TerryTwoUtes

Yes, the filter is at the lower front of the engine and has easy access. Drain plug on pan is easy too. Get the front up a bit on some ramps and it is very easy vehicle to change oil on. Wal-mart sells the Motorcraft 5W-20 semi-synthetic oil cheap. It is in 5 qt jugs and you need about 5.5 qts with a filter change. WM also sells the Motorcraft filters for good price.

I just drained what came out the plug on the bottom and refilled back to full with new fluid using Mercon 5. Same process as what Depiry described. There is no pan to remove like on older auto trans. The filter is inside and is intended for lifetime, so you do not change it. Yes, only draining out some of the fluid is not a full swap of old fluid with new. But approx 5 qts of new is a lot better than none. If your trans is good shape, the partial fluid change is just good preventative maintenance. 5 qts ATF is cheap enough.

Just my opinion, but one has the perception of a granola eating vegetarian Obama voter car; and the other is a Ford Edge. The Subaru's are popular here in the mountains where I live with the AWD, but my wife's AWD Edge continues to impress me in the snow and ice. It does better than my Expedition, at least until the really deep snow and limited ground clearance of the Edge becomes a plow. I would put the Edge up against any Subaru for bad weather driving. The turbo Subaru engine might be better for performance, but I have real hot rods for peformance. The Edge is for driving to work and getting through the bad weather safely.

I know they are sensitive to oil viscosity, to work correctly you need to run the 5w-20 oil. Such as the Motorcraft oil you can get at Wal Mart. Also know that it is a failry big job to replace them, if not under warranty it could be a big repair expense.

Just wanted to add additional thanks to igcitng for the tip on getting the Scion XB bumper protector. Got one for my wife's 2008 Edge, from Spark's, and it fits and looks great. Covers up all the scratches in the rear bumper. Biggest factor was just getting around to actually ordering it, installation is easy and peel and stick. Thanks for the tip, and recommended for anyone else.

That piece is plastic. At least on my 2008 it is. No powder coating unless you want a melted mess. I would just paint it a flat black or something similar if it that much of an issue.

Needed a new car for my wife that was AWD or 4WD. She like SUV style vehicles. Her old Expedition became my bad weather driver.

If you have the factory hitch, that would work good for the rear. For the front, I would find solid point on the front subframe to hook onto.

I live up in the moluntains, get several snows around 6-10 inches. The AWD Edge (with 20 inch wheels and OE Pirelli tires) does great, no chains needed. Yes I have hills and ice. Yes it is my wife that drives it and she does fine. The few times I have driven it in the snow it does better than my 4x4 Expedition I drive when the weather is bad. The AWD Edge kicks butt in the snow and ice compared to any other vehicle i have driven in similar conditions. To make it even better when these OE tires wear out I am planning to get a set of winter specific tires and have a second set of summer tires. It will do even better with real winter tires. I just can not see where you would need chains with an AWD Edge. Unless you are out when you shoud not be on the road. Or when you need a real big high clearance 4x4 truck. Use your sense and drive reasonable, the Edge will work great.

Look in the maintenance section, there is a many page discussion on this. The problem seal is on the passenger side axle, it is a double seal. Both axle and PTU, that is why the red vs brown described above. You need to get under the car and look at the passenger side axle where it exits. It is right above the exhaust pipe, that is why the burning smell, it drips onto the hot exhaust and smells bad. It will not get better if yours is leaking. It is worse in cold temps and after longer high speed drives and coming to a stop. Look in the maintenance section discussion and you will learn all about it in detail. Here, I looked it up for you, click on this thread, 36 pages of information: http://www.fordedgeforum.com/index.php?/topic/1654-burning-smell/page__st__700

On my wife's 2008 AWD Limited, up here at 5200-7200 ft elevations, probably 75% highway getting 22 mpg according to the car's computer. That is also with the winter blend gas that usually knocks off 1-2 mpg in most vehicles. Hope to see it warm up soon and also get back to real gas instead of this watered down ethanol blend for winter.

Do you live where it gets very cold? Could be that you have grease that is almost solid and causing the jerking. Of course when the dealer compared in the service bay it is working fine, as it is not very cold temps. That is my $.02 as to your problem.

The rear wheel bearings is a fairly common problem, search the fourm and you can find it many times. There were some mismachined housings that caused the bearings to fail from what I understand. You are certainly not the only one with this problem, the good news is that once fixed it does not seem to be a repetitive problem.

Hi Marc, good to have you here. Are there any big differences between your German version and the typical US version? Do you have the same 3.5L V-6 gas engine? You said it is not a very common vehicle, is it sold as a regular vehicle or as special order?

I am not exactly familiar with the Edge design for HVAC, but it does sound like your flaps and/or actuators are not working right.

Just my opinion, but for your $18K price range, I think you will need to get an older 07 or 08 with higher miles in order to get the options you want. You are probably looking at a typical Limited model, or maybe SEL that was optioned up. You will not get any dealer to switch out for leather seats on a used car. I agree you can add DVD and nav aftermarket if you find a car with leather and sunroof. Reverse sensors just beep when you you get close to something.

There have been a few problem areas, but to Ford's defense they are addressing them best they can: 1. The AWD versions have a PTU seal leak issue, does not affect all, but those with it have dealt with numerous repairs. It seems to be leaking only in real cold weather. Jury still out whether the latest seal redesign is fixing the problem. 2. There is an issue with heater cores that were defective and cause plugging up, Ford recently extended the warranty coverage. The corrective action is a system flush and heater core replacement. Should not have any recurrence once fixed. 3. There was a problem with mis-machined rear wheel bearing carriers on 07-08 models, which causes the bearings to go out. Once replaced the problem seems to be fixed with no recurrence. 4. The chrome clad wheels have a creaking noise issue, many have gotten replacement wheels and still have the problem. It is worse in hot weather between the expansion differences between the steel wheel and the chromed plastic cover. No real fix in place yet. 5. There were defective cam position sensors in some engines, once replaced the problem seems to be fixed. Drivetrain-wise, the same engine is used in many Ford models. The Edge AWD system is shared with the Taurus and Flex. The basic 6-speed auto trans is a joint design with GM. I do not feel there is any real bad long-term reliability issue to be concerned about, once you get the PTU seal, wheel bearing, heater core and cam sensor problems fixed if you have them. Some of the problems are from machining or production/assembly errors, those should have been caught. Ford needs to stand behind their product and fix these issues. Some problems are actively being worked on and a final corrective action is still TBD. At least Frod is working on these and give them credit for dealing with it and not ignoring it. All that said, my 08 awd has 35K miles to answer the original post question. I plan to put many more miles on it, I keep my vehicles for many years.

Update, replaced PTU seal with kit 8T4Z-7275-C. Talked with the service tech, this kit replaces the inner deflector and the seals. Checked my vehicle history and this is the first PTU seal replacement. Car has 35K miles on it. I bought it used just recently.

My new 2008 awd has been doing great in the snow and icy conditions. I am at 7200 ft and it has been real cold the past week with snow covered roads for much of it. My wife has been real happy with the way it drives in the snow and ice. I have thought about getting dedicated snow tires on the stock chrome clad 20-inch wheels once the tires wear down, and then get some nice wheels for summer tires. Real snow tires do make a significant help vs std all-season tires. Use the (ugly to me) stock wheels for winter and swap out.

Do we actually know the percentage? Has anyone seen any real statistics? Obviously it is not just Edges, but also Flex and Taurus awd versions that seem to also have the leaky seal. BTW, most recalls seem to be based on small percentage issues as well. I tend to agree with you that this is not a safety issue and is more of inconvenience. Ford does seem to be trying to fix the problem cars when the leak is present. At what point will a leak cause a long term reliability issue if run low on fluid? Not everyone is diligent about checking levels and paying attention........... My 2008 awd I just bought is going in for the dealer to "inspect". I already know it is the PTU leaking, I checked it myself. Not a bad leak, but it does make the infamous burning smell after a longer drive. Since under warranty, Ford can fix it. I do all my own work on cars generally, but this is a warranty issue that Ford is having troubles with an effective fix. The awd is really good in the snow and bad weather we have had lately. My wife likes the car, I hope the dealer can fix it the first time. Or maybe the nth time depending on prior history, I bought it used. So far the car has been good and no problems except the PTU seal leaking.

I tried that and it only decodes the VIN, could not find the build sheet or options.

Everyone likes my COE (yes, that is short for cab over engine), and the way I have it built is more as a hot rod truck, than a typical car hauler, so it is more unique. My engine is in the front, and has a big cover like a van inside the cab. Not the greatest, and it is a real PITA to work on. The flatbed is as much body as it is getting for now at least, maybe add some side skirts to cover those beautiful gas tanks on either side at a leter date.

Hi to all, my name is Terry, and found this forum because I just bought a 2008 Edge Limited AWD. It is really for my wife to drive, but will also be our nicer car for running around. Recently moved from San Francisco bay area to New Mexico as i took an off-site assignment for work. We live in the east mountains from Albuquerque, about 7200 ft, so the need for AWD. My wife's old daily driver is 97 Expedition 4x4 and it is going to be my bad weather driver. I typically mess with older cars, my screen name is because I have two Utility Coupes, or Utes for short. These are Australian models. 1937 Ford, all steel, just a basic hot rod, this is my daily driver when the weather is OK. 289/C4/9-inch, 4-inch dropped axle, disc brakes. This is my other Ute, a 37 Chevy. This one is all original for now, but destined for a hot rod makeover. Here is my 49 Ford COE. Has many modifications, 74 GM 1-ton chassis with airbags, chopped top 4 inches, Chevy 350/Turbo 400. It was my daily driver back in CA when i only had to drive about 6 miles to work. Now it is about 23 so the big truck is not so cost effective and I switched to drive the 37 Ford Ute now. The COE has been all over many road trips, Bonneville speedweek 3 times, and more. So enough of my old car stuff, looking forward to learning more about my new used Edge and benefiting from the knowledge here on the forum. No pics of my Edge, I still haven't found my digital camera since moving about 1 month ago. Plus I just got it, no chance for pics yet. It is black with black interior, has just about every option except nav and DVD that I can tell. Including the crappy 20-inch chrome clad wheels I bought it used and no original paperwork. Is there anyone on the forum that can run my VIN and tell me exactly what options it has? Or doesn't have? Thanks in advance for the help, Terry