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Just wait til your sliding glass roof explodes randomly in the cold like mine did. After replacement, the sound of glass crumbs sliding around in that metal channel will make you forget all about the rattly clip.

I'm not normally a dealership guy, but I went there for the fluids. I almost fainted at the price of RDU oil, but it didn't take much. Tips: the RDU is rubber mounted, you can pry it slightly to get acess to the fill plug. The PTU is pretty easy. Just a bit of automotive yoga to get to the fill plug.

Thanks man. I have a 2019 Titanium 2.0. Do you need to physically take the vehicle somewhere for tuning?

Good callout on the stop/start accumulator. The solenoid on mine wasn't loose, but the seals on the solenoid pooped the bed and puked fluid in my driveway. Easy to replace yourself.

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Not necessarily. They are 2 separate items, the PTU if maintained and kept full, should last a very long time. Mine is at 186,000 kms with 2 PTU oil changes. I'm keeping an eye on a slight right side seal leak that is probably what will kill most PTUs if not caught.

I'm at 186,000 km on my 2019. I'm convinced more than ever now that while some issues may be transmission/TCC related, my particular issue is somehow map sensor or turbo related. On cold or dry days, it runs like a top with plenty of power, smooth shifting and no hesitation. On a damp day, it takes much larger throttle input to get moving and build boost. Part throttle is very jerky. Highway speeds are good, but it upshifts to 8th quickly and doesn't like to shift down under load. Takes a heavy throttle input to kick it down. I stuck a scangauge in to monitor TPS, boost/vacuum and various temps while driving. Definitely seeing odd behaviour of TPS and boost readings when it's having a bad day. Edit: may have a thermostat issue, coolant temp never wants to go above 175F. I doubt that is part of the problem though.

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This may or may not be helpful, but with my 2019, I have to press the "s" in the center of the gear selector in order to engage sport mode. Mine then won't shift on its own, I have to use the paddles. I can control the up and down shifts with the paddles when not in sport mode without the car switching to sport mode. But it won't make a shift I command if proper conditions are not met. When it decides conditions are not met, the gear indicator light will flash. I don't use sport mode after I first tried it. I expected it to blow my hat off and it did not. This made me sad, which is now what the S stands for.

Yes. The license plate was the source of mine too. I also noticed (new noise) that the trim pieces on the roof, both sides, just above windshield can make flappy/tappy noises at highway speeds and when I physically tap on them by hand, it replicates the noise.

The price of the Ford RDU fluid at the dealer is ridiculous. I thought the ULV was bad til I bought the RDU fluid...

Agreed. I cleaned it up all with brake cleaner and I will run it around for a couple days. I could also add dye if needed.

During the last few oil changes, I noticed a slight drip running off the lowest point of the PTU. A bit difficult to trace, but quite sure it's not coming from the axle output seal. Had a closer look yesterday, looks like maybe it is the sensor in the bottom of the PTU. Not sure if that is a speed or temp sensor, but I did have a similar sensor fail and puke pressurized trans fluid last year. It was part of the auto stop/start system. Anyone have experience with PTU leaks?

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Ok thanks guys. Found similar info on the B.I.T.O.G. site. I will stick with the ULV.