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I did not disconnect the battery, and I double checked the boots on reinstallation. The engine is running fine. After reading the manual, it states that the MPG meter should be reset while travelling at a constant speed for three minutes. I had reset it just prior to going home from the gas station. I reset it today on the way to work and it is reading 18 MPG now.

Prior to changing my sparkplugs, I was getting between 15-16 mpg in city driving, and 23-24 on the highway (@75-80mph) After changing my plugs two weeks ago, my city milage is now hovering around 13 mpg. I used NGK platinum plugs, gapped at .054, and changed the air filter and PCV valve while I was there. The old plugs were showing a gap of .080, give or take. Why has my milage gotten worse?

GAAHHH!

Well, went to Autozone today to get the stuff for the sparkplug change...and they don't have the intake manifold gasket, PCV valve, or torque wrench in the range that I need.

Bought the plugs and anti-sieze while I was there, and ordered the rest of the stuff from Amazon and Rock Auto. Hopefully it will all be here before my vacation time ends.

In deed they do

Holy thread revival...

Hey, KingMike...you ordered your emblems from DMB, correct? I had ordered (and applied) the overlays from Glass Elephant, but I inadvertently struck the open garage door with the open hatch, so I screwed my overlay up. Add to that, i could not get the steering wheel overlay to work correctly, so i ended up screwing it all up and tossing it out.

What size did you order from DMB? They don't show an Edge in the listings. Also, would you happen to know if the badges for the 2008 and 2011 are the same size?

Well, got it done today...took about 3 hours, and one additional run to the parts store since neither one of my oil filter wrenches would fit. I plan to tackle the sparkplugs maybe next week.

I have the same issue with my Razr Maxx.

I called the local dealer and they quoted me $350 for the 90,000 mile service. Said service includes an oil change, air filter, wiper blades, tire rotation, and the multi-point inspection.

Seriously...$350 for something I can do in about 2 hours in my garage?

The icing on the cake is the sparkplugs...that is covered under a tuneup, and is an additional $400.

I think I will be going to Autozone tomorrow for some oil and filters, and a torque wrench.

The maintenance guide recommends replacing the PCV valve at 105,000 miles, except for 3V engines...is the 3.5 V6 in the FWD Edge Limited a 3V engine?

Thanks for the replies!

I was used to getting between 27mpg and 30mpg with my old Intrepid...I figured that the Edge would get a little less, but not 20-22mpg. I am not that worried about it now, especially since I usually use my bike to go to work during the week, and that gets 50mpg easy.

Three months ago, I bought a 2008 Edge. A few days ago, we took our first long trip from Tennessee to Florida. We ran 75-80 MPH most of the way, except for around Nashville, Atlanta, and Jacksonville, where the speed limit dropped to 55-65. I averaged 22mpg for the trip. Is this normal?

Stats:

2008 Ford Edge Limited /w 83000m on the clock

20" chrome-clad wheels /w Pirelli Scorpions

Vista Roof

Normal Tire Pressures

No intake or exhaust mods, no tuning

Pax and luggage:

Myself (190lbs) and wife (90lbs)

Suitcase (80lbs)

Various odds and ends (maybe 30 pounds)

Where does one find the service manual? I cannot find it anywhere!

I just don't see the value of paying for radio...

What are you guys using to control trash in your Edge? In my Intrepid, I hooked a plastic shopping bag over the shifter and would toss it out when it got full. The layout of the center console shifter and cupholders does not lend itself to that option. I tried just keeping a bag on the passenger floorboard, but it is not working out that well, either.

It's the same in my 08 Limited as well. I thought it a little odd at first, like Ford purposely left some details "unfinished" to either give it a more rough and truck-like ambiance, or to help convince people to move up to the next trim level, I.E. the Lincoln MTX.

Your dealer is lazy. No roof, even a Vista roof, sunroof, or moonroof should be leaking.

I have noticed a bit more body lean than my last vehicle, and the seat could use some side bolsters to help keep you in place. Other than that it handles like a dream.

If it is the same that comes in the 2008 Edge, it is an 8" sub.

Do any of you who have installed this piece have rear back-up sensors? Do you need to trim around the sensors to install the bumper protector?

 

Thanks

It runs along the top of the sensors and does not interfere at all.

I wonder if the Niteshades paint would work better...I may look into this as I am noticing that it takes forever for the lights to come on when it is gloomy and starting to get dark.

I have the Weather tech in-channel guards and the only contact that the window makes with the guard is when it is rolling up, and even then is is a very soft click as the window meets the guard. The guard does not impede the function of the window at all, and there is certainly no grinding or crunching. Perhaps you got the wrong part or a defective part?

Are the wheelskins worth the $45 price difference?

Could be something in the cruise control system.

Must be a newer Edge...my 08 limited does not have any wood grain in it.

How sturdy do they feel? My GF has trouble getting in and out of the Edge, but I have felt some of the other plastic ones out there and they a

Ways felt soft.

They are pretty sturdy. I stand on them and feel almost no flex, and I am 200lbs.

I expect the trim panel you are describing is swinging down from the panel edge nearest the firewall and deepest in the foot well.

 

On my MKX, the trim panel is attached with push pins at the bottom of the dashboard face and has a single rigid tab molded in the middle of the trim panel edge that's nearest the firewall.

 

The rigid tab sits atop the carpet-insulator pad and retains the trim panel in its appropriate upward position, keeping it out of the foot well.

 

Take a look or feel around the top edge of the carpet-insulator pad, where it forms a shelf that the tab should sit on top off & be retained.

 

If that shelf area has rounded off, you may be able to put some cardboard behind that specific area to push the insulator pad inboard enough to retain the tab and keep the trim panel in place.

 

Or, you can use Duck Tape.

 

Good Luck!

It was similar to that. It is a large-ish panel that is directly under the glove box, and it attached at the front with two trim plugs. In the rear, it fits into an indentation in the firewall. The panel itself looks like it covers the fan motor for the a/c. I took the glove box and panel out this afternoon and figured out that it had not been installed correctly, took about 5 minutes to fix it.

Incidentally, the panel had a thick piece of sound-deadening material attached to it, just like the door panels. If the rest of the interior is like this, no wonder the truck is so quiet!

I have an 08 Limited with 83000 on the clock...no issues so far with the vista roof. <crosses fingers>