Cobra Jet
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- April 11, 2006
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- City, State
- Southern, NJ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2004 XLS
Hey Fellas,
I haven’t been on the site in a while after selling our older Explorer years ago. I’ve provided tech on this site and some good posts, so I’m not a newbie to Ford products. In fact, I still have my 94 Cobra and also own a 2018 S550 (2nd S550).
So been looking at the 2013+ Explorer PIUs in online ads etc. I came across a 2014 which seems to be in decent shape, no visible signs of crash damage from all pics viewed.
I have even went as far as locating a copy of the 2014 Ford Fleet pdf which gives a bunch of info on standard PIU features and of course “optional”. I also went through the (30) pages here in this very PIU sub-forum, but still have questions if some of you PIU owners would be kind enough to educate me and provide some further insight:
1) What is fair pricing for the earlier damage free 2013-2014 PIU’s?
2) Besides the “exhaust” concerns that made the national news, are there any other mechanical issues to be made aware of regarding the earlier PIU’s? Such as trans or engine concerns, especially examples for sale with accrued mileage of 90-100k+?
3) Besides the Standard Features listed in the Ford Fleet brochure for 2014, how can I tell what “Available Features” or “Available Packages” the original ordering Municipality may have equipped it with? Can a window sticker be generated by the VIN, or is this not possible with gaining more info on PIU orders?
4) In the 2014 Ford Fleet pdf, it states that the PIU 6-speed auto transmission is “Police calibrated”. Exactly what does that mean and can anyone give more details about the calibration?
5) Are all 3.5 PIU’s turbo’d and if so, single or dual? May be a dumb question to some, but it doesn’t state anything in the Fleet brochure and I’m a Mustang Enthusiast, I don’t follow the Ford truck or SUV line closely.
The 2014 unit I have seen advertised is equipped as such:
3.5 engine
Column shift
Keyed ignition switch (don’t see any push button start)
Black & White
160mph Certified Calibration speedometer
No “Ecoboost” or “Flex Fuel” branding or labels anywhere on exterior (unless removed?)
No roof rails
Rear passenger doors have what appear to be the lock button locations, but from pics I can’t tell if the lock buttons exist or if they are just plugs/caps
Single driver side spotlight removed
Cloth interior w/ rubber floors and complete cloth rear seating
No cage or front/rear divider (unless if equipped, it’s gone now)
No fog lights
4” Center steak display
No rear camera that I can tell (would it be located above license plate?)
Center console has what appears to be factory buttons and dial on it, but can’t tell exactly what they are from images
Thanks for any further info!
I haven’t been on the site in a while after selling our older Explorer years ago. I’ve provided tech on this site and some good posts, so I’m not a newbie to Ford products. In fact, I still have my 94 Cobra and also own a 2018 S550 (2nd S550).
So been looking at the 2013+ Explorer PIUs in online ads etc. I came across a 2014 which seems to be in decent shape, no visible signs of crash damage from all pics viewed.
I have even went as far as locating a copy of the 2014 Ford Fleet pdf which gives a bunch of info on standard PIU features and of course “optional”. I also went through the (30) pages here in this very PIU sub-forum, but still have questions if some of you PIU owners would be kind enough to educate me and provide some further insight:
1) What is fair pricing for the earlier damage free 2013-2014 PIU’s?
2) Besides the “exhaust” concerns that made the national news, are there any other mechanical issues to be made aware of regarding the earlier PIU’s? Such as trans or engine concerns, especially examples for sale with accrued mileage of 90-100k+?
3) Besides the Standard Features listed in the Ford Fleet brochure for 2014, how can I tell what “Available Features” or “Available Packages” the original ordering Municipality may have equipped it with? Can a window sticker be generated by the VIN, or is this not possible with gaining more info on PIU orders?
4) In the 2014 Ford Fleet pdf, it states that the PIU 6-speed auto transmission is “Police calibrated”. Exactly what does that mean and can anyone give more details about the calibration?
5) Are all 3.5 PIU’s turbo’d and if so, single or dual? May be a dumb question to some, but it doesn’t state anything in the Fleet brochure and I’m a Mustang Enthusiast, I don’t follow the Ford truck or SUV line closely.
The 2014 unit I have seen advertised is equipped as such:
3.5 engine
Column shift
Keyed ignition switch (don’t see any push button start)
Black & White
160mph Certified Calibration speedometer
No “Ecoboost” or “Flex Fuel” branding or labels anywhere on exterior (unless removed?)
No roof rails
Rear passenger doors have what appear to be the lock button locations, but from pics I can’t tell if the lock buttons exist or if they are just plugs/caps
Single driver side spotlight removed
Cloth interior w/ rubber floors and complete cloth rear seating
No cage or front/rear divider (unless if equipped, it’s gone now)
No fog lights
4” Center steak display
No rear camera that I can tell (would it be located above license plate?)
Center console has what appears to be factory buttons and dial on it, but can’t tell exactly what they are from images
Thanks for any further info!