ben senise

just thinking out loud here but in the image on this page https://www.borla.com/products/ford-edge-st-cat-back-exhaust-system-140766 the tubes forward of the rear-most exhaust pieces, look like they are bent upwards a tiny bit. any chance the installers put them in upside down? first thing i would do is have a look under there.

the RFID never uses the battery. it can't. it's not wired to the battery in any way. you can take out the little "pill" and look at it. it is totally self-contained and waterproof. it's an antenna and a chip. the radio signal from the car energizes the circuit through the antenna. the chip processes the signal and transmits a new signal with the code. all of this is using extremely weak signals which is why, as you say, the key has to be close to the transmitter/receiver. the battery is only used for the transmitter functions of the key: lock, unlock, remote start, lift gate, panic, etc.

1. The RFID in the key-fob does not use the battery. It is passive. The car has a transmitter that emits a radio signal. The RFID captures that signal and sends it back with a code. The energy for this is from the radio signal, not the battery. If you are not able to start the car with the key in your pocket, but you are able to start it with the key in the position that you describe, then there is another problem. 2. Do you have the owner's manual? it's quite helpful for things like this. My 2020 says: i would guess that yours is similar. any of those points true? 3. worth upgrading? that's up to you. for me the juice wouldn't be worth the squeeze. i would possibly just get an aftermarket radio.

you should be able to eyeball the cubic foot. it doesn't have to be precise. from what i know, the filling should be fairly loose. no resistance to speak of when you touch it. it should not feel solid by any means. far from it.

i think you have convinced me that i should do that to my 2020 ST!

a picture would help. are you talking about the vertical piece? is it broken or did it just come off? did you take it to a dealer or an auto-glass repair place? my guess is that they're telling you the whole thing needs to be replaced because the piece is bonded to the glass at the factory. Need to find out if it's available as a part. If so you can replace it.

i think i need glasses and more patience. i saw the chrome on the lower right corner and thought that said EDGE. sorry!

yuck. do they have to put "FORD" a second time under the Blue Oval (that says Ford as well)? i find that thing to be horrendous.

it's a kickstarter project and the first 50 are $899. none had been taken when i looked just now. it's strange because it looks like an original ford part. they must just be reprogramming them somehow. are they making the frame or using factory ones as well?

thanks but no iPhone for me. I'm not willing to be locked into that walled garden.

very nice, congrats and welcome!

that's great info. thanks for making the video.

what is the reason for you wanting the system to read a fifth wheel? so you can monitor the spare while it's in the back? or are you worried about having to perform a manual reset after changing a tire due to a flat? the car only has for sensors so it can't monitor the spare tire. would be cool if it could but alas. if it's the latter, don't worry. the system will automatically read whatever tire is placed on the car. i have summer and winter tires and never had to reset anything. just drive a little distance and everything works. i also carry a small tire compressor so i could top up the spare if needed. but checking it on a regular basis is still the best.

i have never seen magnetic connectors like that. excellent idea. i think i'll grab one of those. i used to have a wired dock but i got worried that the cops would bust me for it since they are really cracking down on distracted driving. they've busted people with their phones sitting in the console while plugged in. not even using them. just from a technical point of view, i'd still like to know if it's possible to up the wattage though.

@Haz thanks!

i was worried about this but went ahead anyway. i finally managed to snag a "motorola" MA1 wireless adapter for android auto. it works perfectly. when i used my pixel 5, i plugged it in to a USB cable and it charged fairly quickly. now when i use AA wirelessly, i lose a bit of battery power even when the phone is on the wireless charging pad. i just drove an hour using googlemaps and listening to tidal and i lost a few percentage points of my battery. not a huge deal and i could deal with this on a longer trip by plugging in the phone like i used to. i did a quick search online and nothing popped out so i thought i'd post something here before i go to bed so that tomorrow i will wake up and magically find the solution to this problem here on this forum. ? i have to verify but i think my phone can charge wirelessly at up to 10w. i'm guessing that the Qi pad in the edge is 5w. i'm going to look for a way to increase that power. an updated component? a hack? i'm open to suggestions.

i concur with @akirby 100%. No way i would touch that without an estimate. i was on another forum years ago where someone had a similar crash sitting at a red light in a left-turn lane. everyone else said that it was probably not too bad. i said the car was totaled because they hit the wheel. it turned out that the car was totaled. i'm not saying that this Edge is totaled but it is severely damaged. i would only buy it if it were almost free.

a couple of points that may or may not be related; 1- measured voltage is irrelevant. it can still show 12+v and not have enough juice to crank. i had that happen and the cause was a cracked cell. still showed good voltage but not enough current would flow. 2- the batteries in the key fobs are for the lock/unlock and engine start transmit function. the anti-theft chip in the key is passive (RFID). it works without a battery and you can test it. the fact that you removed the terminal and replaced it could mean that you may have dislodged corrosion on the battery post. do you have a battery post cleaner brush? google it if you're not familiar. that would be my first step.

your edge should be able to run android auto off of an android phone plugged into the USB port. I'm not familiar with Apple Car Play but i would guess it's similar. Google maps is infinitely better than the built-in navigation. Personally i would forget the Sync Navigation and go with a phone if possible.

welcome. please post some pics. that's par for the course around these parts. ?

i had a 2016 with stock headlamps. the headlight performance was so bad that i traded it in for a 2020 ST with LED headlamps. Those are great. I live in a very small town and the drive on the dark highway from the main city (Victoria, BC) at night was harrowing. i first tried better bulbs but there was barely any noticeable difference. then i put in the slightly more powerful bulbs that you have to hack to get them to fit. it was many years ago so i don't remember the details so you'll have to search this forum. there are a few threads about lightbulb hacks. i was thinking about putting in HID or LED bulbs but didn't want to go through the installation hassle and possibility of poor performance so i just got rid of the car.

thanks for the info MacT. i tried putting a quite narrow polyethylene tube down the dipstick tube but it wouldn't go. do you happen to know exactly how narrow of a tube i have to use?

2020 Edge ST (2.7 EcoBoost, just under 10,000 km) i noticed a good amount of smoke from the exhaust when i stomp on the go pedal. it doesn't happen at idle or giving it gas in park/neutral. I connect my OBD reader and it gave no codes. I then thought I would check for excessive oil consumption but found the level to be higher than i would expect on the dipstick. the oil has about 4,000 km on it and is still quite clean so it's hard for me to tell exactly what the level is. I can tell that it's above the small hole that's above the cross-hatch pattern on the dipstick. I think too much oil can cause smoke and can also damage the engine, no? doesn't it score the cylinders or something like that? i'm wondering if i have done any damage already. it only smokes under heavy throttle so would the damage only occur then? What should i do? the dealer that did the last service is closed now, as in not there anymore. the same owner has two other dealers so i can go there but this is going to be a hassle since surely they will say that i must have added the oil myself. is there any way to remove just a bit of oil? or do i need to do another oil change? i'd be grateful for any suggestions you have and information regarding the severity of this problem.

thanks

The the 2019 and onward ST still has an eco-boost V6 2.7. the huge screen began in 2021.