flyerjmr33

2008 with 68000. no problems

I have the SEL series and when I switch off the AC, the air coming out of the vent starts to smell very bad for the next 15 minutes. I replaced the filter and the problem is still there.

 

Now for the first time, the smell is starting to occur every 5 minutes when the AC is running. Air recirculation does not make a difference. My car is covered by Ford but I just wanted some ideas. I am worried that Ford will not be able to pinpoint the problem as I hear other people's stories.

Remove the filter, put system on high blower and recirculate. Spray Lysol directly into the area where the filter goes. -- when you put itall back together the smell will be gone and stay gone if you make sure the drain is open. Do not lock the system in "recirculaate" let it run on outside air.

Mine would do that on occasion--- a fluid check showed it to be a little low. I added about a quart and have had no more problems for the past 3 months----

 

I also find this hard to believe...Did you have 17" wheels? My wife had a 2004 Sienna XLE, we put over 100k miles on it and 6 (yes 6!) sets of tires on it!! The last set had the best tread life as it was recommended that we go up a size to get out of the passenger car tires and into the SUV grade. The tire shop said the van is just too heavy for the OEM tire and saw that issue a lot.

I don't remember the wheel size on the Sienna, but it was an XLE. The Michelins were installed at 25000 miles because the OE tires(also Michelin) were way too noisey. I sold the vehicle at 78,000 and the Michelin Rain Tires still had 5/32 of rubber left.

Thanks all for the suggestions. I do understand that Ford doesn't warranty the tires; however, I purchased the vehicle from this dealer and if they want my business for new tires (whether Pirelli will refund any percentage on them due to dry rot remains to be seen although while speaking to a rep there it seemed likely). Anyway, I don't take issue with the dealer not wanting to handle the warranty since it's probably not worth their time but then they should say that. I was told twice by Pirelli that the dealer has to call them and get the warranty paperwork and send the tires to them with a 4-6 week turn around. Probably I am better off with a tire shop. Maybe I shouldn't even worry about the dry rot and just use them until they are worn down. Right now the front treads are 8/32" and the rears are 5/32". The previous owner either didn't have them rotated on a regular basis or two of the tires are newer although the manufacture date is the same. Anyway, I spoke to a seemingly knowledgeable tire store owner who suggested Cooper Discoverer CTS or Yokahama Parada Spec-X. He said the Cooper's are rated at 70,000 miles and should get me at least 60,000 as long as they're rotated regularly. Anyone out there have any experience with either of those? I have always had Michelin's on our Explorers and never had any issues but the only Michelin I was looking into would cost over $1000 for 4 and we're not budgeted to spend that much on tires. So, if anyone has had those tires please let me know. Oh ya, my tires are P245 50R20. Apparently, I can't expect the Pirelli Scorpion STRA to last much past 35,000 but it appears my two front tires might last past that point. I am open to "hearing" anything anyone has to say about these tires. Thanks!

Your Ford dealer IS a Pirelli sales outlet and should handle the warranty. The tread life on the Pirellis is great when they are rotated at 5-7000 mile intervals and the alignment of the vehicle is within specs.

I was a little concerned about how long the Pirellis on my Edge would last, but after my experience, I simply bought another set. The new ones are smooth and more quiet. Discount tire was my choice of tire dealers--- there was a $70 rebate from Pirelli and a $30 rebate from DT and using their Credit Card, they give you 6 months to pay it off with no interest. I love that part--using their money for a while.

 

I also find this hard to believe...Did you have 17" wheels? My wife had a 2004 Sienna XLE, we put over 100k miles on it and 6 (yes 6!) sets of tires on it!! The last set had the best tread life as it was recommended that we go up a size to get out of the passenger car tires and into the SUV grade. The tire shop said the van is just too heavy for the OEM tire and saw that issue a lot.

The OE tires on my Sienna XLE were so noisey at 25K miles that I put on the Michelins. I don't remember the wheel size on the Sienna, but I was amazed at how far the Michelins went. I sold the van at 78K miles because the seating was uncomfortable to me. Arm rests way too low on the door and the ones on the captains seats were way too narrow. There was about 5/32" of tread left when I sold it.

Unbelievable! I live in Charleston, SC and last year I bought a 2010 Edge Limited from a local Ford dealer with 20" Pirelli tires. I only had 18,000 miles. I have had them rotated every 5000 since I've had it. Now I'm at 35,000 miles and both my independent mechanic and I noticed they are dry rotting. I had this issue with Firestone's on our Ford Explorer years ago....BIG recall ya'll may remember in the news...Ford replaced ALL the recalled Firestsone's on all the Explorers. Anyway, they shouldn't be dry rotting. Original purchase date of vehicle was February, 2010 so I do believe my warranty is still good since this is a manufacturer defect. The service writer told me I have to deal directly with Pirelli although they gave me the measurements on the tread to help with the warranty. I believe it IS their responsibility to deal with PIrelli so it's back and forth now. Fun, fun, fun!! My question now is, anyone have any recommendations on a 20" tire that will wear better and is good in the oppressive heat we have down here? That is assuming they don't support the warranty. When I'm not driving "Edgie", she's in the garage.

I should have shipped you my old Pirellis--- There was little tread left, but no dry rot or cracks. They were manufactured in November of 07. As far as heat goes, there is not much that will outdo what we have here in Houston. Heat and lots of road hazzards from buckling pavement caused by the heat.

Sorry to hear about the problem you are having.

If you don't mind the cost,which is almost double of the Pirellis, Michelin makes a 20" tire in that size and the wear rating is slightly higher than the Pirelli.

The local "mop & slop" does a great wash job and the clear coat gets the best attention by staying in my garage. Almost 6 years old and looks shiney and bright! When I get ready to trade or sell, I'll spend $150 and get it detailed.

I gave up waxing cars many years ago--- unless you have nothin better to do with your time, wax away!

 

I still think you're driving on carpet and not asphalt........

 

I'm lucky to get 25K miles out of any set of tires on any vehicle.

Used to be that way, but tires have gotten better in the past few years. The OE tires on my Edge with 20" wheels had a tread life guarantee of 65,000 miles--- They could have made it--only another thousand, but it was more convenient to simply change them while I was at the tire dealer.

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Pirelli&tireModel=Scorpion+STR&sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=45HR0SCORSTRV2&tab=Specs

 

I had a set of Michelin rain tires on my old 2004 Toyota Sienna that had over 50,000 miles on them when I finally sold the van--- 25,000 miles used to be a good number back in the days when tires cost $25 each---

How often did you rotate the tires?

5-7000 miles. Air pressure is checked monthly and set at 36 PSI

 

Probably the same person who drives it till the needle is past E

Actually, it was the same guy who told me to drive it till the oil light came on, then change the oil!

Were you driving on grass?

Driving on Houston TX wrecked roads---and they weren't quite worn down to the wear indicators. Still had a few thousand miles left in them, but got a "LOW PRESSURE" warning lite driving at 75 down the freeway and instead of having that left rear tire fixed, I decided to replace them. I had planned on doing it at the end of this month anyway, so I was only a couple of weeks off my schedule.

Someone told me I should drive them till I could see the air-----

Great recommendation if I ever saw one Could you sum up your likes/dislikes with this tire? Thanks.

Likes--- Wear, Ride, and quietness--- they roll smooth--never required balancing after the first time,

Dislikes-- None that I can think of--

 

these are 245/50/20 --- I actually didn't want 20" wheels when I bought the Edge, but, I gotta say that they have done very well for me so far and hopefully, the new tires, which are quieter than the originals will do as well if I last another 6 years!

Today, I finally replaced the OE tires on my 08 Edge Ltd. The original Pirellis finally wore down enough to warrant replacement at 64000 miles. I have been driving since 1948 and never had a set of tires wear as well as these--

The replacements are Pirellis---

http://videos2view.net/more-power.htm

 

 

 

 

I know its been a while, forgot to rely back to this. This got rid of the noise for me!

 

Glad to hear it worked-- I also have a 2012 Hyundai Tucson and it worked on that also---

2008 with 60K and zero problems---

Flyer when you say door latches you mean the actual closing mechanism correct ( latch, ring) or the hinges? Driving me nuts also in my 2010

The latch mechanism--- that "V" shaped part that grabs the silver part pn the body. Doesn't hurt to do the hinges either-- That'll make it easier to open & close---

I'll give that a try. Thanks!

 

Let us know if it works for you, too. It took me a long time to chase that noise down! :hyper:

I have a 2008 ford edge and there is a creaking noise coming from either the doors or the b-pillar on the drivers side when you go over speed bumps or drive on an angle such as pulling in or out of an elevated drive way or ramp.

 

So when the body twists or flexes there is a creaking noise coming from the b-pillar area. I don't think it's an easy answer such as a trim piece rubbing because the trim feels pretty solid and when I push on it the trim doesn't move or make a noise.

 

Any Ideas? I may take the trim off and drive around to see if I can pinpoint the source.

 

 

Thanks!

John

That noise was driving me nutz--- so, I fixed it. Easy to fix. Get a can of white lithium grease and spray the door latches. Do it on all four doors -- the noise will go away for a long time. Seems like Ford wanted you to lube places that need lube!

I ordered mine (4 of the 5qt bottles) Sunday night. Went to pick them up on Monday and the clerk brought me 4 qt containers. I had printed out the ad along with my invoice and showed it to him--he sait that was the deal of the year and got me my 5qt containers!

4 oil changes will last me(at the rate I drive now) for 2 years.

I recently picked up an awesome '08 Edge LTD/AWD and started with 16mpg, mostly hwy(60-70mph just to not get run over?) during the week. Found dealer had 18" tires set at 30psi?, bumped to 40psi (44max), now up to 16.7mpg. I was told about the K&N to improve, but not sure at this point. You all have been at this a lot longer than me, any thoughts? Thanks.

Being that this subject has been beat to death, I'll keep it short-- K&N will not improve gas mileage-- the computer controls that. K&N will, at full throttle, give you slightly more air flow and a small, if any power increase, but only at full throttle. End of story----

Flame if you must, but I received a K&N air filter as a Christmas gift after purchasing my 3.7L Sport. I carefully kept track of every fill-up and saw a gain of 1-3mpg. I removed it, I lost the same mpg, I re-installed and saw my gain again. My friend who owns a performance shop told me he uses them all the time and to not listen to all the non believers. I'm a believer and its worked for me. Try it yourself and see how you make out.

Even K&N makes no "increased mileage claim" You still haven't explained how that works-- The mixture is controlled by the computer. Tests have been run with air filters stopped up against brand new ones and there was no change in gas mileage. Don't you think that if the gas mileage could be increased by changing the air filter that the automobile mfgr. would do it just to help their CAFE and sell cars? I've used K&N filters and all I found was an increase in intake noise in most cases, and a PITA to wash and clean. They are not cost efective till you drive one over 150,ooo miles. I don't know anyone who drives at full throttle all the time, so occasional performance use doesn't cut it either, but--- if it makes you happy to pour bucks into your ride, go for it, but unless you have something that technically proves your claim of gas mileage increase, you need to get a booth at the state fair and sell it along with the snake oil----

I have been using K & N filters, installing Cold Air Intakes, CAT back exhausts for over 30 years now. We each have our own opinions and preferences. My favorite is CAT back exhaust and K & N filter (not intake, just filter). This combo seems to yield best fuel mileage and performance gain. I have not had as good results with Cold Air Intakes- on their own or with CAT back exhausts. When I replace the factory filter, I always use K & N. It provides better breath-ability in my opinion. In some cars it yields 1 MPG increase, others none. I have one installed in my 2010 Edge Sport- and I also removed the silencer on top of the intake tube and replaced it with round rubber pucks, which I machined. The combo yielded no difference in performance, sound or MPG. I intend to install CAT back exhaust in about 3-6 months. I will report back the results of the K & N filter and CAT back.

 

With the computer controlling the fuel mixture, I fail to understand how an air filter could possible do anything more than allow slightly more air at full throttle. Perhaps you would be kind to all of us who understand how the system operates and tell us where we are wrong---- Same with an exhaust system--- I only see full throttle improvements--same as it has been for the 65 years I've been driving and the 30+ I spent in the business---

Thanks for the feedback. Now for the funny part. The dealer also said I needed a new cabin filter. To replace that was going to be $75+. No thanks, I'll wait on that. Joke! As a married 46 y.o. woman with two young girls who has always preferred fixing things when I can, I quickly discovered after googling replacing cabin filter in 2010 Ford Edge, that I could do it myself. It cost me $13 and 10 minutes of my time. This is the reason I can't stand dealerships...the markup on their work and parts is insane. Exactly the reason I will take my "new" vehicle to my trusted mechanic unless it's a warranty issue.

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Rotors are warped by dumb nutbusters who have rotated the tires and tightened the lug nuts with an impact wrench. Torque the lug nuts to the proper specs and it's possible that the vibration will go away.

Cabin air filters can bge bought online for a fraction of the dealers price. They are easy to change. Takes about 2 minutes.

https://www.logical-source.com/2007-FORD-EDGE-8770.html