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Thank you very much to both DILLARD000 and dabangsta for the answers and feedback above, this is exactly what I was looking for. I think I'll leave the plugs for when 144,000 km comes around (might take a few decades ?). I do think the shop was being a little too proactive. Corrosion isn't an issue here where we live. But I'll get the oil changed this week, I'm getting lazy in my old age ? Thanks again for all your help and advice, much appreciated!

Hi there, I own a 2008 Ford Edge Limited AWD, 3.5 L V6. It's in absolute mint condition. There are only 110,275 km on it, we're the second owner. We don't drive the vehicle much at all — if you can believe it, we've put less than 2000 km on it in the past 36 months. We walk everywhere here in Vancouver, BC Canada. Our vehicle runs beautifully, there are no issues with it at all and certainly no issues related to one of my topics regarding spark plugs (such as misfiring, idling, knocking, etc.). We actually had the 108,000 km scheduled maintenance done early at 96,830 km. I don’t quite know how that happened, the old Ford dealership we used to deal with was questionable in terms of both knowledge and ethics (and a hunger for $$) so we stopped using them and went to a non-Ford shop with an excellent reputation who does excellent work. During our last oil change at 108,504 km, I was told that we should “consider” changing the spark plugs on our next visit. But when I look in the Ford User Manual for our 2008 Ford Edge, it says that spark plugs are due at 144,000 km (90,000 miles). The shop's reasoning was that over time, spark plugs may heat up and become difficult to remove and replace. As far as I know, the spark plugs in our vehicle are the original ones. I’ve done lots of reading and from what I can tell, modern-day iridium spark plugs are way different than the ones I used to put in my 1972 Dodge Charger. They last a heck of a long time. So I’m a bit confused here. I'm not very auto-mechanic-savvy and I don't know who to believe. The Ford User Manual or the new shop telling us that we should “consider” changing the spark plugs. Our vehicle hasn't been on a long trip in over 10 years. It really doesn't get used much at all. One of the Ford dealerships I called quoted me $480 to put new plugs in and the new shop we’re using quoted me between $700-$800. If I can avoid doing this right now, I would gladly do so. Another question I have is about oil changes. Our last oil change (fully synthetic oil) was done at 108,504 km. Our current mileage is 110,275 km. We’ve only put 1771 km on the vehicle in 36 months. Is it really necessary for me to get an oil change? It almost doesn't make sense, the oil is still clear/amber and exactly where it should be on the dipstick. No leaks. Our climate out here in Vancouver BC, Canada is a fairly mild one, no harsh winters. Can anybody out there offer any guidance on this? I can't believe how much prices have gone up for vehicle maintenance since COVID. Brutal. Thanks a million.

Sorry I didn't respond sooner but I was away on a business trip for much longer than I expected. I just got back and had a chance to take our ’08 Edge out for a ride to see what was happening and it seems as though replacing the cabin air filter solved the problem. At least in my case, it did. Kind of makes sense because the noise was randomly happening when all controls and functions were completely off. I didn't have to perform a climate control reset after all but at least I know how to do it should the need arise in the future. So for anyone reading this who has a similar problem, I would start by replacing the cabin air filter first because that's what did the trick for me. From there, I would suggest trying the reset as explained above. Thanks again for your help. Cheers!

Excellent, thanks so much for your help. I will give this a try when I get back home on the weekend.

Thank you! Hoping this works on an '08. Do you do this while the vehicle is running or just with the key in the ignition and accessory on? I watched a YouTube video for resetting newer models and the video author said to do it while the vehicle is off (only accessory on) so I would assume this would be the same?

Okay, just a tad bit confused here. Doing a lot of research on the net about this and I see: "To reset climate control, press the defrost button and the climate control power button at the same time, release both buttons, then press the climate control power button again. For most Ford Edge drivers, this fixes any HVAC issues instantly." That would sure be a simple way of doing this bu the trouble is, it doesn't apply to the 2008 Ford Edge ? So, as you said above: Which fuse are you referring to? There are multiple fuses related to climate control (3 of them), cooling (3 of them), etc. I don't see any one individual fuse labelled HVAC or even just A/C. I've attached a pdf from the 2008 Ford Edge Manual. Thanks in advance. 2008_ford_edge_fuses.pdf

Thanks so much.

Thanks again, if it is an actuator, finding which one it is first sounds like an interesting chore. I've done a lot of searching around the net in the past half hour, sounds like there are three of them on the 2008 Edge. I'll let you know what I find, hopefully this may help someone else out in the forum at some point.

I'll give that a try, thanks for the help. Is this something that I can replace myself? Like I said above. I'm no mechanic but I'm an electrician (electrical contractor) -- fixing electrical comes easy.

Thanks for the reply. I thought about the fan, too. But the only thing is that this happens when the fan and AC are completely off. And off for a good 5 to 10 minutes. So I don't think it could be the fan, then again, I'm no car mechanic ?

I found a similar post somewhere in this forum but the question/problem didn’t really seem to be solved. I have a 2008 Ford Edge Limited AWD. Best vehicle we’ve ever owned. We really don’t drive that much, we’re so close to everything and walk everywhere. Only has 108,000 km on it. So obviously, we don’t use the AC that much. The heating system in the vehicle has always worked amazingly well during the colder months here in Vancouver. We had to run some errands a couple of days ago and it’s been brutally hot here so we got in the vehicle and turned the AC on. The AC worked perfectly, no strange sounds coming from under the hood, no leaks, no belt noises, no problems whatsoever. We went to a gardening store, parked out front. Went in and did our shopping. Came out and started the vehicle up and by the time I got down to the end of the block, I could hear this strange sound coming from in behind the dashboard, almost in the center of the dashboard above the shifter/console. It’s almost like a ticking sound but not really a tick. It’s very hard to describe, almost more like a very soft and quiet light tapping sound (if the radio or an MP3 was playing at a quiet volume, you'd never hear it). Not a quick repeating sound but more of a tap once half every second or so. Sort of like the sound you hear when a vent closes after the heat or AC has been turned off. It’s important to note that this sound happens when the AC is completely off. It’s a minor annoyance but I’m wondering what it is. It just eventually stopped on its own. So we made another stop on the way home. Got back into the vehicle and the sound started up again and then just went away on its own. I didn’t drive it for a couple of days thinking the sound would probably just go away. So today, I had to make a stop at the grocery store and heard no strange sounds whatsoever coming from the dashboard on the way down to the grocery store. I didn’t use the AC at all today. I thought to myself, well -- the sound is gone. But when I came out of the grocery store and got back into the vehicle and started it up, by the time I got to the lights about a block away, I could hear the sound again (note that the AC was still completely off -- wasn't used at all today). Fan was off. No accessories running at all. Not even my iPhone/Bluetooth. Stopped again and put some gas in, got back in and the sound was gone. Quiet as a mouse by the time I got home. Completely gone. I did some searching around on the net and some people say to change the cabin air filter so I did that, I haven’t tried it yet but I just don’t think that’s what the problem is. Correct me if I’m wrong. Anyone out there ever have the same thing happen? This is a weird one.

There always used to be a clunk when shifting into reverse but in 2018, I told the Ford dealership about this and they performed one of the TSB's and that (sort of) solved the problem. It's still there but on a much smaller scale, only does it maybe once out of every 30 to 40 shifts (if that) rather than almost every time. I think you may be right about the solenoid. Thanks for your reply and for the tip on brake dust. I think I'll forget about low gear from now on ?

Working perfectly all week. Took it into the transmission shop this morning and they plugged it into their diagnostics. No problems found. We took it for a test drive, uphill, downhill, punched it out a few times, stopped, started. Did fwd/rev, fwd/rev/low gear while at a dead stop. Checked the fluid. Everything 100%. This shop has been around in our neighborhood for 56 years so I trust them. I kind of think this was just 'one of those things' or, it might be related to the fact that we just don't drive the vehicle much these days (covid and gas prices now at $2.10 per liter today). For this reason (lack of use), the technician said it could have just been a 'stuck solenoid' and the restart 'fixed' it. I'll keep an eye on it but I'm not overly worried. Thanks for the replies ?

I did note in my post that I checked the fluid. Its fine, very clear and clean and the level is good. I mistakenly checked it the first time after the vehicle was turned off but then I realized that you need to check transmission fluid while a vehicle is running and has 20 km or so on it. The hill wasn't steep, we were going downhill. I've driven up and down that hill a million times. Very doubtful that the transmission overheated because the trip to the vet is less than 5 minutes, only 12 blocks away. I'll take it into the transmission specialist here in town. They told me to bring it in so they can "scan" it. I'm really picky too. We actually had our 120,000 km scheduled maintenance done at 108,000 km, our vehicle is so clean you could eat dinner on the hood ?

Hello folks, I had something really weird happen to our 2008 Ford Edge AWD Limited yesterday. I’m wondering if anybody else out there may have experienced a similar issue. Our Edge is in mint condition, only has 108,000 km on it. All scheduled maintenance performed by a Ford dealer as recommended by Ford. Oil changes done when needed, fluids, etc., etc. I take really good care of it and I have a tendency to drive like a little old lady in my old age. We put a set of polished aluminum Ford factory custom wheels on it last year so I have a tendency to use the low gear (automatic transmission) a little more often now when I'm coming down a hill to keep the brake dust problem to a minimum. Yesterday I was driving down a hill while taking our cat to the vet, naturally, in a bit of a rush. A lady riding her bicycle on our right kept swaying back and forth into the middle of the road so I waited until there were no oncoming cars and booted it around her to get out of her way for a few blocks and then slowed back down (seldom do I ever drive the vehicle hard like this). Got down to the bottom of the hill and shifted into low gear, turned the corner and drove one block over to the vet clinic. As I was parking out front, I noticed that it suddenly felt like I had the clutch depressed on a manual transmission. Felt like it was in neutral when the vehicle was in drive, low gear or reverse, couldn’t go anywhere, it just “spun”. First reaction was that something was wrong with the transmission. So I turned the vehicle off for a minute and turned it back on and everything was perfect again. Took our cat into the vet, came back out started it up and drove home. Perfect. Waited 4 hours for the vet to call, got back into the vehicle and drove back down to the vet. Perfect. Picked up our cat, got back in and drove back home. Perfect. Couldn't re-create the problem if I tried. Checked the transmission fluid, very clean and clear (the level did look a little high - above the recommended cross-hatch area - but the transmission fluid was changed by a Ford technician 18 months ago and no problems until yesterday). It seems like a computer glitch to me, stopping and starting the vehicle seems to have reset the computer. I don't really want to take it to the dealership unless I absolutely have to, creating more problems than there already may not be (if you know what I mean). Anyone out there ever have this happen? Is this just a one-off kind of thing? In all the years we've owned this vehicle, I honestly don't think we've ever had a single problem with it and we hardly drive it since Covid started. We walk everywhere (I’d be surprised if we put 2500 to 3000 km a year on it for the past two years). My gut feeling - I don't think there's anything wrong with it. It's never done this before and chances are that it'll never do it again. Thanks in advance for any guidance, experiences and help.

Thanks so much.

Hello all, With Covid here, my wife and I don't really drive our vehicle much. Along with many others, we're find that after letting our 2008 Ford Edge sit for three or four weeks at a time, the battery gets low. I've taken it out for many highway drives but it's becoming a pain in the butt to do that all the time not to mention the waste of gas. Do any of you use a compact charger like the Battery Tender Plus which is quite highly rated from what I understand? I thought I read somewhere that you weren't supposed to use these on a 2008 Ford Edge Limited AWD (and not to jumpstart anyone either) but I may be mistaken. Are the Battery Tenders any good and are they safe to use? I don't want to damage any electronics and I don't want to have to remove the battery in order to charge it. I'm sure battery chargers have come a long way in the last 30 or 40 years and you don't have to remove your battery anymore when you charge it. If they're okay to use, how long do you connect one of these for? 24 hours? As always, any help/guidance/advice would be appreciated. Cheers.

Maybe I should've posted this under wheels and tires but I guess it kind of applies to both. Quite a while back, I posted a question about putting a set of Ford Edge Sport rims on our 2008 Ford Edge: Ford Edge Wheel And Tire Size Confusion The response was great and much appreciated, I certainly learned a lot about wheels. We managed to find a refinished set of 2011 Sport rims which they bored for us. They fit beautifully and look beautiful as well. Our vehicle is in mint shape as you can see from the photo, less that 100,000 km on it. Being as fussy as I am with keeping my vehicle clean, these are clear coated wheels (our other ones weren’t). I don't wash our vehicle once a week like some of the fanatics out there do and believe me, at one time I _was_ one of those fanatics but old age has crept up on me So how often do I need to clean these wheels? I'm worried that if my wife and I just do the regular driving around town and put 200 to 300 km over the course of a few weeks and get brake dust on them and not clean them for a month, I might ruin them (we really don't drive our vehicle much at all, honestly I think we put 2500 km on a year). Is brake dust really that bad? If I put 300 km on and clean the wheels once every six weeks, is this going to be satisfactory? They’re so nice and shiny and new right now, they almost look like they’re chrome (which of course, they're not). I just don't want to take any chances but I just don't have the resources to wash with our vehicle as much as I want to used to. Any help/product recommendations would greatly be appreciated. I've used Meguiar’s aluminum wheel cleaner in the past (the blue-colored bottle stuff) but I don't think that will work on clear coated wheels, it looks like I have to use the pink-colored bottle stuff now. Also, is it just me or is it literally impossible to find a tire gel that gives a satin/matte finish? Meguiar’s is just so glossy. Thanks!

Thanks for all your help as always, much appreciated!

I found a set of 22 inch Ford Edge Sport rims from a 2011 Ford Edge (absolutely identical to the picture at the top of this thread). The company I'm buying them from will bore them out to 70.6 and have the curb rash repaired. Very reputable company here in town (one of the best). They held the 22 inch rim with a mounted 265/40R22 tire up to my 2008 Ford Edge and it looked awesome compared to the 18 inch wheels and tires we currently have on it right now. There is a definite diameter difference, however. The 22 inch wheel sits a fair amount higher and fills in the wheel way more than the 18 inch. So now my question is this: does anybody know how to calibrate a speedometer for the difference in wheel size? Is this a programming thing that's done in the vehicle's computer or is it a mechanical thing? Thanks again in advance for any help you may be able to provide.

i don't know what happened to my reply, I replied back a few days ago to say thanks but the reply disappeared (?). Thanks to all who answered back, so much appreciated! Merry Christmas and stay safe...

Hi there, I'm wondering if somebody can clear up some confusion for me and perhaps educate me a bit. We have a 2008 Ford Edge which is in mint condition that we intend on keeping for quite some time, it has very low kilometres and has been babied from day one. We need a new set of tires and I don't want to fork out 1400 bucks to put them on the old, somewhat questionable-looking original 'chrome plastic' rims. I would love to put a set of original (not OEM) Ford Edge Sport rims on this vehicle and this is where the confusion begins. The Sport rims that I'm looking at are from the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Ford Edges (I've attached a photo of a 2012 Ford Edge Sport with the exact same rims I want). I understand that our 2008 Ford edge has a 5 x 114.3 bolt pattern. This is the exact same bolt pattern that the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Ford Edges have. The offset on our 2008 Ford Edge is 35 - 40. But -- the offset on the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Ford Edge is 39 - 44 -- different than our 2008. I've tried and tried to digest all this and make sense out of all the info I can find on the net but it's just not happening. Royally confused. So to make a long story short, can I put these gorgeous 2012 rims on our older 2008 Ford Edge? Will they work? Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.

Thanks!

Does anybody know what the latest Ford SYNC version for a 2008 Ford Edge is? The owner.ford.com website (a pathetically horrible and slow website) tells me that it is version 1.3. This doesn't make sense - when I look on Wikipedia, they state that SYNC version 2 was released in 2008 and SYNC version 3 was released in 2009. I drive a 2008 Ford so I can't see the hardware going out of date that fast, in two years. I currently have version 1.3 installed, there must be a way to get at least version 2 on it. As I noted in my previous post, when I view system information I see "autoversion 5 8 08351_5P>". I don't think this is the correct information I am looking for. How do I tell which version of SYNC is installed on my vehicle? No navigation, just the 6 CD changer style of display. I honestly can't find a video anywhere that tells me how to do this.

Hi folks, I haven't posted in a long time, I've always found this forum to be so helpful and I'm hoping that someone out there can once again give me a helping hand with some annoying issues. I used an iPhone 4S running iOS 7.1.2 for many years with the Ford SYNC in my 2008 Ford Edge and it just worked flawlessly. It never once gave me a problem. I just upgraded to an iPhone 8 Plus running iOS 12.2 and my phone connects via Bluetooth to the vehicle fine, that was the easy part. But I didn't realize that there were going to so many issues afterward. I don't know if I have this correct or not but I went into system settings to get the Ford SYNC version or "autoversion" number as it is called in the manual and I see 5 8 08351_5P> (there is an arrow at the end of the number which I thought may scroll to something else but it doesn't). Hopefully, that is the Ford SYNC version I'm running. I have no idea of how to download or install a newer version if there is one. Ford SYNC automatically starts playing music on my new iPhone when I turn the vehicle on which is OK by me, that's what my old iPhone did. But the problem I have is that my iPhone 8 Plus never remembers the last song it played like my old iPhone did. Ford SYNC always picks a new song at random from a different playlist every time. Plus (and this is the real annoying part) it shuffles all of the playlists on top of it all (no matter which playlist it's on). And I haven't told it to do any of this, it just does it by itself as soon as I connect to Ford SYNC. My iPhone 8 Plus plays music perfectly through headphones or through a stereo system. None of these issues are present at all except when the iPhone 8 Plus is connected to Ford SYNC via Bluetooth. It would be nice to get into the vehicle and have it start playing a song and continue on through the rest of the songs in the same playlist but that doesn't happen. Everything is randomized/shuffled. It is so unbelievably annoying, distracting to say the least because I have to pull over and manually choose a playlist and turn shuffle off. The other issue I have is with call volume. When I place or receive a phone call through Ford SYNC with my iPhone 8 Plus, the volume is much much lower than it was with my old iPhone 4S. I have to crank the volume up to 10 to hear who I'm talking to. Anybody else out there with an older Ford Edge who had this much frustration with upgrading to a new iPhone and using it with Ford SYNC? Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide. Edit: I checked owner.ford.com and the last confirmed update on my vehicle was version 1.3, it tells me that this is the latest update. I don't understand why I can't install version 2?