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boring update but .. i persevered with my 2016 and was able to reach the fluid check cap with my left hand yesterday. tricky but no too bad for a medium sized guy. used a flashlight and had to push the radiator hose out of the way. twisted the cap off and cleaned and lubricated the o-ring. checked the fluid and noted it was full and pink and smelled like automobile perfume 😎
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2014 Ford Edge - Backup camera working intermittently
gonesail replied to NickCo's topic in Audio, Backup, Navigation & SYNC
i replaced my 2011 camera with a "less than 100" dollar camera from amazon. got great reviews and had an amazing picture .. so much better than the original. but 2 years later it had gotten fuzzy and not so good. this was parked in a carport. i sold the car so not sure how it is today. but i would try to get the best camera i could afford. -
so to be clear .. you removed the 2 screws at the top and the hose clamp. then the whole thing "sort of" lifts out? i have the exact same scenario and want to check my trans fluid.
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a fully charged 12v battery at rest is around 12.6 or 12.8 volts. but i have learned that these vehicles all have some level of parasitic draw. even staying alive waiting for you to unlock the doors takes something. but taking a battery down to 3.56 volts will definitely shorten battery life. i always turn the AC and wipers off before shutting the car down but that's just me.
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2024 Edge rattle noise from rear cargo trim panel
gonesail replied to lasseventies's topic in 2.0L EcoBoost
just an FYI. i had a rattle in what i thought was the cargo area. drove me crazy. finally found out that the bottom of the tag was not screwed tight and was vibrating on the hatch. the bottom 2 screws were missing. i see this is a duplicate post. -
I have also heard that the USB hubs can be USB version specific.
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The problem .. I think .. is the version of the USB flash drive. I went thru this and found that only USB 2.0 thumb drives work with my Sync 3 vehicle. I currently have a 32 GB thumb drive and it works fine. Downside is they are much slower than the new USB 3 drives.
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i have a similar rattle sound on my 2016 that i hear when driving .. starts at speeds over 55 or 60 .. not loud but can be irritating. it sounds like something may have fallen where it should not have? coming from what seems to be the area near or behind the monitor screen. i have banged and pushed to no avail. i have not checked the AC to see if it is coming from there.
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Backup Camera Picture Upside Down
gonesail replied to sblasl's topic in Audio, Backup, Navigation & SYNC
if image is upside down you probably need a new camera. i bought one from Amazon .. for my 2012 edge. it is so clear and better than the original. pain in the butt install. make sure all contacts are clean and sealed. still working after 1.5 years. i agree the camera should have been simple plug and play install .. but it is not. -
no ideas on how to do this. but i thought about running a connection from the battery for a small solar charger .. thinking that the cigarette plug is not always active.
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so i have ordered a battery tester. that will tell me a lot more than voltage. thanks for the recommendation.
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it's a new battery that is the recommended size for an Edge. i tried doing a BMS reset but not sure if it worked. i think i agree with those saying there are persistent drains with these vehicles .. therefore resting voltage is unfortunately deceiving.
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pretty sure you should replace the plugs after 100K miles.
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.. resting voltage is definitely an indicator of battery health. and leaving a battery in a persistent uncharged state will lead to diminished battery performance.
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this morning i found it at 12.46 volts. that's only 80% charged with new battery. i did a few short trips yesterday.
