nottmbantam
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Hi Folks,
Greetings from Saudi Arabia. I'm a Brit Expat living and working in these parts. My GMC Suburban (1996 K2500) unfortunately exploded into flames last week due to an internal fire so I'm in the lookout for another truck .Have always liked the look of the 2nd Gen Expeditions, so went to take a look at one today, have a couple of questions.
Truck in question is fully loaded, 4x4, V8 5.4L, leather etc. It's a 2005 model, US import, with around 95k miles on the clock. When the truck is idling, it makes quite a noticeable ' chugging ' sound. Not knocking, but a soft steady chug and is quite loud. However, once inside the truck and driving, it's not noticeable at all from inside the cabin, and actually, the truck drives really nicely, much better than my considerably older Suburban. I asked the seller, he started telling me about the catalytic converter causing it to make the sound, and I kind of got lost with what he was saying. Any ideas what / why it makes that sound? According to him, it's been like that since he bought it, he's had it around 18 months and is now leaving the country so selling it.
The other thing is that the engine check light is permanently lit on the dash. Now, I had a Chevy Trailblazer and this was always prone to the engine check light coming on and staying on. Again, according to him, this is connected to the catalytic converter.
Last question, the Sat Nav system asks you to insert a disc. Apparently this has been like also since he bought it. It's a standard dash head unit, so is this a tricky install to configure the sat Nav, do I need special discs only available from Ford? Does the head unit connect in any way to an iPhone or is this best done through an FM Transmitter?
Rest of the truck looks and drives great. Everything works as it should, all the buttons work, AC Is great. Thanks for any info you can offer. Cheers.
Greetings from Saudi Arabia. I'm a Brit Expat living and working in these parts. My GMC Suburban (1996 K2500) unfortunately exploded into flames last week due to an internal fire so I'm in the lookout for another truck .Have always liked the look of the 2nd Gen Expeditions, so went to take a look at one today, have a couple of questions.
Truck in question is fully loaded, 4x4, V8 5.4L, leather etc. It's a 2005 model, US import, with around 95k miles on the clock. When the truck is idling, it makes quite a noticeable ' chugging ' sound. Not knocking, but a soft steady chug and is quite loud. However, once inside the truck and driving, it's not noticeable at all from inside the cabin, and actually, the truck drives really nicely, much better than my considerably older Suburban. I asked the seller, he started telling me about the catalytic converter causing it to make the sound, and I kind of got lost with what he was saying. Any ideas what / why it makes that sound? According to him, it's been like that since he bought it, he's had it around 18 months and is now leaving the country so selling it.
The other thing is that the engine check light is permanently lit on the dash. Now, I had a Chevy Trailblazer and this was always prone to the engine check light coming on and staying on. Again, according to him, this is connected to the catalytic converter.
Last question, the Sat Nav system asks you to insert a disc. Apparently this has been like also since he bought it. It's a standard dash head unit, so is this a tricky install to configure the sat Nav, do I need special discs only available from Ford? Does the head unit connect in any way to an iPhone or is this best done through an FM Transmitter?
Rest of the truck looks and drives great. Everything works as it should, all the buttons work, AC Is great. Thanks for any info you can offer. Cheers.
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