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normkol

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  1. 2016 Edge SEL. I'm on Sync 3.0, build 19205. I didn't do the 19205 update myself, it must have been over the air.

    The whole Sync system is very sluggish, it can take 10-15 seconds after pushing an on screen choice before it responds. This is all through the Sync system: audio, nav, everything. It was never like this before.

    The NAV screen freezes often, then takes off with a jolt and catches up. Sometimes, the map goes blank, then reappears. This makes it useless for navigation function.

    If I do a reset, how far back will it take me? Or any other suggestions.

     

    Thanks.

  2. We have a 2016 Edge SEL and a 2016 Honda Odyssey EXL, my wife drives the Odyssey. We bought them one day after the other.

     

    My wife is very jealous of my Edge, the technology is vastly superior to that of her Odyssey. I hate the navigation on the Odyssey, very cumbersome to use and the maps are hard to read.

     

    When the grandchildren grow up, she wants to get a Sorento or an Edge. That will be in about two years, we'll see what the cars look like then.

  3. Which makes me wonder what the effect of tightening to roughly 100 lb. ft. would be? The average garage probably has their guns set to that, and won't change.

     

    I wonder if even the Ford mechanics know to adjust for the higher torque on these suv's.

  4. Have you cleaned your battery posts/and or clamps frequently? Using those wire brush cleaners remove some of the lead from the post every time you clean them, eventually the post diameter is too small for the clamp to tighten around.

     

    This link shows battery post shims, which can bring the post back to proper diameter.

     

    https://www.grainger.com/product/25KC79?cm_mmc=PPC:+Google+PLA&s_kwcid=AL!2966!3!166595346872!!!!82495988037!&ef_id=Wdy3wwAAAFu4LEX5:20171010165732:s&kwid=productads-adid^166595346872-device^c-plaid^82495988037-sku^25KC79-adType^PLA

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  5. We're headed to Seattle next week on vacation. I ordered a Ford Escape from Budget, but I doubt it will have Navi.

     

    I'll use my Garmin that I keep for these occasions, or my phone with either Waze or Google Maps.

     

    No rain at all in the forecast so far, I hope that holds.

  6. Thanks for the heads up about Waze. I tried it the other day and it it is great!

     

    We now have 3 options of GPS in the car, OEM Ford, Google Maps and now Waze.

     

    No need to ever upgrade the Ford GPS, Google and Waze do that all the time.

     

    As an example, a bridge, the Goethals bridge, that I take every day, has been replaced by a new one built right next to it. Ford GPS shows me driving out over the water, since it doesn't have the new bridge in its data base.

     

    Waze correctly shows me on the new bridge.

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  7. I changed my air filter and found, like you, the OEM has the lines of glue but nothing attached.

     

    I installed the Hastings filter with the styrofoam and had to press pretty hard to get the housing to clamp together, but it did come together. The car is running fine.

     

    I was curious so I ordered an OEM Motorcraft from Rock Auto. Lo and behold, the replacement Motorcraft has what you call a pre-filter, just like the Hastings.

     

    Now I'm curious if perhaps that pre-filter separated from the main filter and is still in the housing. That would explain the lines of glue on the original filter.

     

    One day I have to open it up and take a look. No urgency, the car is running fine.

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  8. I'll be changing mine in a couple of weeks and will look out for the fit issue.

     

    In NY, you have to get your car inspected by a private station, I'll be going back to the dealer. They love to change the air and cabin filter and charge crazy prices.

     

    I always change those before going, it saves at least $100 from letting them do it.

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