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  1. PrinzII
    Reminds me....time to watch that transmission flush video
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    Add another $75 for car rental fees. Upside: Rental vehicle is a 2014 Limited in Magnetic.
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    My exact reaction........ :swear: :swear: My wallet's reaction :cry:
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    Verdict: Compressor, Accumulator, and other parts. Total damage: $2246.34
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    Nope. I did see some oddball smoke from the right side of my car and, after opening my hood, I smelled a metallic burnt odor. Possible compressor clutch.
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    Had to take it to the dealer because the A/C went out on a day that it was 110+........not fun
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    Are they Canbus?
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    Got it. On my ever growing list of maintenance items......lol
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    Aren't the rear wipers 13"?
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    Sounds crazy but can you tell me the kind of ballast you are running? Some older types of ballasts have been known to wreak havoc like that.
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    Perf: Spark plug change was done at 90K. I can say the air filter should need a change (Changed a few months ago) but I have not had the PCV valve changed. Might have to look at the PCV valve. Have not run FI cleaner in the Edge at all.
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    Are your foglights HID?
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    Caveat: When you go over 6000K-8000K, you will need that 55W ballast to make up for the lower light output of the higher color temps.
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    Omar, this is a very interesting post and has me thinking about that as well. I am also wondering if the percentage of ethanol added to many gasolines have an effect on MPG. To give you an idea, I normally fill up with 89 Octane because premium is at different octane levels across the country. For instance, Arizona's premium is 91 octane. New Mexico is 92/93 but their low end is 85. When I drove to Chicago from Phoenix, I used mid-grade for the most part. There were certain points I jumped to premium and saw a difference in mileage. I also noticed that certain brands tend to fare better than others in our vehicles. For instance, Chevron goes through our Edge like water. Shell and Arco do not.
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    In my case, all that I have been doing is driving and getting her washed. As it sits, she's almost at 110,000 and still running like a top.
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    I have had the same HID set in my '08 and transferred the ballasts to my '11. I would have issues with ballasts going out from time to time but I could attribute that to the combination of engine heat and Arizona heat. My actual next step is going with the VLEDs LED kit because I need something that throws more light, especially when traveling on Interstates 10, 17, and 40.
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    The two systems are different. A home system pulls electricity from the grid and powers the a/c. In the case of a car system, the car's engine powers the a/c which can add drag, thus increasing fuel consumption.
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    In reading this post, I thought about the recent issues I have had. Bear in mind, I have done master resets and re-paired my phone (Galaxy S5) and my wife's phone (Galaxy S4). Also tested with an iPhone 5c (Work Phone). a) There are times where we cannot make a call. We issue the voice command but Sync sits there and I have actually had to use voice commands through the phone itself. One of my wife's contacts only shows up as a number in the Edge. The contact shows up normally on the phone. c) I have experienced the "delay" when answering a call. One thing I am curious about is the version of Bluetooth in these vehicles. Could it be an issue where the Bluetooth in the car is (somewhat) behind the phone?
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    Ford parts does carry a locking plug for the capless tanks.
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    Keep us posted on the outcome, GNergy. That's one of the lighting mods I am looking at very seriously.
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    I test drove a 2015 Sport FWD and agree that the torque steer is horrendous. I have never driven a vehicle where torque steer almost rips the steering wheel from my hands. That alone sealed me considering the AWD Sport.
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    That sounds like fun. The closest I got to that was test driving a Camaro ZL1.
  23. PrinzII
    ....or a key switch similar to the C4 Corvette ZR-1
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    But that's the nature of technology. However, things like this can be prevented proactively.
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    After reading this article on USA Today's website, I am wondering if Ford is going to look into their systems to prevent the same kind of hacking that FCA was shown. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/07/24/fiat-chrysler-recall-hackers/30617023/
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