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I got 10 yr 100000 mi from a Ford dealer on line (Flood) Premium for 2400 after using $400 Ford points from the car purchase. 100 deduct 1st day rental & lights, but skipped the keys. Of course one of the fobs went down the drain (literally) and I had to fork out $$ and bought a refurb one. I probably overpaid for the Warr but it was the best price I saw on line.

Socket cap set hmm - I was trying to figure out what tool to search for, good to know. I saw a serpentine belt wrench at Harbor Freight that would work too.

Hey, Just wondering how the install went, also did you get the part at a junkyard and if so how much? I closed the garage door with the hatch open before I adjusted the hatch height the week I bought the car! Doh!

Thanks guys, great info!

I am looking for a decent (pretty affordable) scanner for my toolbox. I'm certainly no expert mechanic and I like to reach out to everyone on this site for input - there are a lot of experienced toolers on this forum. Any advice would be appreciated, I'm looking for something to read transmission temps specifically for fluid drain and refills.

I replaced the OEM Hankooks at 35k miles with the Michelin Cross Climate 2s, The ride is very quiet and comfortable, even with the 20"s. The Hankooks wore ok, 3/32 - 5/32 left but I had a kole in the sidewall. The Michelins are pricey but I like them so far and the tread looks cool.

I just replaced the PDU fluid in my 2020 Edge and wanted to detail my experience. I bought it new (Titanium with the Elite Package) and am trying to maximize its life by replacing all the fluids I can regularly. I had the PTU fluid replaced at a dealership when I went for a warranty issue with the touchscreen at 30000 mi. I bought the M/C fluid and decided to have Ford replace it, I paid 45 bucks for the fluid and Ford charged 130 for the change. For the RDU @ 36000 mi, I decided to replace the fluid. I didn't jack up the car, I just crawled under and kept it level. To remove the filler plug on the rear diff, I had to buy a slim "3/8" "breaker bar" from AMZ for ten bucks because there was very little clearance between a rear cross member and the fill plug. With this small wrench, I could remove the filler plug using a small pipe for leverage with no problem. The drain was easily accessible with a 3/8" rachet. The drain plug had a good amount of debris on the magnet and the fluid was very dark but I guess this is normal for break-in as my Subaru Forester had the RDU fluid in a similar condition at the same mileage when I changed it. I used Permatex high temp on the plugs and pumped the new fluid from the oil bottle using a screw-on pump from AMZ that worked great. I used about 3/4 of a Qt. which makes sense because the capacity is 28 oz +/- 1oz. I filled it until it started draining from the fill plug. Then I torqued the drain plug to 20 ft-lbs and used Permatex high temp on threads. Hope this helps - Peace.

I took my 2020 Edge Titanium Elite in for the camera recalls and mentioned that I was unable to select adaptive headlamps in the menu (It is greyed out). (Mine also do a little dance when you turn them on) The service advisor brought out a document that I think was a TSB that said even though it was greyed out the adaptive headlamps were operating properly. I should have asked for a copy of it but I was distracted. I don't know if they actually work or not.

97 Ford Escort Wagon - Wife got in accident, didn't want to drive any more 00 Ford Taurus Wagon - great car, donated in 2017, still ran ok 02 Ford Escape - Work car but over 110k no problems 07 Ford Edge FWD - Loved this car, traded in in 2015 for Subaru Forester but always regretted it 2010 Ford Escape 4cyl FWD - Ended up really liking this work car 2020 Edge Titanium Elite - nicest/quietest car we have ever owned - We call it the Lincoln Edge