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When I had the hood open a few days ago, I noticed that my hot coolant level was right at the MIN mark. Cold, it was maybe 1/4” below the MIN mark. Today, I added a quart plus of pre-diluted Peak coolant to bring it right up below the MAX mark. As far as I know, the coolant reservoir hasn’t been opened up since its first fill at the factory. I checked the oil level, and it’s a bit short of halfway between min & max on the dipstick... maybe 3/8ths of the way up the hashed area.
Last edited by DeltaNu1142; 01-03-2019 at 03:04 PM.
Just for kicks, I decided to update my truck to the official version of Sync 3 v3.0. I downloaded the update from the Ford website and loaded it in the truck. The old build was v3.0 17194_PRODUCT. The new build is v3.0 18093_PRODUCT. I’m still unable to confirm the update with Ford, however. I called their horrible customer support line this morning and was advised that there’s a “known issue” preventing people from confirming either through the website or directly from the truck via WiFi. I think that will prevent me from getting notifications of Sync updates, until I’m able to confirm.
None that I’ve noticed in the past day. I just wanted to get on an official version so that I’d get update notifications from Ford, but I guess that’s not happening regardless.
Ok...I loaded the official 3.0 when it first came out, and have seen there is another upgrade that is still 3.0 (not sure of version# though), so I was wondering if I should load it.If it's a different version from the one you loaded I'll let you know this afternoon.
The original V3.0 file I downloaded was JR3T-14G381-AL & the new file that Ford has is JR3T-14G381-AM, So if you Loaded the "AM" version you do have the latest release
When I had the hood open a few days ago, I noticed that my hot coolant level was right at the MIN mark. Cold, it was maybe 1/4” below the MIN mark. Today, I added a quart plus of pre-diluted Peak coolant to bring it right up below the MAX mark. As far as I know, the coolant reservoir hasn’t been opened up since its first fill at the factory. I checked the oil level, and it’s a bit short of halfway between min & max on the dipstick... maybe 3/8ths of the way up the hashed area.
That reminded me to check mine today. Exactly the same, at about 5/16s or 3/8s up the hashed section. I didn’t actually get to my first oil change in the 2017, so I have no reference to go off of. The 5.0 does call for 8.8qt though, which is quite a bit of oil - more than the segment’s other V8s, and even the 6.2 Boss and L86.
I installed a replacement driver-side Morimoto XB LED headlight today. The one I replaced had a broken adjuster. I pulled the front wheel well liners to do the adjustments on both sides. I had some issues adjusting that I may document elsewhere. Here are some installed photos, along with the low-beam and high-beam results:
Passenger side, off Driver side, on Low beams @ 25 ft High beams @ 25 ft
01-03-2019, 09:32 AM
