pedro2u Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Interesting that PTU is not on your lists given the issues and attention it gets here. Looks like you are the poster child of how to get your moneys worth out of our rides! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 macbwt = FWD only. No AWD, and it seems to work out fine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2u Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 ah, that makes more sense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted June 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 This is Lullubelle. LU for short. LU passed 200,000 miles yesterday and is running pretty good. Thanks to the Orange Crush LU has benefited from lessons learned and Ford Engineering improvements. LU stands in much better shape than the OC did at his point of 200,000 miles. I will be making a video on the history of maintenance/repairs on LU to this point of 200,000 miles. Here a few photos in the mean time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted July 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Here is my second Ford Edge to reach 200K miles. Let's just say we are going to start off with a grrrrrrrrr. Needs new wheel bearings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Two new rear wheel hub/bearings were installed. Removing them was rather difficult due to extreme rust. Had to use a blow torch, hand sledge and a sliding sledge at the same time to bust them loose and even the hammers took some effort. The housing where the hub mounted was so rusty that once I removed the rust the new hubs fell into the opening and I did not even have to pull the hub into position with the fasteners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Man, God bless you guys that live up there in snow and salted roads country. My 2 previous Explorers and now the Edge have all lived in warm temperate climates (Cali and Texas) and never had to deal with any rust or bad corrosion issues. I did front hubs on my 4x Explorer once and they come off easily. Hand sledge and slide hammer - yikes. Aren't those WWF moves? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted July 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Finally got the two rear wheel hubs off. Took a bit of effort (rust) but some heat and BFH's did the trick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted July 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Time to change the transmission fluid with no tools. No crawling under the Edge etc. Just stand there and change the fluid. The Easy way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 I was thinking about one of those suction pumps for the PTU but I was concerned about how thick the fluid would be and if the thing could suck it out. I found a local shop that will do a PTU flush/fill for $80 full synth, so I think I will go that route. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted August 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Unless something breaks down on my Edge. I have no maintenance scheduled nor do I have any work pending on my 2011 Ford Edge Lullubelle. Nearing 205,000 miles and operating great with everything working. Great car and running great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted August 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 It was going to happen and finally did LU was running rather sluggish at WOT and I checked the Filter Minder and it was at 80 percent. So I was only running 20 percent air flow. I pulled out the AEM filter and cleaned it. Got a bunch of mud out of it and have now let it dry and re-installed the filter. Let's see what happens tomorrow during the 400 miles I will put on it. The AEM filter had 98,000 miles on it since it was installed and was never cleaned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I have a similar setup; AEM filter w/ the filter minder. I don't intend to let it go that many miles but now I know how far it CAN go without a cleaning. I'll probably clean it every other oil change or so. I'm currently doing 5k oil changes so 10k-15k sounds about right. It sure would be nice to get 150k-200k out of my Edge also!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I finally cleaned the air filter after 98,000 miles. Good to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) Mac, new type of Filter Minder? I have the one that lays flat on the airbox and has the dial type read out. Is that one more accurate than the dial type? PS: You shoulda' bought the Lambo. Edited September 8, 2017 by chefduane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) Mac, new type of Filter Minder? I have the one that lays flat on the airbox and has the dial type read out. Is that one more accurate than the dial type? PS: You shoulda' bought the Lambo. I have the dial type on my wife's Edge. This one was installed by the Filter Minder corp on my Edge. I am not aware of any measurement differences other then the difference in the designs they both do the same thing. Edited September 9, 2017 by macbwt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Did a video today on another topic and recorded the cold start up of LU. Got me some blue smoke at start up for a minute or so. HUmmmm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Ah ha, do I see a valve guide replacment video in the near future? lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted September 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 Not so quick. Run her till she drops. Then make the decision on what direction to go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 Brutal ... Does lulabelle have black leather strap on seat covers and vodka for coolant? lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted September 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 Brutal ... Does lulabelle have black leather strap on seat covers and vodka for coolant? lol Hummm I am questioning her life choices. LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbczyk84 Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Did a video today on another topic and recorded the cold start up of LU. Got me some blue smoke at start up for a minute or so. HUmmmm Had this happen on ours once. Also a 2011, had around 75K miles on it. Started with remote and got blue smoke for a few seconds. Unrelated, but did spark plugs and recently the valve cover update since then. Just under 90K miles now and running strong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2u Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Gbczyk84 - I've had my2011 Limited since 40K, now at 72K, so plugs soon. Jjust looking to keep up with needed updates and improvements What is the valve cover update? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/23145-2011-edge-valve-cover/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2u Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Thanks, great video. Ford Quicklane has been doing my oil changes and vehicle inspection and hasn't mentioned this as an issue. Does this happen in all vehicles? I'll have to pull that apart this weekend and take a look. Seems like a simple fix, and might as well do it while you're changing the plugs since it's already off (which is on my list already to do) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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