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stupid keyboard. SO if you want to do any of it yourself - it's not hard by the way. Do that first polishing yourself. OH I have a black Pontiac G8 - it is swirl mark free and easy peasy. 1 - buy you a quality, random orbit polisher that uses a velcro base plate and foam pads system. I...

Couple of things. are you willing to do any part of this yourself and do you want to buy a tool? and how much are you willing to spend to make the paint still look good at year 5 - while keeping the seals and rubbers on the outside looking good? If you want something done - have any...

I don't use nor like rain x product. most modern polymer polishes will work just as well and you're already putting it on the paint. or well you should be. product that works the best over all - PPG Aquapell. harder than hell to find these days but I think it's advance that carries it...

Had it been my car I would have had either Magnetic or Guard Since it was the wifey's she had to have white. I sprang for the white platnium tri coat v s the rental car white. mostly because I wanted to

SO which LED high beam bulb is that. IE what make/model. also did it have a heat sink on it?

damn and I liked the guard metallic.

since I didn't care about the look I actually wanted to have the 18's on my explorer. I don't think it looks bad. saves some 1K or so and saves money when buying new tires.

my G8 has cylinder deactivate and I love it. hardly noticeable to anyone but me. I wish it would cut in at idle for all the stop and go I do. I know why they don't and it has everything to do with the GO part of that issue. but I'd also love a full on start stop system like the porsche or...

I guess I'm confused. Do you mean a smartphone remote start and control system? On top of the security setup that came with the car from the factory. as - if your profile is correct - both of your cars have remote door and tailgate and I guess remote start. Is the kit you are describing...

Going from a 5 year and however many mile car I would be the struts are shot in the 2011. so apples to oranges comparision. Now I would say the 18s vs 20 going from 2015 to 2015 when I tested them - made a slight differnce. XLT to XLT. I would also wonder if the Limited with the quiter...

city side it is a decent bit more fuel efficient than a v8. now if the v8's would cylinder deactivate while at idle with a stop light. Or if they would rig a full start stop system it would balance back the other direction.

all that power at full spool is too much without the AWD system behind it. IMO. now would it be nice to have an stripper model explorer with cloth and minimal content with the 3.5 mill and AWD as an option package. Sure it would. but they'd sell what, 30 of them? I used to have these...

Look up the ALL DATA subscription or whomever else does the Ford Dealer shop manuals. I get them for my GM cars - it's worth the extra penny over the basic chilton or some others. the extra detail and the listings of codes etc - is well worth it IMO.

do you guys not have a tuner for the 3.5 TiVCT NA motor? Does anybody?

sorry I have to ask. tuning is the only way to actually - what - your vehicle? I believe you missed a couple of words. However I agree with where you are going with the statement. you don't have to tune the car after the intake mod- same is true of many mods - but you'll never get all the...

a term I see on some oil discussions. I'm not 100% sure either but I'm just a Mechanical and Electrical engineer. Supposedly something like. Poly - Alpha Olefin. is the PAO. SO linked polymer chain of olefins is about as far as I got. I think it's considered the 4th group of base...

To the OP - did I read correctly that you bought the car as a "certified Pre-owned" car? Do you still have dealer paperwork that says such? Did it have a warranty and what does it say. because if it was considered certified - they do so with aftermarket parts in play. They either warranty...

interesting - so lining up the collars of both bulbs - how far off center is it between the globe bit in the HID (the ARC zone) and the center of the wire coil (hot spot) of the halogen. I bet it isn't very far off besides the point though.

So they happen to be right in this case - but they didn't explain it for squat. As you probably guessed your tire sensors are just pressure gages inside the tire. They use a moving magnet to recharge their circuits and some use a super cap others use a small LI-PO battery. Basically as you...

not even remotely close. I mean we haven't scratched the surface of the arguments for a specific filter brand - or my favorite going to a larger filter. or the which oil is real PAO group IV base stock whatever that nobody but a chemist actually knows about. or Another favorite of mine...

not all of them are. It depends greatly on the intended HID bulb shape being used. There are a few out there that happen to line up closely with the hot spot of a Halogen style. however - it is rare. I'm not familiar with the flavors Ford used. however change in focal point with...

So up into the mid 70's here this weekend. Long road trip (650 round trip) and out and back etc etc. no noises. 18K on the dash. Will continue to listen.

COunt me as interested for the 2016 model 3.5 TiVCT also. ALso to the people that think the 2-3 mpg improvement is impossible. Understand there is quite a bit on manufacturing variance in the build of the motors. To account for those differences the makers (ALL OF THE MAKERS) tend to find a...

That green bit on the batteries doesn't mean much. mostly that the fluid level is still up doesn't mean the electrolyte is actually good - or there isn't a bent, cracked plate or shorted cell. ALso yes you can have a shorted cell and the battery still read 12V with no load.

Sounds like a bad ballast or igniter on what is probably a cheapo HID kit. There are however - quality HID kits out there. If you are not electrically inclined, find you a non dealer associated shop or shadetree mechanic and have them look at it. The dealer will not fix it and their...

slowly raises hand. I wrote quite a bit for manuals back in the day. Yes what I wrote was given to editors and the like - but I was one of the 3 final approvals. Also in this particular case. OLM. The OLM is developed out of the commercial world - once proved useful it was noted...

I highly recommend an early first oil change. we did ours at 2K miles. after that I go quite a ways. last one was at 20% remaining. I will eventually narrow in on a cycle for the explorer on my DD car I go all the way to OLM goes off - but half way through the cycle I replace the oil...

I don't know where you heard that or read that but it is indeed completely false.

as I said before - for most non performance marketed cars sound is the number 2 goal in tuning the intake and exhaust. and yes I say tuning. #1 meet installed power profile #2 lower the noise to __________ or till a specific sound profile is managed. Performance cars like say a mustang GT...

yeah but it also might not seize up for 250K miles either.

The platinum model probably has a bit more sound deadening in the cabin than the others. do you only hear with if the radio is off? If that is so I would suspect you could be hearing the ABS actuator pump motor coming on. I would however think it is always charged though as it would have...

I wonder how much of that on the Hellcat has to do with mucking up the tuning of the MAF accuracy under load. It's a very fickle thing when dealing with a boosted car. heated wire type Mass Air Flow sensors get hard to calibrate when you start having significant pressures in the "pipe". I'm...

oh my 97 buick RIv. I made a custom intake mod - not a KN kit or other (they don't exactly exist for a 97 buick Riv. Engine was the 3800 series II, with Supercharger. moving to my mod I gained approx 2-3 mpg in my weekly commute. (work and back, stores etc) What I did - took the old...

sort of where my head was at too. I bought vs lease because I intend to ride this beast into the ground.

I forget the options but did your's come with the built in screens for the rear seats. I know some cars have this, some do not. I wasn't interested in the explorer purchase but if you're has it there is probably a hidden player. Now - What I do - I bought an android tablet that I...

Like someone said brake shift interlock solenoid and pin. Something to keep in mind. The day your battery dies - and you want to tow your car. GET OUT YOUR MANUAL. The car won't get out of park because there is no power to move this interlock. SO there are usually 2 methods. 1) some times...

since it is technically illegal to certify a car that plays video in the viewing sight of the driver while in forward motion - I can't imagine any new car will play a video in the forward screen while the car is moving. (not sure when the rule took effect) rear video cam is allowed because...

we did 780 to Ohio one way and 840 the return - narry an issue. I would say if your car isn't over heating and it runs fine - it's probably fine. If you can hear something at a stop light - you might should get it checked.

so in the research I've done on that test and that one report- I've not found that replicated anywhere else. as I typed earlier there are some very good paper filters out there - don't get me wrong. But not all are made that way - and not all cars are spec'd to have that clean a filter...

Specific to the explorer - more specifically the 2016 model 3.5L TI-VCT or Duratec engine. (do they still call it that?) first thing I notice in the air path - there is a small snorkel under the hood, over the radiator to pull fresh air directly into the air box - free of heat in the engine...