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    Sync 3.4 Issues

    Okay, so it sounds like your APIM is trashed.... You'll have to have a new one installed and programmed to the car and latested updates loaded. not sure how much it will cost out of warranty but i do think the blue screen of death might be covered under a recall but someone here can correct me...
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    Sync 3.4 Issues

    Can you tell me more about the issue that you are having with yours? Its hard to say without knowing a little bit more about the issues you are having
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    P-0455 - Evaporative Emission Control (EVAP) system, gross leak.

    I picked it up after hours so i wasnt able to ask. My buddy who works there is on vacation so ill have him look into it when he gets back.
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    P-0455 - Evaporative Emission Control (EVAP) system, gross leak.

    It was the Purge Valve and the canister was full of trash. they replaced the valve and flushed the canister however they do that...
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    P-0455 - Evaporative Emission Control (EVAP) system, gross leak.

    All, I recently started getting the P-0455 - Evaporative Emission Control (EVAP) system, gross leak. I am dropping it off Monday but i wanted to see what everyone else's outcome has been with this CEL and dealerships? I tried cleaning the filler area myself and the inner seal was a little...
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    Metal in Oil at 50k Miles

    So the 3.0 turbos have been know to "come apart" internally and take out motors. I have a friend that was a service advisor at ford before covid and he told me it was an issue in the earlier days of the 3.0 in the explorer. I would ask the question if you turbos are going out.... Im not 100%...
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    What have you done with Forscan?

    Thinking about getting Forscan and just wanted to see what everyone has used it for on their ST. Post your mods below
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    Smell during WOT, I’m concerned…

    Im going to agree with the others here on this one. Yours is much like mine, 21' with 21K on it meaning the last person almost never drove the dang thing. chances are, you are heating elements within the drivetrain to temps it hasn't seen in a while and burning off carbon and other build up...
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    Sounds like knocking or miss firing at cold start. Anyone else have this occur?

    Yeah, I think people tend to forget about the cold start fuel mapping that all cars have no matter what (gas engines anyways) So depending on how "cold" the motor and fluids are dictates the starting fuel calculations. If the motor is cold from the night before, it will dump more fuel into the...
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    Scratches Fix

    So there are a few things here. 1. Do you have a white G-door? some of this looks like pain transfer vs scratching down to the metal. There are for sure scratches going to be there regardless. Yeah i know this sounds silly but trust me, my wife did this to het XLT years ago and it wasn't as bad...
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    Sounds like knocking or miss firing at cold start. Anyone else have this occur?

    So it could be a number of issues.... 1. These things are known to have bad purge values or issues with the emissions system for fuel that has known to cause hard starts... mine did this a few times and then i go a check engine light. I ran it for codes and got a P0456 (EVAP system leak detected...
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    Battery issue and something else?

    its raining where i am otherwise i would go look under mine for reference. That does look a bit odd tho....... hard to tell in the picture but it does look like someone put E-tape or heat shrink over them. If it is dry later, ill go look at mine for you
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    Battery issue and something else?

    This is going to be an issue with your SYNC system and your TCU (Telemetry Control Unit) it's what talks to FordPass along with several other functions... I just had that happen to me and its b/c my APIM (the module that runs the SYNC System) took a crap and wouldn't let me update the SYNC...
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    Battery issue and something else?

    If there was smoke, a lot of it and, a nasty smell you should be able to locate some sort of indication of what it was by looking for burnt wires or charring on other components. I would pull the battery cover under the cowl and have a look at the terminals to see if you can see anything...
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    Sync 3.4 Issues

    I will say that I did 3 factory hard rests and nothing changed and the dealership did it 2 times on there end as well with no luck. It didn't brick the unit at all but all the settings were gone LOL. Like hbalek said, you have a 23,with 4,800 on it so its covered under warranty for sure and if...
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    Sync 3.4 Issues

    I dropped it off on a Wed and got it back Saturday... That's with them trying to force update the APIM, ordering and new one when that didn't work, install of the new one and reprograming.
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    Sync 3.4 Issues

    This sounds more like a hardware issue like mine turned out to be. Can you tell us what update you have on there right now? The latest version 3.4.23188, maps NA2.22. If you have the latest stuff then I think its time you take it to the dealer b/c what you have described above is common with...
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    Sync 3.4 Issues

    Final Update (for now)... So the dealership put in a new APIM and then reprogramed everything in the car. I went to the dealership on Sat and had to spend about 20 mins getting the car and my FordPass account set up but for now, everything seems to be 100%! Here is what I had to do to get the...
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    service issues

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