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for whatever reason, when i checked their site for my application, they showed it being a metric 12mm x1.75 thread unit.. to the subject in general, i bought a few of the plastic 1/4 turn (aprx) drain plugs off Amazon so i always have a new one to install I'm not a fan of any of the after market plugs which are designed to stay in place and simply open or close a valve in it, because of the fact that all of them leave more oil in the pan than the OEM style.

2016 sport, 65K miles

When you have Forscan set up you will be able to directly monitor coolant temp and see if the coolant is in fact going above the wide open temperature while on the long hard pull. Its a reasonable assumption but data acquisition removes all question.

Just a side thought, but you said it is water cooled, which im wondering if it using the same coolant circuit tapped off the engine, which then begs the question if lowering the thermostat temp might lower the running temp of the PTU. Random thoughts. Ignore if useless

Even with the oem length stud, they are a little tricky to tuck in there..

If you like the fogger idea, you might also consider the nitrous fogger option. A bit expensive and limited usability really, but a fun idea that was used to get a stock Mitsu 3000 GT VR4(?) over 200mph back in the day. Id be wondering why the PTU is reaching its safety disable temp, even with a cooler.

My mind is blown

wait.. wut? i will say that I have seen the temp sensor in the PTU on mine read well into the 2-teens, but never sampled under hood ambient temps Forscan will let you see trans fluid temp, "transfer case fluid temp" (PTU) etc but you might have better results by replacing the OEM grill with the honeycomb aftermarket one to improve flow, and maybe a meth fogger in front of the condenser or CAC

I forgot i had this pic too

Sure my Edge has the Vista roof / panoramic glass roof so these details are specific to my application. If you have a flush roof or an OEM half a rack kind of thing, your details will be different. This is a Yakima BaseLine system (that is a model name) with BaseLine towers (hence the model name) 50" CoreBars (which will fit, contrary to Yakima's info saying to use 60" bars) and two sets of base clips, 102 & 139, plus lock cores. The lock cores are not required but considering a nearly $700 total cost in the roof rack system for parts alone, it seemed... prudent. Pics attached of parts including part #s and prices. You'll notice different part #s used for the same items in some cases depending on whether the info is from Yakima directly or a third party vendor but the last 3 digits are the same. I purchased most parts through etrailer.com because Yakima did not have a few items in stock on their own site. The set up info for installation is vehicle specific, and included below, but hard to read from the picture, so it might be best to go to https://fitlookup.yakima.com/ for more legible info. I have had zero complaints about this rack aside from perhaps the price..

well that's the only one with my vehicle in it.. lol i took a lot of pre-dawn of scenic shots

took a ride to wear in my brake, took some pictures. total upload size limitations prevent me from sharing more than 1

reusing a copper washer is not a great idea, especially for brakes.. Copper gets work hardened and may not seal well after having been crushed once, unless you anneal them. As I understand it, getting copper hot and then quenching it will soften it (unlike steel where this process hardens it). Then the copper will be soft enough to crush further and be better likely to seal. OR, just replace them..

new front pads and rotors last weekend. carquest premium rotors and Akebono pads rear pads and rotors slated to go on today along with new rear sway bar end links since the originals are rotting away pretty badly. winters in new england are awful caustic..

Yep, that's why it only works sometimes for me

double press and hold of unlock button works for me.. sometimes

So apparently OEM pads (fronts at least) are supplied by Akebono (ACT1818 and F/G rated) they are available from Rock Auto for less than half than the motorcraft boxed part..

disregard. not relative to 2.7TT

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Maybe some do. But definitely not always. Go ahead and ask me how i know

I'm at 60,000+ miles, soon to do a brake pad (only) swap, want to get at least equal grade if not one bump up from OEM.. But i can't seem to find the OEM friction grade info anywhere Bueller?

and this is why i do not trust dealerships in the slightest, nevermind having worked at one and knowing full well how they operate.

This was my experience with slotted rotors on my '11 Fusion Sport

this is very interesting, thanks for that.