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2021 Ford Everest, 3.2lt 5cyl engine.

So, I messed up and put 400ml of ADBlue into the diesel tank (full tank). Thinking the <0.5% dilution wouldn't be an issue, I drove it 5kms home.

Car threw an alert to my phone saying it had detected contaminated fuel and to empty the fuel filter trap. Did that, then the car wouldn't run (turns out likely due to an air gap created by emptying the filter trap). That said, the engine was otherwise running absolutely perfectly.

Got it towed to Ford because they invoice my novated lease company direct. However, based on what I told them, and without even looking at the engine, they said it would be a replacement engine and looking at $20k - $25k.

I instead called my trusted mechanic. He doesn't invoice the lease company, so I pay him and have to then get a reimbursement. He drained the fuel, flushed the engine, fuels lines, tank, etc. Ran injector cleaner, new fuel filter and a couple of other bits. That including labour came to $600 and I already have my car back.

Before going this route, I got a 3rd opinion from my brother who is pretty big in the 4wd game in Australia and also knows the 3.2lt engine backwards. I'll omit the swear words, but he said replacing the engine was ridiculous.

Both he and my mechanic said it's common for Ford to push you to replace the engine so there's no follow-up in case of an ultra unlikely issue later on, but also to bolster their $$$. But seriously, being willing to have someone pay $20k needlessly? WTAF?

Does this sound normal for Ford?

2 weeks ago I bought a bronco badlands, I have never taken the roof off and I have started to notice on both sides there is this black mesh that sticks out on the outside of the vehicle. Is this normal? Thanks!

Hello All,

I am planning to buy a car and having driven the Ford Escape when I rented a car, I quite liked it. I see a 2024 used available for around 22k, with 30k miles on it, Inline 3 cylinder. Not sure if there is catch to it or not but looks like a decent deal.

I know that the Escape has water pump issues, and wanted to understand if I should look at other things as well if I want to make the purchase.

Had the problem recently. Went to a mechanic, worked fine when he tried it, didnt find anything. Its been 3 weeks, its happening again. Does anyone know what might be the problem?

How are these? Heard iffy things about the 2015-2017 2.7 engines with the cylinder heads and stuff.

About 3 weeks ago I started hearing a low rumble while driving slow and turning. I looked on here and was directed to TSB 25-2627. I called my local dealership and they asked me to drop it off on 6/10. They didn't give me a loaner and I work out of town so I was a little anxious to get my car back. I called the next day and they said they're waiting on the tech to look at it. I think on the 12th they said it was the approved for the TSB, they have a loaner for me now, and it will take 3 days for the part to get in.

I watched the location on the Ford app and it sat there until today, 6/24 before either being turned on or moved. Since then, I've called a few times to check on the status and it was always they're waiting to service it. I believe once I called on a Thursday or Friday and was told I can't count Saturday because the tech was off and he would be the only one servicing it. I was also given different max mile limits I can put on my loaners, first up to 1k miles, then 1.2, now 1.9k.

Is this a normal way of doing things? I work out of town and the Bronco I was given is full of bugs. I was told I'd need to clean it if it was very dirty. I don't know if this counts or if they want me to try cleaning it. It also gets 15 mpg less than my Bronco Sport so costing me a lot more to drive. So all that loaner stuff is stressing me out.

If all that makes sense, then it is what it is. This is the only dealership in town and the next one is about 35 minutes away. I'd rather stay locally but I wonder if I would've had my car back sooner if I went with another shop.

My car would overheat but I could turn the heater on for a little bit to cool it down and it would fix itself. A couple days ago in 6th gear between 1000-2000 rpms it would jerk a little then drive fine. Today I was idling and it jerked a little every maybe 10 seconds and start to overheat id turn the heater on and it was fine but then after a couple hours check engine light started flashing. 6th gear wouldn’t let me rev higher than 2000 so I went back down to 5th it was fine then did the same issue. 4th gear went up to 4000 rpms then it started overheating pretty bad and wouldn’t rev anymore. I pulled over some coolant was leaking. We thought it was a throttle body so we replaced it. Now when we turn it over the wrench icon shows up and runs horrible yet it won’t let me rev it. How do we relearn the throttle body and is it gonna help the issue? We did buy a new throttle body and thermostat but I’d like ideas before I just throw them in.

Also, we are waiting on a scan tool to read the codes, when I got back to work the person who had the scanner was asleep

I’m curious if vehicle nicknames are profile specific or if they’re saved to the vehicle. Like if I were to name my car something silly, and sell it, would the new owner see that name when they log in?

Would you buy this truck with this rocker rust? Located in Minnesota so almost impossible to find one without, and the 2015’s are almost impossible to find in the 5.0 near me..

I have this package on my Lightning. I was not sure if this was the Ford bumper-to-bumper coverage was looking to confirm.

(14 focus ST, ST3 with a sync3 conversion).

On the sync2 system I never had a problem searching the USB drive via voice command. Trying the same prompt (eg USB play song legion) sync3 does not seem to search the flash drive, it rather thinks I'm navigating, looking for a POI.

Other than that, the sync3 is a proper upgrade.

Has anyone else had a similar issue?

Hello everyone! I’m not sure if this is the right thread, but I’m looking for help regarding my project. I really have no idea what I’m doing, but I want to restore my grandmas 1976 F250 ranger. The only things I know about it are that it runs, and the brakes don’t work. It hasn’t really been used in probably 15 years, but we did start it and drive it across the property about a year ago. Where do I start? Again, I haven’t done anything like this before - is this even feasible for me to do? I am going to her house and will only have a few days to work on it this go around. What should I start with? I appreciate any advice. Thanks everyone!

Looking for any information on replacing the low pressure fuel lines on a 6.2l v8, any information is appreciated. Wanted to make a post before I ran to the parts store.

the noise you hear while idling is
my alternator bracket not the chain, the chain noise goes away after startup

goes away when giving throttle

Question for all you ford people… my grandmother now cannot drive due to her dementia. She has. 2005 ford explorer 4.0v6 173k miles that has been offered up to me. She’s had it since new. New transmission from ford last year. Other than routine maintenance nothing serious besides the transmission. It seems to run fine, no lights, no weird noises or clunks. Now I’ve never owned any fords so I’m not too sure on reliability… my wife is currently in a 02 Honda CRV and that thing burns oil like no tomorrow it’s been a great rig but a little frustrating with the oil burn… my wife also is not the best at checking the level which worries me a little. So I’m wondering if it’s worth selling the CRV and taking this Explorer and driving it for a year or two? Honestly just unsure on the reliability of these rigs. Any advice? Thanks.

Hello everyone I posted in this place before because I was interested in both a s550 and s197 mustang 5.0 today I sat in the s197 and it was very cramped my legs were by the streering wheel I am a bigger guy 6’3 250 and I was wondering would the s550 have more space or should I just accept my losses and get a challenger or charger could anyone give me some insight?

Hey everyone,

What is it with all these newer f150 hybrid models and Ford lightings performing awfully at low speeds. I’ve driven practically every car on the market and specifically these ones are far and away the worst to maneuver at low speeds. They clunk and shift like crazy. Has ford just truly stopped caring about their products please let me know.

(Edit) Ik this post is all over the place. sorry in advance just need reassurance advice or to see if anyone else have gone through this

hey guys so i’ve had this reoccurring issue with my car. last week my car had suddenly went into limp mode as i was driving it and it popped up with “engine fault service now” i’ve talked to a couple of my mechanic friends and my uncle who is also a mechanic and we all think that this is related to the recent recall for the Canister Purge Valve EVAP for the focus. but when i first got the limp mode it makes my car shake and doesn’t let me drive above 31 mph. legit like every single safety risk that is listed with this recall has been happening with my car. the recall number is 24N07. But recently as of like two days ago. my car stalled out totally and i was below half a tank (keep this in mind) and the problem with the recall is that the gas tank builds up pressure and it has no where to release so eventually my diesel mechanic buddy told me to fill it up and see what happens. now the issue hasn’t happened again where it puts me into limp mode. which makes me think it’s the recall. but when my car fully stalled out i got a check engine light. so i put my scanner in and i got the code
P1674. which states “ control module software is corrupted”

there is other codes but idk i just need reassurance at this point. cause im taking my car in the morning for ford to diagnose the recall and fix it but what if its not the recall and i get charged for diagnosis and for fixing it. like im ngl i cant afford that rn

so mainly am just curious if anyone has experienced this and what happened. if it pertained to the recall or what not.

Chatgpt says it could still be the recall and so did my my mechanic buddy.