jbrumley1 Posted Friday at 12:01 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 12:01 PM Pulled the wheels off the 2.7 Nautilus to paint the calipers. Was expecting to see worn-down brake pads because I often brake pretty hard. Ford brake pads must be a very hardened material. All 4 corners looked nearly new with very little wear. Made it worth the effort to pull the wheels off and the Ford Blue calipers look pretty good. Only problem is the Black Label wheels cover up too much of the calipers and you cannot see them very well, but, well enough to see a difference from the original bare metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabangsta Posted Friday at 02:16 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 02:16 PM I did mine at 96,000 miles because my rears were worn down to 2-3mm, and it was pretty easy to get them chattering after hard stops (adaptive cruise and mountain passes). the fronts were still over 8mm, could have gone a lot longer before replacing them, but I had ordered the parts and also was upgrading my smaller FWD rotors to larger ones. For some reason I skipped painting the calipers, I always do them on all cars I have owned, but didn't feel it with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrumley1 Posted Friday at 03:50 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 03:50 PM Hard to believe these pads last so long. They look nearly brand new. Made my caliper painting project a much happier experience. I'll go out and clean my wheels and take a picture of how it looks. Hopefully, I'll get some comments on them. The wheels are beefy; therefore, can't see the calipers as well as I'd like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted Friday at 04:05 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 04:05 PM My original pads also lasted as long as @dabangsta and they performed well. I changed them somewhat prematurely to the Akebona low dust - this will keep your wheels and calipers clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrumley1 Posted Friday at 04:42 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 04:42 PM (edited) Great to hear 1004ron ! I'm just happy I don't have to remove the wheels in the near future to install new pads. Those 21's are hea-VY. Here are a few pics of the brake calipers, as promised. Can't see them very well, but, they look a little better when the sun is not directly overhead and casting shadows. Edited Friday at 04:44 PM by jbrumley1 To remove duplicate photo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrumley1 Posted Friday at 04:52 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 04:52 PM 2 hours ago, dabangsta said: I did mine at 96,000 miles because my rears were worn down to 2-3mm, and it was pretty easy to get them chattering after hard stops (adaptive cruise and mountain passes). the fronts were still over 8mm, could have gone a lot longer before replacing them, but I had ordered the parts and also was upgrading my smaller FWD rotors to larger ones. For some reason I skipped painting the calipers, I always do them on all cars I have owned, but didn't feel it with this one. How many miles do you and 1004Ron have on your Edge vehicles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted Friday at 06:28 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 06:28 PM I have 124K miles on my 2017 Sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrumley1 Posted 12 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 12 hours ago Since we all three have the GEN 1 engine, I have to ask. Any major issues with the drivetrain ... as relates to your modifications or high milage? Already doing the fluid/oil changes and frequent maintenance. Also using CRC Turbo & Injector cleaner and considering the TechTron fuel additive in hopes of keeping the fuel system free of carbon buildup in the engine and moisture out of the tank. Hope y'all are having a good weekend. Always open to suggestions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago (edited) I would not consider any modifications - don't have the money for the modifications nor the premature failure that's typically associated with such modifications. 100% Costco Top Tier gas and every three months 16oz of TECHRON - 266701317 Techron Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner, 32 oz which I buy from Napa when on special. Borescope combustion chamber and intake and never seen the need for CRC etc. Using a catch-can may have helped avoid contamination. . Edited 9 hours ago by 1004ron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrumley1 Posted 1 hour ago Author Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) On 3/6/2026 at 9:16 AM, dabangsta said: Only thing not already done in my signature, is intercooler and custom tune. Just waiting a couple months to order a CVF intercooler, then, have it tuned. Waiting until just before my next oil change to check the catch-can ... hopefully, it will be dirty as hell, so I'll know it was worth the money. Reason I did a 50/50 BOV is to vent 50% pressure to the atmosphere and still hold 50% pressure on the turbos. Read multiple reviews and articles. Made sense and it seems to have smoothed out the shifts - a lot. I'll try out the Techron cleaner. Heard a lot of good things about it. Thank you for adding the link!! Edited 1 hour ago by jbrumley1 Prematurely hit the Enter key by accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago This is going off-topic. You already have separate threads on performance modifications, so further posts on that should be in those existing threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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