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Both of our 16’s do it. Mostly in the summer when the humidity is high. It’s condensation in the intercooler. Probably can throw parts at it all day and it won’t be fixed.

Turn the wheel full lock one way. 5.5mm takes the inner fender loose. 6 or so 8 mm underneath. 10 mm across the top. Once you have the top of the headlights loose, there are 3 10mm bolts down and behind them. You can either wrench them out from the fender well, or use a long extension with a...

Absolutely. 16’ Sport and 16’ Platinum. Both have been great thru 25k. Our 2013 Limiteds were ok, but, we’ll keep these long term.

Remove the cooling fans. Remove the right front wheel. Remove the right front inner fender. Remove the nut and bolts. The nut you removed is a stud. Remove the stud and lift the alternator out the top.

Try your other fob. My 16’ Sport had an overly sensitive fob off the lot. Doors mysteriously locked or unlocked, lift gate opening, panic alarm, etc...Luckily I was nearby when the gate opened by itself.

16’ Sport and 16’ Platinum have been great so far.

Very Nice! Thanks for sharing. I think the dye they put in the oil at the factory makes it look funny. You will find the oil doesn’t stay “clean looking” in these engines long. Our 2.0l EB Escape is worse.

My 16’ Sport has been pretty good, although I’m only at 19k. Had the intermittent “radio off” issue which was just a Service message/reprogram. Original hankooks were shot at 15k. Replacing them with Pirellis improves the ride and driving characteristics overall, so I guess I’m ok with that...

Bobistheoilguy.com. All you will ever need to know about oil. Several used oil analysis provided by memebers with Ecoboosts. EB’s seem to love Castrol Magnatec. $17 for a 5qt on Amazon. Run a Motorcraft filter. Change intervals vary. Personally I change my 3 EB’s twice a year. 5,000 mile...

16’ Platinum, Front, 32.5”. Rear, 33.5” 16’ Sport. Front, 32”. Rear, 33.25” I just used a tape measure, but you get the idea. This is concrete garage floor to the center of the wheel opening. Both have about 20k miles on them. If I think about it, I’ll measure a PIU.

ditch the rubber bumpers. Pull them out and the square for the plastic insert is there. Most auto parts stores have the insert/bolt.

I’m sure uneven tire pressure/wear could be a factor if the difference is enough. At the end of the day, it’s not the most robust AWD system anyway. So, if I’m consistently towing with my Explorer, I would want the liquid cooled PTU to gain whatever extra benefit it provides.

well, honestly, I don’t think the cooler makes that much difference. 15’, 16’, 17’ have had an updated PTU, or a TSB to update it. We’ve had three 14’s fail, a 15’ and a 16’. All failed before 50k which is where we target service. All five were catastrophic, cracked case. I think the cooler is...

Pretty sure the PTU cooler is standard on all PIU, Sport and Platinum. All 80 of our PIU’s have PTU coolers. All 3.7L. Never an option to not have it. My personal Sport and Platinum also have the liquid PTU coolers.

1 1/4”. Some of the hubs I’ve replaced are a challenge to remove. Good luck.