Knocking out a pile of stuff this week.

[UNBROKEN]

At almost 115K it was time to hit some maintenance stuff like transfer case fluid and trans fluid. Since I’ve had a little flare when hit in Sport mode I had a new valve body installed and covered it all back up with a new PPE aluminum pan. I also have the all too common FADA leak…so I got rid of the whole damn thing. Fords new delete is cheap and I’ll never get that Christmas tree dash again since it eliminates the electronics as well. It will just be full time AWD now. My buddy who’s doing the work said the old FADA o-ring feels more like plastic than rubber which definitely explains why so many of them leak.

 

[MattJ716]

Pardon my ignorance... can you explain exactly what the FADA does? Just had my o-ring replaced. Clearly you said its just all time AWD now so is that responsible for the shifting of power?

 

[UNBROKEN]

It’s the front axle disconnect actuator. That’s how it normally splits power…now it’s all time AWD. It also gets rid of the electronics that glitch all the time and light the dash up.

 

[flhx06]

Pardon my ignorance x2! This sounds like something I want to get done on mine too along with all of the servicing. I'm guessing you have a shop that does all of this? I need to talk to my shop and see if my guy can hook me up. I am just over 70k miles on mine. No issues but I want to do preventative maintanence as I run up and back from SoCal a lot and dont want to get stuck in the middle of the state. Another question....what's the difference in the two axles in the one picture?

Ever thought of doing an Explorer ST master class?

 

[UNBROKEN]

Pardon my ignorance x2! This sounds like something I want to get done on mine too along with all of the servicing. I'm guessing you have a shop that does all of this? I need to talk to my shop and see if my guy can hook me up. I am just over 70k miles on mine. No issues but I want to do preventative maintanence as I run up and back from SoCal a lot and dont want to get stuck in the middle of the state. Another question....what's the difference in the two axles in the one picture?

Ever thought of doing an Explorer ST master class?

The FADA delete requires one new axle shaft…obviously it’s shorter. Surprisingly the hard parts are really cheap. Not surprisingly the labor is not…it’s a lot of work. There’s a local shop I’ve used for over a decade and the tech that works on my car there is a fellow ST owner and enthusiast so it works out very well.

 

[MattJ716]

The FADA delete requires one new axle shaft…obviously it’s shorter. Surprisingly the hard parts are really cheap. Not surprisingly the labor is not…it’s a lot of work. There’s a local shop I’ve used for over a decade and the tech that works on my car there is a fellow ST owner and enthusiast so it works out very well.

Are there any potential downsides to deleting it and making it all time AWD?

 

[UNBROKEN]

Are there any potential downsides to deleting it and making it all time AWD?

Maybe a little mpg hit?

 

[hbalek]

The dash display doesn't seem to know it's full time AWD. Mine shows rear drive until you jab the accelerator then the front drive shaft also displays. At highway speeds coasting it shows RWD until you accelerate hard to.