filter are different. Pump runs at full power, fuel got to filter, return line off filter goes back to sending unit and the mechanical pressure regulator dumps any excess...
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    Rubber floor patching

    You'd think I'd have found a product by now, given the number of commercial vehicles with rubber flooring.... does anyone know of a place that sells chunks of oem quality rubber floor material, that I can glue down? I'm really trying to get a large patch, about the size of a rubber floor mat...
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    Dim instrument panel in daytime

    I keep too much junk in my dash tray, I've had stuff slide over the sensor, drove me nuts until I notice it. I wish there was a Forscan setting to change the dash brightness ratio, given that I drive around with headlights in all the time.
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    2007 XLT fuel shuts off intermittently....relay or pump??

    That'd do it. My 08 had a bad connector at the fuel pump, damaged both the pump and connector. Former police service vehicle, probably has a lot of hours idling. Fuse was so brittle from slowly being baked before it blew that I had to pry chunks out with a toothpick. In the process, I...
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    Roof rack removal pics?

    Any chance of a few pics from above? I'm especially interested in what the mount points look like, but I'm convinced that if I pull mine just to look, I'll wind up with a leak.
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    Support adding auxiliary condenser fan to 2010 Limited

    My 08 has an electronically controlled clutch on the engine fan, it should be able to move enough air to keep things cool... if my fan shroud was intact. With a chunk missing, the fan can spill air and keep churning the same air instead of pulling through the radiator. The bottom of the shroud...
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    LED Turn Signal Bulbs - advice

    Hyperflash setting didn't make a difference in my 08, I've heard it only fixes the rears, maybe the latest version of the software has found the setting for the fronts.
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    Transmission question

    Yep. I was very tempted to add a drain on the side of the pan at the "full" height, and plug a hose barb into it at fluid change, fill to overflow, repeat when hot, then put the plug back in. I think someone did something similar with a pair of copper tunes, and a washer to set depth. Stick it...
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    Differential/Trans Breathers?

    The biggest plus of relocating the breather is that it won't **** in water when the sudden cooling of a hot case drops the internal pressure. Ideally, the breather would be pressurized to 1-3psi, to keep water out, and vented the rest of the time. Even with that, there's still the risk of wheel...
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    2008 Expedition and Marvel Mystery Oil

    Seems like half the phaser problems are caused by deposits, and the other half by incorrect oil. I'm a fan of cleaning out everything possible with solvent, and several short interval oil changes, then pulling and replacing the solenoids. That's done the trick for the last few expy owners I've...
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    Catalytic Converter issue or something deeper?

    I had a misfire that would appear when the engine got hot, and vanish when it cooled down. Clip on the coil's input wire was broken, and the silicone the police dept mechanic slathered on everything made the seal work really well. Trapped air would expand, push the connector out, misfire a lot...
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    Adding 3rd Row

    Most of them will have rubber plugs. I discovered that while 2nd gen seats will fit with a bit of wiggling, the seat belt attachments are different.
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    Auxiliary Power plug

    That's a weird way to represent a power receptacle. Had me wondering if it was a relay for a few minutes.
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    Auxiliary Power plug

    When I turned the supply up to 14.3v, I got 1.45a, and 12.15v at battery. Pretty noteworthy drop in there, somewhere. Might be worth turning your supply up to the higher end of 6 cell lead acid float voltages. There's still a ton of drop, but it'll work.
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    Auxiliary Power plug

    The chinesium supply I used when set to the closest I could get was as follows: 12.4v .15a @ supply 12.12@ battery. 13.2v .52a @ supply 12.13 @ battery Meter was within 0.01v of the supply, supply only gives me one digit after decimal.
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    Auxiliary Power plug

    You might try turning the supply up to 13.8, it's still a safe float voltage. I'll try hooking up my much cheaper regulated supply to the same port on my 08, see what I get. I'm assuming you checked the voltage at the supply with the meter, just to make sure the meter agrees with the supply's...
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    Roof rack parts

    Sweet, thanks. If possible, a few pics of the bits in question would be awesome.
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    Roof rack parts

    I would, except the only local yard doesn't have anything newer than a 2nd gen. Fun fact, front brake bracket bolts and hub bolts are the same metric fine thread. On the 2nd gen models, they're longer because of the aluminum spindles. Snagged 6, cut them short with the grinder. Dealer wanted...
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    Roof rack parts

    My expy didn't come with cross bars on the roof rack. I'm trying to find what size/style of nut goes in the track, does anyone have one they can measure for me, or know of an alternative? I'm hoping to find something like the t-slot nuts for extruded aluminum.
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    Fog lights

    Fuses good? High beams off?
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    Auxiliary Power plug

    Depending on how long and what gauge the wires are, it might show that much while charging. It shouldn't be that much with a 1-2amp float charger, though. Large battery banks get chargers that have separate voltage sense lines to allow the charger to compensate for losses.
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    How hard is it to get my spark plugs out?

    I got the gearwrench socket/extension, and discovered that the magnet was too close to the open end. It wouldn't quite engage the hex on the spark plugs. Cue large vise, and a bolt to push the magnet a little deeper... Worked great after that. I also needed to make a debris scraper from a...
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    Remote start for 2008

    I've heard of a button being just taped to the wiring harness, way up under the center dash area. It's not supposed to be needed by the end user, so they didn't make it pretty.
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    License plate lights

    Warm white bulbs are a bit less yellow than the factory ones, but not as eyeball melting as the cool white. I stuck a set of led reverse lights in that are like led headlights, heatsink and all. Bright enough to convince me to hold off on the rear light bar...

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