Jesse Kershaw

Thank you for the clarification. I used the zip tie method for this time. I plan to go through it again in a couple weeks. I may fill it a little higher just for my own eyes to see if it blows out. FYI - I had a hard time getting the fill right on the mark with the zip tie. Add a little and it's too much, try to suck out just a touch and now it's too low. I also found that if I pushed the tie in just a little too much it would give a different reading. Not a huge deal just a little tricky to get right on. Maybe this is why they recommend bottom of the plug, hard to screw up and the rest blows out.

FLUID FILL LEVEL PTU My wife's Edge is having some road noise that sounds like a wheel bearing but upon searching I am concerned it might be the PTU. Car details: 2012 AWD, 45k miles I sucked out some of the fluid and it was black. Did not get much out despite my best efforts. Pushed in new, pulled out, pushed in, pulled out, etc. The fluid now looks more like coffee, a little translucent instead of pitch black. I see on here the 1.5" to 1.75" fill level using the zip tie. However I looked up in the Ford service manual and it says to fill to bottom edge of fill plug. This seems like a significant difference. Can someone tell me where the zip tie fill method came from? Has anyone had an issue filling to the bottom of the filler? It makes me more comfortable having a little more.