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If I end up going for this repair and the car has lasted that long trouble free - I would do the sprockets too. The labor involved in taking the front of the motor apart would almost make skipping that step silly I think.

The chain guides system as well as the chain itself are all wear items to a degree (moving parts). In addition to changing out that oil pump belt - which in my case is the main motivation personally - changing out those items ensures that this engine goes the distance for me as I plan to drive this vehicle as far as it will take me. It is a big job since the entire front of the engine comes off - so preventative maintenance I guess is the ultimate goal. My economic assessment is that it is cheaper to maintain/repair than buy new these days. I'll see - maybe someone will arrive on the scene with an EV that is reasonably priced - don't laugh - it could happen....

The only way to get a visual on this belt is to drop the oil pan, or disassemble the entire front of the engine. This video IS an example of an engine that had maintenance neglected - the concern is clearly the mileage of this engine. I look at this video and think - crap - MY engine has 80k on the clock. I was planning to go to 100k before doing a timing set and replace this belt then.

I love my 2.7 for what it is and how much fun I get out of it. The more I learn about the oil pump belt in these engines the more concerned I get. I am putting a link here to a teardown video of another Ford engine - the 3 cyl. 1.5 with the same style belt at 70k. Teardown video. The condition of this belt, at that mileage is - well - verification of the problem I think.

Volkswagen and BMW are off the menu for me. Check this out: OEMs upsell features and horsepower.

I have as well. Thumbs up from me. Mine has information about my ESP, etc. Manual and wiring diagram - love it - pdf format, so it is a big file, but I love that it is searchable.

Michelins seem a good option for climates like Phoenix where you are worried most about things like performance in the heat, rain, and treadware.

Ford must get a deal on the Hankook tires (besides all the other reasons they may pick them), because my original Edge 16 Sport had those on it. I didn't like them - they did not seem to do the job in the winter to my liking. For my climate it is Nokian tires for me. I usually run the WRG5 variety.

The 2.0 is known to be hard on the trans fluid, so refreshing it on the early side seems like a good call. I try to live by the motto - It is cheaper to replace the fluid than the part. In this specific case - a lot cheaper.

I've owned a couple of these the motorola and the AAwireless variety. In both cases, there are sometimes random glitches that occur - android auto failing to launch, etc. In all cases correcting the random error is resolved with a restart of the device (sometimes both phone and dongle). Android auto has been going through multiple revisions of late, and my aawireless devices have been updated too. I have had no luck pinpointing where the actual cause of these issues originates. There have been too many variables to narrow things down before another change comes. My sense is that for now - some degree of this glitchy behavior is going to be there for the time being. It generally works for me more than 90 percent of the time.

Couple interesting bits of trivia about this process with the cooler installed on my unit. On my unit there is no drain plug - so - I am stuck with an extract and fill - as a jobber solution (cheaper) that doesn't follow the service procedure. OR According to the OE instructions - I remove and replace the cooler unit with a new one (service kit alone is ~$300 bucks) - then your looking at fluid and labor to remove a frame cross member to even be able to remove the cooler in the first place. I have no idea what the labor on that would be - I'm guessing expensive. All of this in order to do a proper spill and fill - because it doesn't have a drain plug.

I actually just went in and checked that - it is in my profile. Maybe I need to add a custom signature or something.

The Haz, the myth, the legend - Thank you again for helping the community Haz! I actually own the ST with the 2.7 and I have the aux cooler strapped on my ptu.

I have no knowledge of which generation ptu ended up in my 2019, but it does ENRAGE me that FORD designed this GEAR BOX sans the drain plug to make it as difficult to service as possible. In addition to the heat soak with the position - the straight tiny quantity of lube keeping this thing alive is one of the problems. Ford Engineering: "Hey EVERYBODY! We've got this great idea to build a gear box without a way to change the lubricant. Isn't that a GREAT IDEA?!!" Everybody: Sound of crickets....

Does anyone know what the labor time would be to do a timing job on the 2019+ units? While they are in there for such a job I would of course also have the oil pump belt replaced.