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A lot of things don't show up on a test drive. There was a guy in the waiting room who had a new MKX with 21" tires. It was only a month old and was in having a second tire replaced. First one he picked up a screw. It went in the tread and came out through the sideall, killing the tire. Second tire, he hit a chuckhole and blew out the side of the tire. He was livid as he had to pay for both tires out of pocket as not covered under warranty (no road hazard warranty). Think the rep said that the tires were over $300 each. He told service rep that he never realized when he bought the car that tires were so vulnerable to damage. How many times have all of us bought a car never seeing an obvious flaw that we never seen during the test drive? (Is everyone's hand up)? Or things we could never have seen, like there is next to no selection with the 21"tires.

It's the water pump inlet tube. It's painted on the inside. On cars built BEFORE 4/1/08, the flushing chemicals will remove the paint and contaminate the water pump and cooling system.

If you download it off the web be careful of its source. I read one report where the file had a virus added which was designed to brick the head unit. (His unit bricked after installing and he blamed the file).

Panel removal starts about 1/2 through: https://youtu.be/2xrcSyvNWJk

You can cleaned dryed wax off plastic or rubber by cleaning with mineral spirits on a microfiber towel. If stuck on, use a tooth brush with mineral spirits.

Whatcha mean I can't say it, suker? So out the garage, turn on the unit and yup, have to say "radio" <doink> 100.3 FM <doink> and "then" it changes. Oh well, never liked FM anyway. <g>

Outstanding write-up Waldo. I learned a lot. The Sync is contained in the APIM and not in the ACM; right? Btw, (I apologize for running this thread in a tangent), I have sync commands for the climate control, but it comes back and tells me that the hardware is not available. HVAC module or something else?

"I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you repeat that?"

Ah yes, you must be using on of those new Craftsman "talk to you wrench" wrenches. Been thinking of picking a set of those. Dammed expensive or so I've heard. Do they do a good job? <couldn't resist, sorry>

I thought he was going about changing the condenser the hard way ... (big grin)

If your changing coolants, completely flush the system with a good flush and lots of distilled water. Mixing coolants can create crystals that can clog.

Try turning the key and moving the shift from park to drive and back to park again. Then try to start. Alternatively wiggle the steering wheel while turning the key. (Thinking the key reader is not triggering due to ignition switch out of alignment).

Fuse #9 in the Power Distribution Box. Also #24 is the left stop/brake light, #46 is the right.

On some MY you have to replace parts. More than a simple rinse is the important thing to take away.

On the mobile version the subject line only displays "rear door pass side ...". What are you looking for? If it's a door, check Ebay. Doors go for $250 with local pickup or $450 delivered. .

It's a Sync-1 ACM with single CD/DVD, Sirius satellite radio, hard drive and navigation. Looks like it's a Ford Edge but same unit as in my 2009 MKX.

If your considering changing your own coolant, here's Fords procedure for changing from gold to dark green. It also talks about which parts to replace if 2008 or before. . 2009 MKX Cooling System Corrosion.pdf

My 09 MKX came with gold but my local dealer told me that I should switch over to green. The gold was found to NOT provide sufficient protection. Note that the gold must be COMPLETELY washed out of all parts of the cooling system. Not one trace of the gold must be left to mix with green. It will form crystals and clog the smaller passages. The dealer had a specific process to follow in converting over the system. .

Stupid question time. Did you change the air filter?

It's on the back of the woofer. Before you do anything else, check fuse #38 in the cabin fuse panel aka the "smart junction box". (It's on the drivers side, down near your left foot). This fuse is dedicated to the subwoofer amp.

Yea, that's not right. Think I would try what Paul suggested, bending the metal bracket slightly.

Great point. I was looking over the link WWW posted and it's really obscure. There no reference to moon roof, Vista or anything like that, but there is "• Panel Assembly Roof", "• Housing Assembly Roof Slide"; "• Rail Roof Sliding Panel"; "• Guide - Sun Roof Cable" & "• Handle Roof on Glass". So I still have no idea if it's covered or just select parts. Out of curiosity, I looked at my original build sheet and the only thing I can find close to a "moon roof" was "With High Series Open Air Roof". Clear and simple! It's covered if we say it is.

As akirby stated, the correct procedure is: 1 Turn the ignition to the ON position. 2 Press the seat control switch horizontal button forward until the seat track stops. 3 Keep the horizontal button pressed forward for one second after the seat track reaches its forward end of travel. The horizontal forward soft stop has been set, release the switch button. 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for all seat track axis in both directions During the setting procedure, if the seat track stops before the end of travel has been reached, the DSM has stopped at a previously set soft stop. To set the new soft stop, release the seat control switch and press again in the same direction until the seat track stops. .

1. I don't think it will unless the condensation is really bad. The owners manual discusses what's "normal" condensation and that Ford does not consider it a "problem". Standing water is a different story.2. Broken glass, no, excluded even under factory warranty. Broken mechanism probably. Ive read that some were denied and some were replaced. Depending on what issue your having. I seem to remember reading that Ford add a procedure in the owners manual to clean and lubricate the tracks. So there is a question as to how much we are responsible for keeping the tracks clean and lubricated. 3. Interior wear, no. Too many variables for Ford to cover. I used my ESP for vacuum hose, seat lumbar mechanism, some part on the engine that no one seemed to know what it really did, road service (Lincoln send out a wrecker to change my tire), new PTU and a few other things. I'm down to a powertrain warranty now (basecare), mainly to cover a water pump failure (and one CV joint that has a small leak). .

Lot of people have reported connection problems when upgrading from the J3-2016 to J3-2017. See if Samsung has released a new OS yet.