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I will definitely be replacing everything behind the timing cover, only want to do this once. I drained a majority of the contaminated fluid, let it drain for about an hour. Filled.with fresh oil. Did not add coolant, -2 celcius so was not worried about it overheating running for a few min. Wanted to start the car to see if it was hammering or knocking. That would be the deciding factor as to whether or not I fix or sell. Sounded good so as soon as I finish the front hubs on the Mazda, into the garage it goes.

Thanks, I took another look yesterday and the oil is brownish in colour and goofy, as my son described it.

Thank for responding, i am aware of that. I only mentioned it because I figured someone would ask. My biggest question was if anyone has come across coolant in the oil without the foaming. .

Hi, I have tried searching but have not found anything about about my problem. I have a 2007 Edge SEL with the 3.5. Earlier today it started running rough and the temp gauge cranked into the red. I stopped the car and checked the coolant. There was non in in the reservoir. I had my son bring me some coolant. While waiting I checked the oil. It was way above full. We dumped in 8 liters(2 gallons) of coolant. I started the car and it was running fine so I started heading home, after about 10 or 15 min it the temp starting creeping up again and then hit the red. Just as I was pulling up to the front of my house it stalled. Looked at the reservoir again and it was empty. Checked the oil and it had gone up a lot more. This is the part that confuses me. There is no white smoke from the exhaust and the biggest thing is the oil still looks dark. It is not milky or frothy or anything that would point to coolant in the oil, but my coolant going down and the oil level going up points that direction, that is the weird thing. Possible water pump? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Hi, I have a 2007 SEL, I have tried searching the forums for this but have found nothing new or that answers my question. Here is my issue. The rubber around the center bearings is shot. I have found new hanger bearings online but have seen mixed signals in regards to replacing them. Some sites have said you can and others have said that all 3 driveshaft pieces are staked together and that you have to replace the complete unit. Does anyone have any first hand experience in replacing the bearings or is it a fact that the driveshaft has to be replaced. Thanks

Hello everyone. I am a new owner of a 2007 Edge SEL AWD, it has some issues which I will address in the appropriate forum. We bought it to replace our 2002 Explorer that had major engine problems. We also currently own a 2005 Chevy Avalanche. Other than the '02 Explorer we have had a 2006 F150 XLT SuperCrew 4x4, and a '92 Explorer. All of them with over 350 Thousand K. The Avy is close to 4 hundred. I do almost all the work on the vehicles myself and find forums such as this to be of major value.