2012 New Ford Explorer

[glntVR]

I've never used glass. Ayos pa naman yung Deflector plate cover ng ibang kotse namin and doesn't turn yellowish kaya happy na ako.

*prostee: kamusta yung sa harap, nakabit mo na ba over the black panel? D naman ako nagkaproblema s pagkabit.

I noticed in our Explo that the wiper has 7 speed levels whereas Jap n Korean vehicles only have 3-4 speed levels. Ganyan ba talaga pag American?

Di ko pa kinabit deflector kc wala pa ako plaka hehe, pero nong try ko ifit yong deflector backing di sya kasya, tumatama ng konti, maybe 2mm, sa edge ng plate frame kaya hindi mailapat... Try ko ulit next time.

Weird nga ng wiper controls ng explorer sa umpisa kc dadaan ka sa several levels in intermittent bago magcontinuous, pero sanayan lang tsaka tingin ko mas simple ito kaysa separate pa yong controls ng level of intermittent wiping..

I don't know about other brands but it's like that as well for expeditions. even the expedition that comes with the rain sensing
wiper, very similar un control. That's why i thought at first meron rain sensor, but i looked at the windscreen walang sensor.

For plate cover, in our cars we use clear acrylic. looks very neat kasi walang frame.

[3ple4]

Update ko lang kayo sa accessories...

I inquired at EGR Philippines for window visors, wala daw sila. I asked kung pwede special order, di din daw pwede kasi by volume daw sila magparating. They only have hood guard.

I called up Ford Global, the person in the parts department said alam nya meron daw window visors but he'll get back with me. Wala pa silang gas lid cover unlike sa Ford Alabang meron na according to *macsd. And their accessories are Ford original.

For every dealer, kanya-kanya ba sila ng parating ng Ford accessories? Or do they have to get from Ford Philippines?

[apple5]

Sa mga nakakuha ng 2.0 ecoboost ano yun FC? Malaki ba differents vs 3.5L? Thanks

[prostee]

Easy, go under the front bumper... Remove one screw on the plastic undertray on each side so that you can access the fog light assembly... Just twist the bulb out, replace the bulb and re place... Just make sure the angled electrical socket is facing downwards...

Wala naman radar yong unit natin for the adaptive cruise control so wala kang tatamaan na iba doon sa area...

I had no problems with moisture on the fogs.

Nakita ko rin yong horns during that time pero nasa itaas--ilalim at likod ng headlamps assembly driver's side... I am tempted to change the horns as my next mod hehe... Diko lang alam kung kakasya yong 2 mitsuba horns doon sa area.

May nagpalit na ba ng horns sa atin?

[3ple4]

Ah ok, mabilis lang pala. Akala ko mabusisi. Tsaka especially Explo natin wala pa masyadong piyesa so have to be extra careful. Thanks for the tip.

[boybi]

Tuwing kelan PMS ng Explorer? Every 5k or 10k kms? How much inabot each PMS?

[prostee]

Tuwing kelan PMS ng Explorer? Every 5k or 10k kms? How much inabot each PMS?

my SA told me that my next PMS will be at 10k kms... there is an "intelligent oil life monitor" of the explorer, I guess that's only a guide

[numbah5]

Good morning Explorer owners! We are gonna change our color to Kodiak Brown kapag available na yun dito sa atin. I hope na walang 10% D.I. yun at if we place a reservation for it kahit October-November makakakuha kami ng unit by December. Happy Motoring!!

Btw, some of my co-members in the Montero Sport Club, including some of the officers, plan to buy an Explorer also. hehehe. Buo daw ng Explorer club

Wala pa bang nakakapag test drive ng Ecoboost variant dito? Kasi bakit yung mga reviews sa U.S., they're bashing the 2.0 Ecoboost while here, Andy Leuterio and James Deakin were all praises for the 2.0 Ecoboost.

[AG4]

Wala pa bang nakakapag test drive ng Ecoboost variant dito? Kasi bakit yung mga reviews sa U.S., they're bashing the 2.0 Ecoboost while here, Andy Leuterio and James Deakin were all praises for the 2.0 Ecoboost.

I've only read one full test of the Explorer EcoBoost and it's from Motor Trend.
For them the Explorer EcoBoost's 0-60mph acceleration time of 9.2 seconds is slow. Here in the Philippines, that's faster than most large SUVs sold here (most are diesel powered).

In the US, the standard FWD Explorer is powered by the same 290hp 3.5 liter V6 as the 4WD Explorer, the more fuel efficient 240hp 2.0 liter EcoBoost engine is a $995.
In the Philippines, the FWD Explorer is only sold with a 2.0 EcoBoost engine so it's not much of a problem (no more affordable FWD V6 model to tempt buyers ).

Local test/review: ************ - Philippine Car News, Test Drives and Prices: Review: 2012 Ford Explorer 2.0 EcoBoost GTDi

[numbah5]

I've only read one full test of the Explorer EcoBoost and it's from Motor Trend.
For them the Explorer EcoBoost's 0-60mph acceleration time of 9.2 seconds is slow. Here in the Philippines, that's faster than most large SUVs sold here (most are diesel powered).

In the US, the standard FWD Explorer is powered by the same 290hp 3.5 liter V6 as the 4WD Explorer, the more fuel efficient 240hp 2.0 liter EcoBoost engine is a $995.
In the Philippines, the FWD Explorer is only sold with a 2.0 EcoBoost engine so it's not much of a problem (no more affordable FWD V6 model to tempt buyers ).

Local test/review: ************ - Philippine Car News, Test Drives and Prices: Review: 2012 Ford Explorer 2.0 EcoBoost GTDi

AG4, I've read that article. The article said na konti lang difference ng city driving FC (5.68 km/l for the V6 Limited, 5.95 km/l for the Ecoboost XLT). Given those figures, is the 345k price difference justifiable? My dad kasi wants to change our reservation to the Ecoboost XLT variant, he's gonna use the Explorer 6 days a week, sometimes magiging 7 days a week.

His usual route is Commonwealth-Tomas Morato-UERM, pero may 3 days na nasa Makati and Greenhills siya, madalas inaabutan ng traffic.

Help me guys para I can convince my dad to make the right decision and not regret buying the wrong variant.

Explorer owners, pinag-uusapan na namin ng mga co-members ko sa MSCP (Montero Sport Club of the Philippines) yung future Explorer Club. Dumadami ang mga may planong bumili ng Explorer. What do you think guys?

[boybi]

my SA told me that my next PMS will be at 10k kms... there is an "intelligent oil life monitor" of the explorer, I guess that's only a guide

How much kaya ang 10K kms PMS?

[macsd]

my SA told me that my next PMS will be at 10k kms... there is an "intelligent oil life monitor" of the explorer, I guess that's only a guide

After my first 1000km, sabi ng service next pms is at 5K. But until now, nasa 2.7K kms pa lang yung explo ko.
Really bro, how does this "intelligent oil life monitor" work ? Meron ba alarm or now is it being reset after changing oil?

[3ple4]

After my first 1000km, sabi ng service next pms is at 5K. But until now, nasa 2.7K kms pa lang yung explo ko.
Really bro, how does this "intelligent oil life monitor" work ? Meron ba alarm or now is it being reset after changing oil?

Since pareho tayo bumili sa Ford Global, mukhang ang pms natin ay every 5K

Hindi ba yung oil life monitor ay nasa control panel sa left side ng dashboard menu? Nakita ko na yan dati. But since low mileage pa unit ko, hindi ko muna pinapansin.

[macsd]

Since pareho tayo bumili sa Ford Global, mukhang ang pms natin ay every 5K

Hindi ba yung oil life monitor ay nasa control panel sa left side ng dashboard menu? Nakita ko na yan dati. But since low mileage pa unit ko, hindi ko muna pinapansin.

Considering the message from Prostee which i believe was stated in the Manual, i will comply with what the manual
or computer (intelligent oil life monitor) would say. We all know the that casa will always like to have it their way simply because of commercial reason. We also knew that oil life at normal use would exceed 5K or 10K for synthetic but still we follow what casa or travel logged as base line reference cause that's the easiest to remember. Now there's this computer that will remind us with due consideration to wastage, let's make full use of the technology we paid for.

If there is something i missed or misunderstood, feel free to point it out. I also wonder why casa never changed the oil during the 1K check. Normally, that should have been replaced as break-in oil as what i my experience to my other cars. Is it part of their cost reduction at our expense?

BTW how does the computer know or would reset if oil has been changed? Is there a level sensor ?

Thanks guys for pointing out this "intelligent feature".

[macsd]

Since pareho tayo bumili sa Ford Global, mukhang ang pms natin ay every 5K

Hindi ba yung oil life monitor ay nasa control panel sa left side ng dashboard menu? Nakita ko na yan dati. But since low mileage pa unit ko, hindi ko muna pinapansin.

Bro, on 2nd thought, i think it would be better to replace the oil as what casa recommend which is after 5000 kms. The rational here is ideally they should have changed it at 1000kms but they opted for 5K with probably some metal bits from machine fabrication need to be flushed out early. From there, we can apply the IOLM.

[prostee]

After my first 1000km, sabi ng service next pms is at 5K. But until now, nasa 2.7K kms pa lang yung explo ko.
Really bro, how does this "intelligent oil life monitor" work ? Meron ba alarm or now is it being reset after changing oil?

The following can be found on page 419 of the 2012MY Explorer Owner Guide 2nd Printing in the NORMAL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND LOG section:

“Intelligent Oil Life Monitor™
Your vehicle is equipped with an Intelligent Oil Life Monitor™ that determines when the engine oil should be changed based on how your vehicle is used. By using several important factors in its calculations, the monitor helps reduce the cost of owning your vehicle and reduce environmental waste at the same time. This means you won’t have to remember to change the oil on a mileage-based schedule; the vehicle lets you know when an oil change is due by displaying ENGINE OIL CHANGE DUE or OIL CHANGE REQUIRED in the message center.

The following table is intended to provide examples of vehicle use and its impact on engine oil change intervals; it is provided as a guideline only. Actual engine oil change intervals will depend on several factors and will generally decrease with severity of use.

When to expect the OIL CHANGE REQUIRED message

7500-10000 miles (12000-16000 km.) with “Normal” use:
– Normal commuting with highway driving
– No, or moderate, load/towing
– Flat to moderately hilly roads
– No extended idling


....The question is: if Ford designed vehicles with the intelligent oil life monitor, why would anyone not trust the computer to telll you when it's time to change the oil?...

....AND THE REALLY BIG QUESTION IS should we abide by what the dealer says regarding the frequency of oil change at the threat of voiding warranty (in the guise of profit)... AND WHY WOULD ANY DEALER VOID YOUR WARRANTY IF YOU FOLLOWED WHAT THE MANUAL SAYS regarding when to do oil change!

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Of course the computer is not perfect and we can do the oil change earlier and as often as we want but it should not be because the dealer says so!

[Ry_Tower]

The following can be found on page 419 of the 2012MY Explorer Owner Guide 2nd Printing in the NORMAL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND LOG section:

“Intelligent Oil Life Monitor™
Your vehicle is equipped with an Intelligent Oil Life Monitor™ that determines when the engine oil should be changed based on how your vehicle is used. By using several important factors in its calculations, the monitor helps reduce the cost of owning your vehicle and reduce environmental waste at the same time. This means you won’t have to remember to change the oil on a mileage-based schedule; the vehicle lets you know when an oil change is due by displaying ENGINE OIL CHANGE DUE or OIL CHANGE REQUIRED in the message center.

The following table is intended to provide examples of vehicle use and its impact on engine oil change intervals; it is provided as a guideline only. Actual engine oil change intervals will depend on several factors and will generally decrease with severity of use.

When to expect the OIL CHANGE REQUIRED message

7500-10000 miles (12000-16000 km.) with “Normal” use:
– Normal commuting with highway driving
– No, or moderate, load/towing
– Flat to moderately hilly roads
– No extended idling


....The question is: if Ford designed vehicles with the intelligent oil life monitor, why would anyone not trust the computer to telll you when it's time to change the oil?...

....AND THE REALLY BIG QUESTION IS should we abide by what the dealer says regarding the frequency of oil change at the threat of voiding warranty (in the guise of profit)... AND WHY WOULD ANY DEALER VOID YOUR WARRANTY IF YOU FOLLOWED WHAT THE MANUAL SAYS regarding when to do oil change!

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Of course the computer is not perfect and we can do the oil change earlier and as often as we want but it should not be because the dealer says so!

Just treat your driving as severe and change oil around 8,000kms-10,000kms. That should be safe enough. Sobrang pera-pera lang talaga casa kaya yung old myth na 5,000kms eh ginagamit pa rin nilang pantakot.

[numbah5]

Parang nakita ko Explorer ni foresterx 5 mins ago paakyat ng BGC flyover going to Buendia. It still had the dealer plates of Ford EDSA.

[foresterx]

nope that wasn't me.

[prostee]

From what I understand, the oil life percentage goes down as the mileage increases, I dont know at what percentage do we see the warning (maybe 10% or less). So if you set the oil life baseline after an oil change, say at 80%, then you will get an earlier warning...

Hehe, from the numbers, 3ple4 drives more aggresively (more traffic, more uphill terrain, more baggage/passengers, etc etc) than macsd (61% at 2600km vs 79% at 2700)... I haven't checked mine but I guess I'm closer to normal driving because I usually have a baby as a passenger although the traffic in las piñas alabang can get heavy sometimes.