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#36 of 227 Re: bruneau1 [bruneau1] by willie19 Aug 09, 2005 (7:11 pm)
Replying to: bruneau1 (Aug 09, 2005 7:59 am) "The western Salem - Oregon"   That's even better because I love driving thru Oregon on I 5, beautiful road and great scenery with the rolling hills and pastoral setting.The only problem is that the Oregon Hwy Patrol seem to be all over the place as well as using overhead spotting planes.   Love to shop in Oregon. Great prices and no State sales tax. Wow you must have saved a bundle on the FS Ltd FWD, what a deal !! Not only do we pay a higher price for our FS ltd AWD we are overtaxed with GST and Prov. sales tax.
#37 of 227 Re: [willie19] by magdad Aug 10, 2005 (4:42 am)
Replying to: willie19 (Aug 07, 2005 11:26 am) This is from myford.com:   Fill'er Up: Feed Your Ford Quality Gas   All gasoline is not created equal. "Poorly made gasoline can leave harmful deposits in your engine, which can cause mechanical problems, adversely affect performance and increase environmentally harmful emissions," says Jim Simnick, associate research engineer for BP.   That's why Ford Motor Company recommends engine-cleaning gasoline, such as Amoco or Arco gasoline from BP, that's formulated to bring out the best performance. BP offers fuels with cleaning additives that keep your engine clean and deposit-free.   So there's the word from Ford, though it sounds like a marketing partnership to me.   I tried to post a link to the article, but you have to register with myford.com first. Replies to this message: bruneau1 (Aug 11, 2005 11:35 am)
#38 of 227 Re: [magdad] by bruneau1 Aug 11, 2005 (11:35 am)
Replying to: magdad (Aug 10, 2005 4:42 am) Notice the words "such as". And "offers fuels" Do all grades contain sufficient additives? No Arco in my Freebie. I also notice that the unknown Safeway gas was selling for much more than Chevron in our area.
#39 of 227 Re: First Oil Change [bowcaster] by hank5658 Aug 20, 2005 (1:41 pm)
Replying to: bowcaster (Jun 20, 2005 4:44 am) By changing the oil early you may be removing the "break in" oil that was put in at the factory. I do not know specifically for the Freestlye but have been told that the engine manufacturers add oil with a higher "Moly" content for engine break in.
#40 of 227 Break in question by daire Aug 30, 2005 (12:24 pm)
We will be taking delivery of our new Freestyle Limited FWD just before we are taking an extended road trip of 1200 miles one way (that's 2400 total). My question is, would it be advisable to take the new car on this extended trip during the break-in period, or would it be a bad idea? Replies to this message: cmuniz (Aug 31, 2005 2:10 am) daire (Aug 31, 2005 5:23 am) cmuniz (Sep 01, 2005 1:47 am) and 1 more...
#41 of 227 Re: Break in question [daire] by cmuniz Aug 31, 2005 (2:10 am)
Replying to: daire (Aug 30, 2005 12:24 pm) Breaking in a new car is different now than it was years ago. The main limitation is not to accelerate or brake too harshly and to vary the speed while you are driving (also don't tow anything). Your objective the first 1,000 is to have everything seat correctly,eg, pistons, rings, brakes, CVT so you should not over-stress any components. Specifically about your trip, you should NOT get on the freeway and set the cruise control for 1,200 miles and forget it. If that's what you would like to do, take another vehicle. If on the other hand, you take some secondary roads and/or vary your speed on the freeway and in general treat the vehicle gently there is no reason you can't take it. One good thing about the Freestyle engine/CVT combination is that it varies the engine rpm quite frequently anyway to maintain "optimum" performance on uphills/downhills so that helps the break-in process. I have been told that new cars don't have any special oil put in at the plant, but have not verified that. Replies to this message: daire (Aug 31, 2005 5:23 am) cmuniz (Sep 01, 2005 1:47 am) daire (Sep 01, 2005 3:17 am)
#42 of 227 Re: Break in question [cmuniz] by daire Aug 31, 2005 (5:23 am)
Replying to: cmuniz (Aug 31, 2005 2:10 am) Thanks for the advice. We were wondering if we could set the cruise and vary it a few miles per hour every 20 miles or so. We are traveling from Minnesota to Philladelphia, so there will be lots of hills etc once we hit PA. I don't want to do anything to hurt the break in of the CVT. Replies to this message: cmuniz (Sep 01, 2005 1:47 am) daire (Sep 01, 2005 3:17 am)
#43 of 227 Re: Break in question [daire] by cmuniz Sep 01, 2005 (1:47 am)
Replying to: daire (Aug 31, 2005 5:23 am) I took mine on a 700 mile trip on the freeway during the break in period and here is what I did. Drove as much as possible before the trip around town. Took a longer secondary road to the freeway as opposed to the shortest way. Changed speeds on interstate with or without cruise control. Stopped every couple of hours at reststops, etc. You'll find that the engine rpms will vary a lot as you go up and down hills so that's a good thing. Good luck and enjoy your new ride. It really shines on trips like that. Replies to this message: daire (Sep 01, 2005 3:17 am)
#44 of 227 Re: Break in question [cmuniz] by daire Sep 01, 2005 (3:17 am)
Replying to: cmuniz (Sep 01, 2005 1:47 am) That's the way we planned to do it too. We have about 50 miles of back roads we can do on our way out of town before we MUST hit the freeway. We always stop to change drivers every couple of hours anyway, and will have to excersise the dogs, so that part wont be difficult either. Now I just hope we get delivery before this trip! Our manufacture date is September 12, and we leave on our trip October 3, so here's hoping delivery happens in a timely manner! I know they are built in Chicago and we live in Minnesota, so let's hope they don't send it east before it comes west!
#45 of 227 Freestyle Cabin Air Filter for sale by jethrojackson Sep 06, 2005 (10:02 am)
I see that a "Freestyle Cabin Air Filter" is for sale at fordaccessories.com for $25.95 On another site someone made the following observation in regards to where a cabin filter might go:   "On the FS, open the glovebox all the way, then squeeze the sides together to let it flop open completely. You'll see the HVAC fan right there, look at the top of it and you'll see a rectangle molded in the plastic, I'm thinking that is where the filter would go. Canadian literature I've found seems to indicate there is a filter on those cars. maybe they have an access panel there instead of the blanking panel."   I know the Cabin Air Filter has been discussed previously. Has anyone determined if indeed it is possible to add a cabin air filter and if the filter mentioned above is the correct one?   Thanks! Replies to this message: barnstormer64 (Sep 11, 2005 12:11 pm) jethrojackson (Sep 11, 2005 1:23 pm) barnstormer64 (Sep 11, 2005 3:04 pm) and 1 more...

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