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Dean Caudle

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I have had my 2013 Edge SEL for 24 months now and have put 46,000 miles on it as my daily commute is roughly 65 miles round trip but they are nice highway miles. Just wondering about some on here that have high miles on their Edge's and how they have aged? I have the Eco-Boost engine in my SEL. I really like it.

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You aren't letting the grass grow under that machine!! I don't have a lot of miles on mine yet but there are some other members with big numbers on the odometer.

 

You must be getting close to a set of new tires. Glad to hear you like the Eco-Boost motor. It wasn't available with AWD at the time I bought mine. That's been corrected for the 2015 model.

 

Is the fuel economy within the range you expected?

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I have 4/32 on the front and 3/32 on the back so will be getting new tires before the winter season hits. Debating whether to put another set of Pirelli Scorpion STR's they came with (245/50/20) or I have been looking at Yokohama Avid Envigor. Tire place near me has a forever tire program where you buy a set of tires and never have to again as long as you own the car. The way I go through miles I am considering it but you have to go with their highest priced tire (The Yokohama). I would say I am a bit dissapointed with the fuel economy. If you drive 60 on the interstate you CAN average 30 MPG but that's just not me :) Overall its gets about 24 MPG per tank.

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24 mpg is not too bad or a FWD with mostly highway miles, but by now probably you could do better with the EB engine, even at 70 mph.

 

Scheduled maintenance on time? Tire pressure regularly checked? Cold weather can reduce air pressure significantly.

 

One of the things on turbo motors is they like to eat plugs. So even if they tell you 50K or 100K life, if you want optimum performance: a) Check plugs at least by 25-30K, and B) gap them properly. Even from the factory, the gaps are known not to be set properly. If gap growth from new is over 0.010, you are losing performance. If you see carbon deposits, the vehicle is running rich OR too much oil in the PCV fumes making it into the combustion chamber OR you have a leaky fuel injector.

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Nice.... racking them up pretty good!! Hopefully it keeps treating you well :)

 

My '07 is a couple hundred miles away from turning 140,000 miles. I bought it in Nov 2012 with 97k. So I've only put about 43k on it since then. But it's also not my daily driver... I have my bike and another car as well. Between the 3 I think it was somewhere around 40k a year. Haven't had a lick of trouble out of the Edge in the time I've had it though.... still runs and drives like a top

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Every thing is original except for the wear items like , plugs, belts. Same air filter K&N, replaced one O2 sensor and a power steering hose.

Hey macbwt! Did you put on 275K miles on the same water pump? (the nasty one driven off the timing chain)

 

A lot of miles. Mostly highway miles right?...In any case, you definitely got your moneys' worth! :-)

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I am sure you will be fine. My wifes Edge is a 2011 and it has 89K on it. No isssues so far. Ford by the way is not the only company that puts a water pump inside the engine like this. I had a Suzuki that had the water pump fail and the Mechs had to disassemble the engine to get to it.

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Akirby when I installed the K&N filter and the fishing line with the tin foil strips inside the air intake tubing I bet I gained at least 20 percent of one eigth of one mile in fuel saving and at least 6 percent of 100th of .5 hp, but hey I am happy with it and only bought one filter and on recharge kit number two. Just to make you feel better I am going to install that dry filter you like so much. :drool:

 

You have a K&N filter? That must have netted you a huge increase in fuel economy!

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My Grand Prix came from SLP that was sent from the factory for the GTX conversion. The GTX has a functional cold air intake

molded into the hood with scoops. Air goes to an airbox with a cone style K+N filter. I have never had an issue with the K+N, other than a backfire when I hit a 150HP nitrous shot and ignited the K+N...soooo...this is my second K+N in 15 years..cheers

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I just test drove a 2008 SEL with 111,639 on the clock for a friend who is Edge shopping. The following things were wrong with it....

 

1) Brake pedal had a very mushy feel to it. Probably needed to do the brake fluid service.

2) I did hear some wheel bearing noise, especially after application of the brakes

3) Transmission slippage from 3-4

4) Scratch on rear door

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