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I hope you drive over to the other dealership sometime and rub it in their faces. My wife decided she wanted to purchase a new car once without my help. She narrowed down her choice to a new Toyota Camry at the highest trim level. She even had a color picked out. She went to the local...

Or you can simply turn off the vehicle; the transmission will automatically return to PARK.

Who is forcing anyone to do anything? Nearly 75% of sales are XLT trim or lower; who is getting forced? The question asked in the video is since Ford offers Escape or Bronco Sport buyers adaptive cruise why can't it do the same for Maverick owners? It doesn't have anything to do with money if...

This doesn't make any sense. They offer adaptive cruise on the Escape as an option...for extra money. The question is why doesn't Ford do the same for the Maverick? That is, why doesn't Ford offer adaptive cruise on the Maverick as part of a package at an additional cost like it does for the...

Here's an interesting video explaining how they work.

You can try to get a consensus of opinions from members of this board--many of which are based on old wives' tales and folklore from yesteryear--or you can simply follow the manufacturer's recommendation found in your owner's manual, which is based on literally MILLIONS of hours of test data.

Then we are in agreement, I guess. :cwl:

LOL! I was responding to another poster who noted the VW fleet cars his company operates include a recommendation for a cool down after prolonged heavy use. Sorry! Regarding Ford's recommendations, I thought I answered that. Your 1983 owner's manual did not include a recommendation for a cool...

No I didn't. Just because VW recommends a specific procedure for their vehicles doesn't mean it applies to Fords. Go read your owner's manual again. There are specific inspection and service intervals for the transmission fluid based on use characteristics. Some of them recommend more frequent...

I refer you to my previous post. https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/ecoboost-turbo-question.62479/post-1052821

I have corrected you twice on this: I am NOT saying that coking isn't possible. I am saying the mitigation strategies (water cooling and modern engine oil) make a cool down unnecessary. I'll try one more time: Millions of Ford EcoBoost engines have been in operation around the world for a...

The automaker I was referring to is Ford. VW may have different design elements that make a cool down required. Again, we can end this debate with finality if someone would simply post data showing there is a widespread issue with turbocharger related oil coking. I think it's safe to assume that...

Again, that test is not meant to demonstrate a need for an idle cool down period, it's meant to validate the recommended oil specification. Did you actually read any of the links I shared? This is from Garrett, one of the world's most respected turbocharger manufacturers: I have told you the...

This is a retailer that sells turbochargers, some of which do not incorporate water cooling; it makes sense for them to offer advice for those types of turbochargers. I shared data directly from turbo manufacturers that says their water-cooled turbos do not require a cool down. That seems...

Then it should be easy for you to find that data and share it. "Probably?" You can't make stuff up. Either these turbo failures you refer to were caused by coking or they weren't.

I never said coking isn't possible, I said modern cooling strategies negates the need for a cool down.

We could settle this debate very easily. If anyone has any evidence that oil coking is a widespread issue please share it. I've looked, and I can't find any. Ford has been making its line of EcoBoost engines for well over a decade now; there are literally MILLIONS of them in operation around the...

Go back and reread your manual. There are very specific change recommendations for different use cases. What is the purpose of the test? Do you think they are testing to prove that coking is a problem, or to ensure the mitigation strategies they employ actually work?

Turbocharging was a relatively new technology for production automobiles at that time. If I recall correctly, the fox-body Mustang (1979?) was the first turbocharged production car of the modern era for Ford. In other words, it had little experience with turbo engines. I'm not surprised at the...

Modern turbos take advantage of thermal siphoning of coolant. When the engine is running the water pump forces coolant through the turbo. After you shut the engine down residual heat in the turbocharger causes continued movement of coolant via convection, or what turbo manufacturers call...