2012 New Ford Explorer

[Egan101]

you can use thicker oils for towing..



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It would be best to check the manual. Putting thicker than recommended oil may have some impact on fuel efficiency and engine response.


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[mcnubla]

some engines dont overheat like mine kasi i always drive along highways. and the condenser fan is cooling the engine because ac is at max cooling. overheat situation only occurs if the water pump fails.

did you clean the maf sensor na?

thermostat housing is easy to find. just follow where the hoses of the radiator go to. one is on the top, on is on the bottom. youll need a 1/2drive socket wrench set.

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Oh okay. Will have it replaced then. Also thinking of doing another change oil but would do flushing to be sure.

Havent cleaned the maf sensor yet..

Thank you for all the tips! Appreciate it.

[mcnubla]

Ford Ecoboost engines require low viscosity fully synthetic oil. I think you can’t use anything thicker than 5w30.


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Im using 5w30 from FrdMaz1.

[Egan101]

Oh okay. Will have it replaced then. Also thinking of doing another change oil but would do flushing to be sure.

Havent cleaned the maf sensor yet..

Thank you for all the tips! Appreciate it.

Since you are using that 5w30 FS oil, I guess checking that MAF sensor will be the first thing to do. I use that same FS oil for both my Fiesta Ecoboost and FXT, no issues with it.


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[StockEngine]

Oh okay. Will have it replaced then. Also thinking of doing another change oil but would do flushing to be sure.

Havent cleaned the maf sensor yet..

Thank you for all the tips! Appreciate it.

no need to flush the engine oil imo especially for a 60,000km engine. just change sa next interval, drain and fill lng.

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[mcnubla]

no need to flush the engine oil imo especially for a 60,000km engine. just change sa next interval, drain and fill lng.

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Already had the engine oil changed again including the oil filter this morning. We also checked the MAF and the cooling system at FrdMaz1 and there is nothing wrong.

Unfortunately, still same problem. The engine really feels heavy like it needs a change oil or replace the air filter. It feels like there is a heavy load. Need to push the RPM to 2000 to get the usual torque.

At a lost now...

[StockEngine]

Already had the engine oil changed again including the oil filter this morning. We also checked the MAF and the cooling system at FrdMaz1 and there is nothing wrong.

Unfortunately, still same problem. The engine really feels heavy like it needs a change oil or replace the air filter. It feels like there is a heavy load. Need to push the RPM to 2000 to get the usual torque.

At a lost now...

im here in fronte. pachange din ako thermostat hehehe. did they use a scanner on your engine?

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[Walter]

We told you so ... it's not the engine oil ... nor the filter ... have you checked the transmission oil and differential oil? ...

[Egan101]

Already had the engine oil changed again including the oil filter this morning. We also checked the MAF and the cooling system at FrdMaz1 and there is nothing wrong.

Unfortunately, still same problem. The engine really feels heavy like it needs a change oil or replace the air filter. It feels like there is a heavy load. Need to push the RPM to 2000 to get the usual torque.

At a lost now...

Please have your turbocharger checked, just to be sure. I'm hoping it's not cracked or something.

[mcnubla]

Please have your turbocharger checked, just to be sure. I'm hoping it's not cracked or something.

I replaced the spark plugs this morning and the drive significantly improved!

Acceleration is better and more responsive.

However there are times.that i feel its still a little sluggish.

Not sure if im getting paranoid but normally should the RPM reach 2000 or should it only play around 1500? Sometimes during breaks or slow down i need to step on the gas more. The idling also moves, i mean i can see the needle shaking from time to time.