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Ironic nothing; they know! She's been sitting in the garage, thinking about this over the last few years, waiting, quietly biding her time, for "that" day, the day when she's finally paid off. And then boom! The other golden day is the day after the warranty runs out. My 09 has already told me through Sync that she's going to belch black goo all over the driveway and dump the coolant in the oil sump the day after the warranty runs out this August. (I wonder, can one extend the extended warranty?)

Checked my 09 maintenance manual and you are correct, plug change recommended at 90k intervals. Also noticed something else I didn't remember reading, change fluid in the transfer case at 60k (special conditions).

Yup. Class of 65. It was GRRREEEEEAT! (NAM kinda sucked though).

Thanks, wasn't aware they combined the BCM with the SJB strating in the 2011.

Monitoring for the PTU temperature and water pump integerity (integral leak detection). Tied into CAN for master control warning. NOTE: looks like the PTU temperature IS monitored on certain Edges. Be nice if it was standard of ALL PTU's.

Make sense, when Sync initializes, it checks for a phone establish a connection to 911. Apparently it wasn't set before to look for your phone.On mine, if I get in and my phone is off, the systems complains by stating "no phone connected". This will take place about three to five minutes after staring up. Bet it's looking to make a 911 connection.

Ah ha! I heard the "get er done" phrase. Always suspected you had it in ya! lol Sweet daughter, so cute at that age, such little monsters when they hit high school.

I'll have to pull the work orders, don't remember anymore, it was done in connection with other work. Seems I bulked at the price, believe it was under a hundred.

Good point, plugs still firing but no milage accumulating. I can see this extending not only to idling but to freeway driving and city traffic as well. (Not much if either around my neck of the woods, but certainly affects millions in California, Florida & metropolitan areas).

Isn't the code burned into permanent memory? And, aren't the codes in the BCM, not the SJB?

Check the wires where they run between the car frame and the door. The constant flex sometimes breaks a wire in this area. Broken ground would affect all the door components. (May need to pull back the rubber covering).

Seen where Sam's Club offers headlight restoration for $35.

I remember that when my dealer flushed by coolant they told me that the "had" to use a neutralizer on the system after the drain and before the fill. I think they also said they flushed it with clear water afterwards.

I bought mine directly from the dealer. Never had any problems using it.

Ford garage told me that the recommended changing 100k. As they age the gap gets larger and the draw more curent to fire across. This puts additional load on the coils and the extra heat will eventually cause the coils to fail.

Hi Mario. It's been discussed at length in this forum. Just do a search for "running boards" and you should get a hundred hits on past posts. Many had recommendations from members who had installed RB. Pix as well.

Just curious, as you have a 2013, isn't it still under warranty and if so, why would you take it to someone else?

"But wait, there's more. If you call in the next five minutes ...."

As Ford was trading at 14 a year ago and 11 today, if it were me, I'd be looking to cuts losses and make a trade.

For me, I had my 3.5 in for a regular oil change. Service dept told me they were recommending a coolant flush before its schedule as they needed to use a different coolant than what originally in the car. The new stuff had been developed specifically in reaction to some corrosion problem. As I hadn't read anything about pump failure, I didn't ask anything about what the problem was. Check with your local dealer as to what is currently recommended.

I've read in other conferences where it was traced to the SD card. Check the contacts to see if there's any oxidation on the contacts.

Curious. I thought that the car had to be moving before the tire pressure sending units began transmitting. There's a different procedure described on Ebay for the Ford TPMS. If you have the tool, wouldn't hurt to give it a try. http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Train-Ford-Tire-Pressure-Monitior-Sensors-TPMS-/10000000177044847/g.html

I have over 100k on my 3.5 and no problems. Dealer told me that changing the coolant wad the key to long life. When the warning signs on coolant loss finally show up, I'll drop the $1700 and get it changed. (I'll put it on my Ford Credit card and pay it off over time without interest. Can't beat OPM!) On the other hand, installing a catch can on the 2.0l will catch most of the blowby and minimize the carbon buildup. Remember that there are millions on both enginges on the road and the problems that do show up are (usually) on older engines and are reparable (not unlike any other engine). My 09 is at the dealer every three months so they usually look for and catch problems before they become large. My daughter has the 2.0 in her Escape and loves it. (No catch can). So somewhere around 150,000-200,000 miles she will have to get the heads pulled and cleaned; if she keeps it that long. All part of ownership.

Ran across an excellent YouTube video from "Headlight Revolution". Discusses all of the prior and current variants of LED headlights (fogs as well) and analysis what's good, bad and just plain ugly. What works, why and how. Very informative video on LEDs. (Be advised it's a half hour long).

Did you check the integrity of the seal?