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First of all, I have a Badlands, so take that into consideration as the options may be different for the 1.5L. I went with the JCR engine skid with access door for oil/filter changes, and then added an HRG bash plate, which coincidentally covers up the access door on the JCR engine skid...

I thought so too. I think I heard it call an F150 an "F onehundred fifty." I don't think a human would do that. Also, was an air induction engineer for about 4 years, and the statement about a dirty filter causing particles to pass through is just plain false. Dirty filters do a better job...

I knew if I was off, someone would correct me. Thanks, jkernitzki!

I don't think they have to install 4 transmissions. Based on my state's rules, that means they have to attempt to fix it, and be unsuccessful in doing so four times within the 30 days (in this state's example). If that happens, it meets the requirements for the lemon law and you can force the...

I didn't mean to make you nervous. As I recall, the spring spacers weren't bad at all. It was those darn spacers above the rear control arms. Just be patient.... you'll get it!! Thinking about it now, I believe my mistake was order of operations. I did it according to his video and when I...

And I have electric and pneumatic tools.......that certainly wasn't the issue.

I used the HRG 1.5" lift kit. I started with the rear, thinking it would be easier, but found that not to be the case. The front went relatively smooth for me. I did both front and rear in a couple evenings after work. It definitely took longer than I thought it would, especially after...

Totally agree.

I tried Costco a couple times. They got very picky when THEY felt the vehicle needed new tires. The front tires were slightly more worn on the inside edges (had an alignment, but a little too late) but still not below the wear bars. They refused to rotate the tires and they wouldn't repair...

Yeah.... for some reason, there are those who have a hard time thinking the vehicle they bought may not have the best track record for reliability or that it's possible Ford (or insert your favorite manufacturer here) may have built components that either have lingering design issues or have...

Snow can present some interesting challenges depending on its physical state. Annually, we travel to my friend's rustic cabin. A few of the guys have mildly modified JLs and JTs on big-ish tires. There have been years it's taken us hours to winch in to the cabin depending on snow depth and...

Sorry to hear this happened. Transmission failures are not unheard of in these vehicles (at least based on the posts in this forum). 13,000 miles is pretty low. The sarcastic side of me is wondering how long it will be before someone blames it on not changing the transmission fluid. :cool:

I did the same thing. Tire Rack has EXCELLENT customer service. Had an issue last year with a rebate where the instructions from the tire manufacturer were not clear. Tire Rack sent me a survey. I mentioned it, and noted that it wasn't really their fault, but I was still disappointed that I...

Yes, with structural supports for the block.

I didn't think Falken made the AT3W in 245/65/17. At least I couldn't find any when I tried. If you want that size you had to choose the AT4W.

I think so, but this is not legal advice! 😁

Pretty sure the dealer won't turn it off for you. It's likely considered tampering with an emission control device. With the rescinding of the climate change finding two days ago, maybe it would be OK at the federal level, but I doubt a dealer would be willing to test that. Even though the...

The oil plan on the 2.0L is structural aluminum.

This is correct. Part of the problem (opening Pandora's box here) is that when they decided CO2 was a pollutant, it created opportunities for contradictions within the regulations. Manufacturers are pushed to improve fuel economy (which means reducing CO2 - they are effectively one and the...

Not sure about the 2.0L in the BL, but many of the new gasoline DI engines I have worked on have cooled EGR. I can only assume whoever posted that considered the possibility that the coolant could be leaking via the EGR cooler (externally or internally).