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Hi all. I did the first oil change on our 2104 Expedition with Pennzoil Platinum HM 5w-30. Bought 2 5qt jugs (7qt fill), ran that for 5k miles and did the second change with the remaining 3qts of Platinum HM and the balance with regular Pennzoil Full Syn 5w30. Looking forward I'd like to find a...

On the way home from a hockey game we started getting misfire codes off and on. When we got home I checked cyl three and saw this. This is the suspected culprit of an intermittent misfire. On the way home got off and on codes for misfire, about 90+% cyl 3 (pictured) and a few for 4 that I'm...

I'm closing in on an elusive EVAP leak code on the Expedition. I smoke tested it and found that it was leaking somewhere on the top of the tank. Waited for low fuel and dropped the tank and found it wisping out from around the pump/sending unit o-ring area. I got a new o-ring at O'Reilly today...

Hi all, I recently replaced the leaking fuel filler neck on my '14 Expedition due to a persistent EVAP code, fuel wetness inside the body panel under the inlet and of course a fuel smell. The complete saga is here (https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/p0442-and-capless-fuel-filler.372479/)...

Our recently acquired '14 Expedition is producing a consistently recurring small EVAP leak code. I've done the FordTechMakuloco method of WD-40 and funnel-thrusting to no avail. I filled it up today, from about 1/2 to full, and after I stopped at the store and got home noticed a gasoline...

So we ended up buying a 2014 Expedition Limited. The vehicle came with one key, as usual, with the fob head for lock, unlock, tailgate/trunk and panic buttons. In this MY I understand there were sometimes dealer-installed remote start systems. I noticed the presence of a hood open detection...

So we've made the determination that my wife's Mountaineer is at the end of it's useful life. Used car shopping is a far cry from what it was when we bought the Mountaineer in 2015 for $4500. Although we only have three kids, the Mountaineer has begun to feel small. So we are leaning heavily...

Hi Everyone, My wife's 2004 Mountaineer has a power steering leak and seems to be coming from where the lines go into the rack on the driver's side of the vehicle. It's not immediately clear how I would access these lines, whether just pulling the radiator (not really a small task in itself)...

On my recently-acquired Honda I bought 2 new tires as they were badly dry rotted and out of round, by the feeling of it. The rears still looked pretty good and instructed the tire shop to check and balance them if they were still good. However, even though they balanced them, I'm still having...

Hi everyone, I recently, after two years of probate mess, took possession of my late mother's '04 Accord. I parked it at her house in July of 2019. It's been started and moved around the yard on various occasions but hasn't been on the road until I brought it home this evening. The battery is...

Hi all, I recently bought a used Craftsman front tine tiller (917.292381) and the belt drive seems to want to not let go after you engage it. When I first got it it was making a ton of metallic racket and I found that the bottom belt guide for the engine pulley was bent in that it was touching...

Hi all, On my property I have a detached garage, I'm thinking built sometime around the 60's, and added on to the side there's a 3-wall workshop. It uses the exterior wall of the garage as in interior wall to the workshop. The roof is flat with not much pitch and over the years, despite...

The vehicle is my wife's 2004 Mountaineer 4.6L. Noticed a metal, clanky rattling sound from the vicinity of the torque convertor when stopped, idling in any drive gear (D or R). It goes away when the vehicle is in motion, doesn't seem to occur when idling in park. The sound is very 'external'...

This is the first time I have been able to even see a drop but the Mountaineer seems to have a coolant leak toward the rear driver's side of the engine. Looks like it might be coming from the end of the hose highlighted in the attachrf picture. Can't see too well behind the engine though.

Hi all, My wife's Mountaineer was idling rough today when I left to go get dinner. I had some on and off rough running on the trip accompanied with some flashing Service Engine Soon light. Got home and got the above two codes. I went around and pulled each coil plug while it was running and it...

How important is it when reinstalling a front driveshaft (AWD) to up the bolts/hole exactly as they came apart? I removed the front driveshaft in my wife's Mountaineer a few months ago and now I need to reinstall it. I made marks, or so I thought, but I can't seem to find them now.

Hi all, For some background, I had an incident last winter in my Focus where, on snowy pavement, I bounced it off of a curb. The wheel ended up pushed back to the very back of the wheel opening and once I got it towed home I found that the inner tie rod end, stabilizer link and, of course...

The Focus in my sig has had a bit of a power steering leak since I've owned it but I had never been able to find where it was coming from. I started to lose fluid rapidly the last time I drove it before I parked it for a while. Now that I need to start driving it again, I can't keep fluid in it...

Hi all, Due to a recent illness my mother is not currently allowed to drive and is not particularly fond of the idea of doing so going forward considering the nature of her illness. I have taken partial/pre-emptive ownership of her '04 Honda Accord at her request. It's an LX model 2.4L...

Some of you may have seen my previous thread. Today I will be replacing the alternator on my Focus and I want to know what the most reliable way to monitor it's output voltage is. Currently I am planning on using my smartphone and Torque Pro ODBII app to monitor the system voltage at the...