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Well winter is nearly over (been in the 40's lately) and I need to clean my floor mats. Never really got them back to showroom last year, wondering what everyone else uses. I'll be spraying them down with a gas pressure washer using a 25° tip, and std soap. Any suggestions?

Alot of these panels are just press fit into place. I would be tempted to put a lot of force on the area lifting up to see if just snaps back into place.

Hello yabuddy. Great to have you here. Your going to love your new Edge. Your going to get a lot of experienced advice on just about everything Edge & MKX here. All you have to do is ask. Lot of experts lurking. (Not me). Now as my two cents as to your first recommendation: Weathertech floor mats. Best way to protect your floors, especially in the areas of the county that has winter. You may also find the forum member's mods interesting: http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/13442-comprehensive-mod-lists/?fromsearch=1

Lincoln just notified me that they are ready to begin inspecting all of the 2009, 2010 MKX vehicles for fuel tank corrosion. Here is the text of the postcard I got in the mail: "In December 2015, The Lincoln Motor Company mailed you a letter announcing safety recall 15S31 regarding a potential issue with the fuel tank on your vehicle. Parts are now available to repair your vehicle. If you have not yet contacted your dealer to schedule service for this recall, please call your dealer without delay to schedule an appointment. At no charge to you, your dealer will inspect and either clean or treat or replace the fuel tank on your vehicle."

Gasoline with a high sulphur content car smell pretty rotten until you get through it. Comes and goes, could have been what you pulled in through the AC. Not that I noticed.

Kind of sounds like the same problem that the guys with the intermittent shifter, had. Ah but once this is fixed you are going to have a great car.

Kind of sounds to me, as if it isn't recognizing the chip in the key. Wonder if re-coding both keys to the car would help? (Certainly can't hurt and doesn't cost anything to try).

I've read a lot of horror stories about Armor All drying out vinyls and leathers, causing cracking and hazing. Read somewhere that it's only recommended for use on tires. (Doesn't really state use on dashbiards, etc.) They DO make a leather formula and made a major change in the product couple of years ago, lot of complaints about the new stuff. Guy who does detailing for a living told me never to use this stuff, and if I so, never stop (something about the stuff in it causing it to draw all the moisture out of the vinyl and leather and causing damage when exposed to sunlight). I haven't use the stuff since the 90's. Be interesting to see what the pros in the detailing forum think of it.

Which area of the instrument cluster is it coming from? Perhaps someone else here has a simular problem and it was an easy fix. FWIW, I've had rattles on every car I've owned, except for my current 09 MKX. Some I just learned to ignore and some drove me nuts. Fused around until I found and fix it. Any possibility that it coming from outside the car (engine compartment or exhaust system) and being interpreted as coming from the instrument cluster?

If you read the full Warranty, its easy to see how Ford could indeed rule that the enhanced tuning was the cause of the failure. Its certainty possible (if not probable) that Ford would look long and hard to find any excuse to deny your claim if they even suspected tampering. (see last sentence below). Here's a copy if the applicable section from the 2015 warranty : ----------------------------- Damage Caused by Alteration or Modification The New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover any damage caused by: alterations or modifications of the vehicle, including the body, chassis, or components, after the vehicle leaves the control of Ford Motor Company tampering with the vehicle, tampering with the emissions systems or with the other parts that affect these systems (for example, but not limited to exhaust and intake systems) the installation or use of a non-Ford Motor Company part (other than a certified emissions part) or any part (Ford or non-Ford) designed for off-road use only installed after the vehicle leaves the control of Ford Motor Company, if the installed part fails or causes a Ford part to fail. Examples include, but are not limited to lift kits, oversized tires, roll bars, cellular phones, alarm systems, automatic starting systems and performance-enhancing powertrain components or software and performance chips

A code P0430 may mean that one or more of the following has happened: The catalytic converter is no longer functioning properly An oxygen sensor is not reading (functioning) properly There is an exhaust leak

Yea, after I watched it, went out and followed the installations shown by the kid in the video. Craccckkk. Next stop was at NAPA for a new wiper. Your screwdriver trick works like a champ. :-}

From: http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1172419-turn-indicator-noise-is-annoyingly-loud-2.html about 2/3 the way down: "Loud blinkers... ...no more!!! I took my gauge cluster back out, to see if I could do anything about the noise, and there is a speaker in the cluster. It's on the drivers side of the cluster, there is a hole , in the bottom of the hole is the speaker, there is room to put some foam or something in there to muffle the sound. I took mine apart and took the speaker out. Nice and quiet. So much better."

Any possibility that this might be the O2 sensor instead?

Well ... sounds like a perfect job for duck tape. (groan). Just a thought. I have a sticky pad for my cell phone the stcks, no actually "clings" would be a better word, to the top of the instrument cluster. I would think that 4 or 6 of the would do a perfect job of holding this cover in place. And it would have the advantage of being removable without any damage.

Apples and oranges. It would be better to compare the Edge/MKX to other crossovers, rather then to larger, heaver vehicles. But your right about it, a 4000 lb. vehicle will not have the heft of a 5000-6000 vehicle. Wasn't designed for it. Any AWD will not be the equal of a 4-wheel drive. My daughter owns a Jeep that's unstoppable in snow, but my MKX does just fine, especially when I consider that the roads are plowed 99% of the time anyway.

... Or learned the an extra wipe finishes the job...

http://www.obd-codes.com/p0430

I was reading in a different forum about this. Very interesting subject. It seems that the PTU can easily last the life of the car. And it can fail after only a few thousand miles. It seems to be related to how hot the oil gets. Exceed the max temperature, even if its only once, and it breaks down. Once it fails (from overheating) it breaks down and turns to a thick goo. Can no longer can lubricate properly. The seals then fail and plop, plop, fizz, fizz. They have pictures of a failed PTU after opening. Clearly show a thick goo clogging the insides. (At lease) one respondent reported that the fluid can overheat when driving at 85 mph for a period of time. I would think that towing would also be a factor. Don't have the link, I'll try to find it and post here. Edit: found the link, had it posted to home screen (Android). http://www.fordflex.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9334

Always wondered if there was an easy way to get that @$$!## wiper off without breaking it. Watched the YouTube videos showing kids popping it right off :{ Thanks for posting this.

I posted a pix from the service manual, in a previous thread. The drain in located at item #4. http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/17975-ac-makes-noise-and-limited-air-flow-when-turning-left/?fromsearch=1 If you crawl under the car, it's just an open tube that sticks down a couple on inches. A blast of air should open it, but I would follow up with a can of Lubegard to kill any mold. http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_146324934006617&key=4f95868279975442d20c58420425bb75&libId=io7gtuu90100b4bt000MAddjj46s4&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fordedgeforum.com%2Ftopic%2F8307-hissing-noise-when-ac-is-on-and-im-turning-left%2F%3Ffromsearch%3D1&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Faw%2Fd%2FB0007PHD0S%2Fref%3Dmp_s_a_1_1%3Fqid%3D1463008208%26sr%3D8-1%26pi%3DAC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65%26keywords%3DLubegard%2Bheater%2Bcore&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fordedgeforum.com%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcore%26module%3Dsearch%26do%3Dsearch%26andor_type%3D%26sid%3Dee10eafc5081707828f3cb5ad5dc99f8%26search_app_filters%5Bforums%5D%5BsortKey%5D%3Ddate%26search_app_filters%5Bforums%5D%5BsortKey%5D%3Ddate%26search_app_filters%5Bforums%5D%5BsortDir%5D%3D0%26search_term%3DAc%2Bdrain%26search_app%3Dforums%26st%3D0&title=Hissing%20noise%20when%20AC%20is%20on%20and%20I%27m%20turning%20left%3F%20-%202008%20Edge%20%26%20MKX%20-%20Ford%20Edge%20Forum&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co...ard%20heater%20core&loAsUuid=io7gtvdt-f47067c4-016f-4538-ba53-0cbdcf8c2caa&rewrit=false Here's a Youtube video on how to do this http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_146324903428514&key=4f95868279975442d20c58420425bb75&libId=io7gmb8w0100b4bt000MAddjj46s4&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fordedgeforum.com%2Ftopic%2F8307-hissing-noise-when-ac-is-on-and-im-turning-left%2F%3Ffromsearch%3D1&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBi22mdXj3wM&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fordedgeforum.com%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcore%26module%3Dsearch%26do%3Dsearch%26andor_type%3D%26sid%3Dee10eafc5081707828f3cb5ad5dc99f8%26search_app_filters%5Bforums%5D%5BsortKey%5D%3Ddate%26search_app_filters%5Bforums%5D%5BsortKey%5D%3Ddate%26search_app_filters%5Bforums%5D%5BsortDir%5D%3D0%26search_term%3DAc%2Bdrain%26search_app%3Dforums%26st%3D0&title=Hissing%20noise%20when%20AC%20is%20on%20and%20I%27m%20turning%20left%3F%20-%202008%20Edge%20%26%20MKX%20-%20Ford%20Edge%20Forum&txt=https%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.co...h%3Fv%3DBi22mdXj3wM

Btw, how did you determine it was the module? What usually fails on these are the seat bottom heater pad. I assumed you checked the fuses. Believe there are three of then in this circuit.

I can't disable this on my 09 either. There is a work-around if it really bothers you that much. Turn your wipers on manually, pull the lever and squirt, the turn them off when finished.

Put OEM style pads on my wife's Sebring convertible at the local Ford garage (coupon special), and the squeeked like crazy. Running foward or backwards. She hated them. So I bought a set of NAPA's best pads, took them back to Ford and they put them on, and dead quiet. Asst service rep said some pads squeek, the better ones don't. Will never go cheap again.