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    Engine surging

    It’s got great boost, takes off like a rocket. Acceleration doesn’t seem affected. It’s more of the cruising speeds where this issue comes up. At low speeds (20-30) is where it’s affecting my shifting. Higher speeds, it’s just annoying.
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    Engine surging

    2018 eco boost PIU, 83k. I’m getting surging issues. Before it’s mentioned, I looked at the other posts.. so my issue seems to be just a bit different. It surges, high speed and definitely low speed. There are no engine codes popping up, it doesn’t go in to limp mode, it doesn’t stall. It...
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    No Sync…have the Tesla style screens improved?

    Im thinking about just doing it. No Bluetooth, no nav, nothing. It makes me hate this car…without sync, you just can’t do anything with it.
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    Transmission fluid change interval

    I found an old thread, but what is a good fluid change interval for a PIU? My transmission is starting shift funny. It’s definitely not smooth. Being the eco boost, the last thing I want is a messed up transmission….I can’t imagine the price to get it repaired.
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    No Sync…have the Tesla style screens improved?

    Just got back in to my explorer after a year or so and the radio depresses me. I know I can’t add sync, but I understand that you can put one of those 12” radios in. I know they have a bad rep, but I’m desperate. Has anyone heard if they’ve improved at all? I need Bluetooth and a screen that I...
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    List of Useful Threads Hood Paint bubble issue only

    Most dealerships will take care of you. I drove in and showed it to them, they said Ford knows about the issue and they offered to replace the hood for me. 2018 police explorer…no arguement, they just offered to replace it.
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    Low key battery??

    Does anyone know where the receiver might be located in a 2018 PIU? I thought it would be under the dash or in the engine compartment, but now I heard some being in the rear portion of the vehicle. I don’t want to search head to tow and I’m it finding anything for the 2018 PIU. It looks like...
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    Low key battery??

    Do you know where that might be located?
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    Low key battery??

    I keep getting this message in my dash. I gave regular fleet keys and 3 key fobs. I’ve replace the fob batteries and still get the message. None of the key fobs seem to unlock the car anymore. Any ideas?
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    Could this possibly work?

    No sync, you’re basically SOL. If I ever buy another Explorer PIU, it will have sync or I won’t buy it. You’re basically crippled if you want a better sound system or larger screen. Never again.
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    Could this possibly work?

    If you don’t have sync, your basically totally screwed. For a system to have something so intertwined into its DNA is stupid to offer any vehicles without SYNC.
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    2012 Ford Explorer that is outfitted for storm chasing

    Sync is a big deal, I’ll give you that. Everything else, I can do without.
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    Spotlight removal help

    Rubber mallet to get the shaft out. They get sticky
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    Going to buy a PIU, which engine should I get? (Newbie here)

    I have 2018 ecoboost. $2500 on engine work. Engine was choked out with carbon, fuel injector was clogged and had to be replaced twice because of the carbon. New plugs because they kept getting fouled. Dealership foamed out the entire interior of the engine to get rid of the carbon, but it’s...
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    2015 to 2016 Radio Swap

    My 2018 has rear door speakers covered up as well.
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    Spotlight removal help

    I don’t know if your model needs the post professionally repaired and painted or if you can buy the pillar cover to hide the hole, but I removed mine (I had to use a rubber mallet to get the spotlight post completely out, then used some flex seal tape on the inside and out side post and simply...
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    New PIU already

    I have a 2018 eco boost and love it, but found a 2015 non-ecoboost PIU that is nice and has about 20k less miles. I assume that I can easily get remote start done with this year l, unlike the 2018, which was more complicated. Anything else that may be different with the 2015 compared to the 2018?
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    Low speed surging 2018 PIU

    It’s more of a surging at low speed, not really a shudder. It doesn’t seem like a transmission issue
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    Low speed surging 2018 PIU

    I was having an injector issue too. It was most likely meant more for that.
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    Low speed surging 2018 PIU

    I heard the same thing. They said there was excessive build up and this was the only thing they could do. It was worth it. The car probably idled a lot and since it was a city vehicle, they said the accelerator probably wasn’t used to its “maximum potential”. In other words, after they...
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    Low speed surging 2018 PIU

    They did some kind of foaming cleanse of the interior of the engine. It took a while and was expensive, but it runs a lot better than it did, so whatever it was, it was magic.
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    20” steel rims for Explorer?

    I’m looking for steel rims, 20”, for my PIU. I’d really like larger rims but can’t find any steel rims in the 20” size thst would on the Explorer. I don’t aluminum rims that look close, I want actual steel rims. Anyone know of anything available that would fit?
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