Long trips with high mileage

[9COOP5]

Have any of you driven your Edge on a long trip over 500 miles one way with over 150K on the odometer? My Edge has 166K and looks good for the year and mileage and seems to be running good.  I was thinking about driving this vehicle. 

[enigma-2]

If you have serious concerns, why not running it through a local (good) mechanic for a road worthy inspection. The look of the car reveals nothing as to what condition the mechanical aspects are really in. A simple failed part can cause a multitude of problems when you least expect it. Tell the service rep that you are planning a long trip and want to be certain that its in good condition. 

 

(Ford dealers offer a multipoint inspection with their oil change and tire rotation. Ask for The Works. $40.)

[WWWPerfA_ZN0W]

this is a daily drive for @macbwt lol. assuming maintenance is uptodate, your Edge should do fine. most owners don't even change the fluids  at Ford recommended intervals, and that means all bets are off.

 

what does your normal drive look like, is it mostly city, mostly highway, or some of both? 150K looks different in an allhighway vehicle than an allcity vehicle.

 

also, do you regularly scan the computers for codes?

Edited June 27, 2022 by WWWPerfA_ZN0W

[DILLARD000]

On 6/24/2022 at 11:00 PM, 9COOP5 said:

...any of you driven your Edge on a long trip over 500 miles one way with over 150K on the odometer?

...Edge has 166K and looks good for the year and mileage and seems to be running good.

...thinking about driving this vehicle. 

Yes. last fall did a road trip in our 2008 EdgeAWDSEL V6~3.5L~DOHC; started at ~148kMiles, now at ~160kMiles.

8kMiles+ thru the Dakotas, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, NewYork, NH, Vermont, Maine,  then to a Florida beach condo 2wks, then ~2kMiles back home.

She ran like a champ, but before doing that, did a full makeover last summer with

~ new Plugs, OxSensors, PCVValve, Belts, Hoses, ThermoStat, RadCap, BrakePads, Battery, Tires...

~ drain & fresh Half+Half 75w140.FullSyn+SAE250.FullSyn AmsOil in both RearDiff & FrontPTU

~ drain & fresh MerconV AmsOil#ATF in Trans

~ drain & fresh 0w30.FullSyn Oil & K&N#hp2009 Filter for Engine

~ drain & flush & fill Peak#pkb53\10x Coolant + KSeal#st5516 additive

~ pushed grease into all driveline Slip+UJoints & silicone spray lube into every orifice I could find.

~ removed+disassembled+cleaned+lubed the ElectricRadiatorFans, they were full of dust+roadkill & bearings needed grease

Not long after getting back home, the notorious RadiatorFanControlRelay started causing random engine stalls without any TroubleCodes;

took a while to figure out that cause, then easy replacement of that Relay box on top left of RadiatorFanAssembly; so consider carrying a spare.

Also added an ElectricCoolingFan+AdjustableTStatSwitch to front of TransCooler, though I don't think it's really needed.

 

Edited June 27, 2022 by DILLARD000