redsvt2001

Check your engine temp. If it's running cold, the thermostat could be stuck open and only running cold antifreeze through the heater core. Also check the hoses under the hood at the firewall once the engine is worm. Both hoses should be hot.

I just received Fords single button remote start kit (7l2z19g364aa) for my '08 Edge. I'm planning on installing

it this weekend, only problem, it did not come with any instructions/diagrams.

 

There is a install .PDF file out there, but you need to be a Ford dealer to access it.

 

Has anybody installed this remote bofore? Do you still have the paperwrk/.PDF?

 

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

Al

If its not too late, here is a link for you,

http://www.fordaccessoriesstore.com/GfaWeb/techSpecs.do

Just select type, then select description and choose the one you need.

I did this a while ago but the file is too large to attach.

I waited longer for this car than I drove it. Bummer. Just thought I would share. It looks bad on the outside, but the inside held up pretty well.

That looked like it HURT!!

Good to see your OK and the Edge did its job safety wise. Lots of people have complained about one thing or another (including me), but not much has been said about how safe the Edge is. And it obviously is.

Happy motoring.

Does anyone know which is the vss wire on the factory navigation harness behind the radio?

Thanks in advance

EDITED to be clearer and more understandable (I hope).

 

Hi redsvt2001. :D Sounds nice!

 

So your wifes' Edge has 20 inch wheels, and you measured 12-12.5 inch rotors, correct? If you are in Canada, that would corroborate the earlier information that the 20 inch wheels come with approximately 12.6 inch brake rotors, not 17 inch rotors, correct? Or am I still missing something?

 

It would seem that perhaps "anomatrix" is correct in what he states above. It may be a Canadian measurement dealing with the overall size of the brake package (calipers and all), or the wheel size it will clear? However, it would not seem to be the actual brake rotor size.

 

Best of luck with your Edge! :beerchug:

Correct on the rotor size and the whole brake rotor and caliper size seems to be the 17" refranced on ford.ca

Hi redsvt2001. :D So, are you saying above that your wife has the 20 inch wheels? If that is correct, then we have answered our own question.

 

If your wifes' Edge has 20 inch wheels and your quick measurement of the rotors shows 12-12.5 inches, that pretty much verifies the information I had found that the front rotors are 12.6 inches, no matter what the wheel size. Simple logic, if you measured 12-12.5 inches, how can they be 17 inches?

 

Or am I misunderstanding what you meant?

 

I checked the Ford of Canada site and you are correct, it certainly does say "Includes 17" front brakes". However, as the brake specifications for the high performance (and heavier Expedition) vehicles in my previous post show, that really makes no sense.

 

Hmmmm...a real stumper.

Sorry i forgot to say that i spoiled my wife, so her Edge Limited is fully loaded with the 20" rims, nav, BAMR and anything else it could have. Dark Ink Blue with black leather. Almost looks black on cloudy days.

Hi redsvt2001. :D Yes, that is a stumper. I wonder if the 17 inch reference on the Canadian site is a typo. A 17 inch rotor is a massive brake rotor.

 

The reason I say that is the following: Not even the Ferrari F430, Ford GT, Lamborghini Gallardo, Corvette Z06 or the Dodge Viper (all out performance vehicles, bordering on race cars), come with 17 inch brake rotors. Their front rotors are in the 14-15 inch range. Even the Ford Expedition, a much heavier vehicle, only has 13.5 inch front rotors.

 

While I could be wrong, I would bet money it is some sort of typographical error, and the Edge in Canada does not actually come with 17 inch brake rotors, 20 inch wheels or not. Common sense and the size of the front brake rotors on the vehicles would seem to say no. Of course I also realize that rotor size is not the sole determining factor in brake efficiency.

 

A neighbor of mine (U.S) has a 2008 Edge with the 20 inch factory wheel package, and the brake rotors are not 17 inch rotors. While I did not take the wheel off, a cursory measurement shows they are in the 12-13 inch range.

 

Can you post the address to that Canadian Ford website? Hopefully we can find some definitive answer to the Canadian question.

 

Good luck. :beerchug:

OK Here is the scoop.

Canadian page is www.ford.ca and go to build and price ford edge lmt awd.

Just went out and checked the wifes edge limited awd and the front rotors are between 12 and 12.5" approx and there is about a 2" clearance between the caliper and the inside of the rim. So it makes sense that there would be about 1" clearance with the 18" rims (approx)

Hi djust. :D There are no major suspension differences between the two. The 20" wheel option comes with a "Sport Tuned" suspension, which essentially is just some re-tuned shocks and springs. Nothing that would keep you from switching wheels if you like (other than getting the Dealer to do it).

 

And just as an FYI. The Edge comes with the same size rotors no matter the wheel options: 12.6" front rotors and 11.9" rear rotors.

 

Good luck. :beerchug:

bbf2530

Not to be a pest, but on the Canadian build and price page has the 20" wheel option,

Here is the cut and past.

"Wheels: 20 in Premium Aluminum Chrome-Clad (more info)

Tires: P245/50R20 AS BSW

Includes 17" front brakes."

Not sure if the American site states the same.

I'm only assuming (and you know what that means) that the 18" wheels would have smaller front brakes, and I could be wrong.

Just checked out the American site and with the 20" inch wheel option there is no mension of the bigger brakes.

Hmmmm, could it only be a Canadian option???

I am trying to work a deal with the dealership to trade out the 20" wheels for the 18" preminum wheels on a Blazing Copper Limited

and one of the dealerships I am working with is trying to tell me the suspension is different from a limited that come with 18" wheels

compared to the limited's that come with the upgraded 20" plastic wheels.

I'm not buying it.

Maybe someone can verify this for me before I make an idiot out of myself at the dealership.

 

Thanks

The only difference that I know of is the 20" rim package comes with 17" front rotors. So 18" rims may not fit.

Hope that helps.

Just noticed the other day that all four of the chrome-clad 20" wheels have what looks to be heat blistering, not on the face but between the fingers.

Also the chrome around both of the fog lights have the same thing.

Our Edge was a dealer trade from Brampton to Oshawa and had 295km when we received it.

Also had a pull to the right and the drivers door was not lined up at the top.

The pull was corrected using TSB 08-7-3 and is about 90% better and the drivers door was realigned.

My question is this.

Is it possible the vehicle was in a fender bender causing the pull and the door alignment. Painted and heat baked causing the chrome to blister.

Any thoughts??

Randy

Same thing on my new Edge.

Dealership owner had the same thing with her Edge. They road force balanced all four tires and determined that three Pirelli tires were bad (i find it hard to believe) and she is waiting for Ford to replace her tires.

My Edge goes in for service next week.

Will let you know.

 

Other than that, LOVE THIS VEHICLE.

Pull to the right update.

Went to the dealer on Wednesday with a copy of the TSB, there response was "oooohhhh, uummm, ya we've had a few of these vehicles with the same pull to the right and this procedure corrected the problem, by the way, how did you know about this TSB?"

Too bad I couldn't get that answer the first time we were there.

Anyway, the TSB was done and it drives great now.

Still loving the Edge. :happy feet:

There is a new TSB that was just issued for drift/pull concern on March 20, 2008. This TSB is an update and supersedes TSB 07-7-6. The new TSB is 08-7-3. This covers both the righ drift/pull and left drift/pull concerns. The new TSB is the same as the old one. It just adds the 2008 model year.

 

I had mine into the dealership last Friday because it pulls to the left. They checked the alignment and rotated the tires. This did not fix the issue. Tomorrow, I have an appointment to readdress this concern. I am taking a copy of the new TSB with me so they get it fixed this time.

How did you make out with the pull and the TSB at the dealer???

I go in next week and will be bringing in the same TSB.

I just purchased a 2008 MKX a little over a week ago. Since driving off the lot with 8 miles on the odometer it pulls hard to the right. I took into the dealership and they verified that the alignment of the car was within specs. The regional rep got involved and called Ford Engineering and they said it's a known problem with MKX's that have 20 inch rims.

 

We took another MKX off the lot for a comparison test ride and it too pulled to the right very bad. Car is currently at the dealership awaiting further information from Ford's Engineering team on how they can properly fix the problem.

 

Has anyone else with an MKX encountered this ?

Same thing on my new Edge.

Dealership owner had the same thing with her Edge. They road force balanced all four tires and determined that three Pirelli tires were bad (i find it hard to believe) and she is waiting for Ford to replace her tires.

My Edge goes in for service next week.

Will let you know.

Other than that, LOVE THIS VEHICLE.