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Sedans Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego: Maintenance & Repair
182 messages, Last post on Oct 23, 2009 at 12:59 PM
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Replying to: mschmal (Jan 19, 2007 7:38 am) I will probably change mine at 30k, also. 60k just seems WAY too long between changes. Maybe if it was all driven in only 2 or 3 years. |
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Replying to: mschmal (Jan 19, 2007 7:38 am) |
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| The manual states replace cabin filter if equipped. Does 2005 five hundred have one and if so where? | |
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As far as I was able to discover, the Cabin Air Filter was removed before production...thank you MR BEAN counter. Mark. |
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I have a 2005 Freestyle which is same platform as this forum. I have been studying the CVT maintanence and trying to decide a stategy. Went to the Dealer today and asked about the CVT. Service manager said "we'll flush it". This is WRONG and not even possible from what I read. Then he said "call Joe" since he has done one. "Joe" said three hours = $270 + parts. This is not far from the AllData pro database which was about 2.6 hrs +.2 for pan filter. I was told the "case filter" is up against the "firewall". Yes, there is a pan filter inside pan and a high pressure, case filter located on the driver side of tranny. MyFord specifies the case filter be changed with fluid (as does AllData). I have not inspected case filter access. The CVT has a torque convertor like standard automatic. It's between the tansmission and the engine as usual. From the diagrams I've seen, the torque convertor is not accessable from the pan. This means there is no access to a drain plug. Perhaps the CVT must be removed to access it. Only 5 of 10 qt will come out. My current thought is to do a "fluid only" change at 30K if dealer will do it. Then case filter and fluid at 60K. I would do the pan filter at that time if the case filter indicated any need. After warranty I'll do this myself but level setting is still tricky (I've posted the procedures on Frestyle/500 forums.) Please post any CVT fluid service experience/costs that you have for all of us. |
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I have a 2006 Ford Five Hundred SE. The radio that comes with it has an Aux button, but of course nothing is connected to it. Does anyone know if there is an actual Aux input in the back of the radio that I could use? I hate to take it all apart only to find that there is no inputs. Also, if there is an Aux input in the back of the radio, does anyone have any suggestions for the proper way to remove the radio? I can figure it out, but it would be nice to see a guide if someone has already done one. Thanks for your time.
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Replying to: ansar (Feb 07, 2007 11:59 am) What you need is one of these: http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piefrd04aux.html This assumes that you don't have the DVD option. You can hook up anything with RCA jacks using this adapter.
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Replying to: barnstormer64 (Feb 07, 2007 6:35 pm) The adapter works great -- I just had one installed in my '05 Montego - along with an AMP and new speakers. If you want to hook up an IPOD or Sat Radio or DVD player -- you will need an RCA to 3.5 Stereo cable. If you don't want to mess with pulling out the radio yourself -- You can probably get Best Buy, Circuit City or any other car stereo shop to install it for you -- probably around 25 bucks. |
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Does anyone know where the Ford Five Hundred turn signal flasher is located?
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