valenrandy
Well-Known Member
Hello there i'm Val and we just purchased a 2008 Expedition EL King Ranch 4x4 with "some" miles on it (130K). It drove fine from what I could tell and purchased it as it was a great price. The truck has every option with the exception 20in wheels and power fold mirrors.
Since buying it this last Saturday, we have had the chance to put about 300 miles on it and have made some observations. Chime in if you have experience with these.
1. While driving on a long streach of road where the only hills are the overpasses/bridges, the transmission would occasionally drop a gear in cruise control. I know must cars do this to maintain speed on an incline but when not in cruise control I would not feel this shift pattern.
2.While driving in cruise control on a down hill, I would feel what i would call a very very slight jerk. Almost as if the engine/trans rengaged forward. This observation is like a duh of course it does that but since i'm new the this Expedition I just want to make sure others experience this too. (spark plugs/cops???)
3. From about 5/10mph to about 45/50mph I can feel and hear what I can only describe as a hum. I feel it in the steering wheel if you will and can hear it louder as the speed increases. I believe it to be iether the wheel bearings/hubs, the bearing in the drive shaft or the tires.
4. When starting the engine and selecting Drive, there is a very strange feeling in acceleration for the first second or two. After that, all is gravy.
5. I have Air-ride in the rear and so far it appears to be working. How often does the pump turn on to maintain level ride under a normal load?
6. On occasion, the navigation display will show an error regarding the disc is unreadable. Showing something to the effect that the disk needs to be cleaned of smudges/fingerprints. Ive tried to eject the DVD from the lower bay but it does not want to come out. It will make the noise like it wants to but only the slightest edge of the disk comes out. If I use a needle nose plier I am sure I can pull it out but I have yet to try. I push the disk back in and the only way to reset the system that I have found is to turn off truck and restart it. That causes display to close and load back up like normal. BTW, Per the display I have navigation dvd 7P.
7. Only 1 wireless headset came with the truck. I have seen some of these wireless headsets on amazon for 15-20$ each. Is there a particular type of headset that I should buy?
8. According to carfax and accucheck? there are no service records for this truck. I am going to assume that none of the fluids have been changed so I will be doing that in the next few weeks. Is it possible that truck was serviced at the dealer but not reported to these agencies? I should go get my vin checked at the dealer.
9.According to the original window stick my truck was equipped with the HD towing package. To the left of the hitch I see a 4 pin connector and to the right I see a flip up connection with a 7 point connection. Upfront though is a different story as what I belive to be the Trans cooler is not the HD one. I see a small wide cooler that is 5 rows high and the HD cooler should be 7 rows high. This brought something else to my attention. 2 of the plastic brackets below/around the cooler appear to have been broken previusly which leads me to believe that this truck could have been involved in a front end collision at some point in its life that was not reported to carfax. Standard cooler thrown in instead of the HD one it had. Would it be hard to upgrade the cooler to a bigger one?
10. Spark Plugs........ Well I read through page 30 on this 3rd gen section and I seen a little bit of it all. I am not sure if the plugs have ever been changed. I saw the video on one of the treads and this is my plan of action. 1 can of seafoam per tank the next 3 weeks. A little bit of PB blaster where the plugs are to work the top for the next few weeks. When starting change, warm engine up to operating temp and use a cordles impact. Have special removal tool ready just incase.
Even with all this I love this truck and I am going to make the best of it.
Thanks for your time!
Since buying it this last Saturday, we have had the chance to put about 300 miles on it and have made some observations. Chime in if you have experience with these.
1. While driving on a long streach of road where the only hills are the overpasses/bridges, the transmission would occasionally drop a gear in cruise control. I know must cars do this to maintain speed on an incline but when not in cruise control I would not feel this shift pattern.
2.While driving in cruise control on a down hill, I would feel what i would call a very very slight jerk. Almost as if the engine/trans rengaged forward. This observation is like a duh of course it does that but since i'm new the this Expedition I just want to make sure others experience this too. (spark plugs/cops???)
3. From about 5/10mph to about 45/50mph I can feel and hear what I can only describe as a hum. I feel it in the steering wheel if you will and can hear it louder as the speed increases. I believe it to be iether the wheel bearings/hubs, the bearing in the drive shaft or the tires.
4. When starting the engine and selecting Drive, there is a very strange feeling in acceleration for the first second or two. After that, all is gravy.
5. I have Air-ride in the rear and so far it appears to be working. How often does the pump turn on to maintain level ride under a normal load?
6. On occasion, the navigation display will show an error regarding the disc is unreadable. Showing something to the effect that the disk needs to be cleaned of smudges/fingerprints. Ive tried to eject the DVD from the lower bay but it does not want to come out. It will make the noise like it wants to but only the slightest edge of the disk comes out. If I use a needle nose plier I am sure I can pull it out but I have yet to try. I push the disk back in and the only way to reset the system that I have found is to turn off truck and restart it. That causes display to close and load back up like normal. BTW, Per the display I have navigation dvd 7P.
7. Only 1 wireless headset came with the truck. I have seen some of these wireless headsets on amazon for 15-20$ each. Is there a particular type of headset that I should buy?
8. According to carfax and accucheck? there are no service records for this truck. I am going to assume that none of the fluids have been changed so I will be doing that in the next few weeks. Is it possible that truck was serviced at the dealer but not reported to these agencies? I should go get my vin checked at the dealer.
9.According to the original window stick my truck was equipped with the HD towing package. To the left of the hitch I see a 4 pin connector and to the right I see a flip up connection with a 7 point connection. Upfront though is a different story as what I belive to be the Trans cooler is not the HD one. I see a small wide cooler that is 5 rows high and the HD cooler should be 7 rows high. This brought something else to my attention. 2 of the plastic brackets below/around the cooler appear to have been broken previusly which leads me to believe that this truck could have been involved in a front end collision at some point in its life that was not reported to carfax. Standard cooler thrown in instead of the HD one it had. Would it be hard to upgrade the cooler to a bigger one?
10. Spark Plugs........ Well I read through page 30 on this 3rd gen section and I seen a little bit of it all. I am not sure if the plugs have ever been changed. I saw the video on one of the treads and this is my plan of action. 1 can of seafoam per tank the next 3 weeks. A little bit of PB blaster where the plugs are to work the top for the next few weeks. When starting change, warm engine up to operating temp and use a cordles impact. Have special removal tool ready just incase.
Even with all this I love this truck and I am going to make the best of it.
Thanks for your time!
Attachments
Last edited:
