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  1. Maintenance Plan

    Change engine oil, RDU and PTU as often as gives you peace-of-mind. The first fluid changes at the mileages you state above will give you an idea if you need to shorten the intervals or can spread them out, depending on how you use your vehicle. Protect your investment as you see fit. Steve
  2. no

    Not exactly sure what he's trying to say here, but just for kicks I'm gonna agree. +1 Steve
  3. 2.5 L Atkinson motor Hybrid has Solid Lifters.

    Shim/bucket drive trains have been around a long while. Had it on a '98 Tacoma 3.4L engine. That was a quiet engine and easy to check and correct clearances. The main cause of wear is oil change interval not adjusted for the way you use the vehicle. Steve
  4. How to remove passenger side low control arm?

    It takes special skills to drift a front-wheel-drive vehicle. "Hey. Hold my beer. Watch this!" I'll bet he curbed it... Steve
  5. Mpg range seems to be poor compared to when it was newer

    If you do a lot of highway driving, the engine is doing most of the work. Steve
  6. What is this plug for?

    I have one just like it. It's likely for some option we don't have. Steve
  7. 2025 Hybrid. How do you decide when to change the oil?

    I'm in the Pacific Northwest, and do mostly short trips of 20 miles or less in town with rare highway driving, so in my particular use case, because the intermittent operation of the engine often does not get it to high enough operating temperature for long enough to "boil off" crankcase...
  8. Strange beep

    There's a loose nut behind the wheel. It's a common occurrence. Steve
  9. Sounds During Accelerating Shortly After Takeoff

    And which law would that be? Steve
  10. what scan tool do you guys recommend for the ford Maverick?

    Yes there is. It's called Laptop OBDII adapter w/ Forscan. Steve
  11. Hasta La vista, auto stop/start regulations.

    Are you going to link to the "source" or just assume we'll believe you? Steve
  12. Clicking Noise in reverse

    Check that your wheel weights, if they're on the inner surface of the wheel, are not loose or double-stacked and hitting on any brake component or dust shield. It happens. Easy check. Steve
  13. Prolube oil treatment

    Anything that claims to "penetrate metal" can be disregarded without 2nd thought. Steve
  14. OIL Change Discrepancy

    Ford oil spec for the 2.5L hybrid engine, WSS-M2C962-A1, is specific to 0W-20 oil. You will only find 0W-20 oil that meets this Ford specification. Steve
  15. Got a care package tonite...

    If he uses Top Tier fuel, performs timely maintenance and oil changes, that Techron stuff isn't needed. Steve
  16. Blue Driver OBD reader not reading my Maverick correctly

    1994 and 2024 both use the letter R for year code in the VIN. See https://www.faxvin.com/vin-check/year-chart That could be the reason your OBDII reader is confused. Might be time for an upgrade. Steve




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