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Changed my RDU & PTU yesterday at 4,100 miles on 2025 Lariet Hybrid AWD. Backed onto ramps for RDU, pulled onto ramps for PTU. RDU was underfilled, oil not really bad looking, magnetic drain plug had lots of metal shavings. My experience similar to others, no surprises. Fill & drain plugs not...

Great points on expiration dates Lol! How can oil in a sealed container expire? I kept an old 1-qt oil container to use as a funnel. Cut the bottom which becomes fill port. Remove cap to refill thru truck oil fill port. When done replace cap on "repurposed funnel", then seal it in large plastic...

Yes, me too. Use all the first 5qt, then almost one quart from second 5qt jug. You're going to use it all anyway in due time.

Absolutely stop at 1st click. I made the mistake of "continue filling" on my 2016 F-150. That code is Permanent, meaning consumer code testers can't clear. Tank had to be dropped, new part installed, then code professionally cleared.. A $750 No No. My new Mav will NEVER be filled past the 1st...

The 12V power point timeout in my MY25 Lariet Hybrid is 4,500 seconds (Yes, 75 minutes). Forscan can change it to about anything. I changed mine once to 14,400 seconds (4 hours), and verified it worked, but eventually changed back to default (75 minutes).

I'm almost 79 years old, still riding motorcycles, and fondly recall the bucket shims on my 1984 or 1997 Goldwing, with 50k miles. Ordered assortment of shims to do my 1st 'shim' replacement. Used maybe one shim for a .001" change. Frequent, timely oil & filter changes on your Mav 2.5 Atkinson...

Ford has been incorporating the 2.5 Atkinson engine for quite some time. I had a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid AWD for 9 years, 95k miles, one minor recall, no problems. Original tires, never rotated, still lots of tread, a great truck. Those early Escape hybrids were ran 300k miles in NYC taxis, not...

I did the same thing with Forscan. Believe I've turned off every annoying sound. I'm 78 & don't need reminders to buckle my seat belt. Also changed many other things with Forscan, including headlight selection now on last selected. Kudos to the Forscan creators.

I'm not positively sure A/c & blower OFF are a factor, but pretty dang positive turning off Accessory Mode IS important. Hopefully all works well next towing trip.

I flat tow my 25MY hybrid a lot, no problem, always lock the doors with key fob after exiting vehicle. Before initializing neutral tow mode, I always double check that A/c and Blower motor are turned off on 13" touch screen. Then after completion of neutral tow, the dash screen displays a...

I have Blue Ox baseplate on my 2025 Lariet Hybrid, BO Tow Bar, and use RVI 3 supplemental brake system. Yes, I have to have 12V charge line to keep RVI 3 energized, a no brainer. However, I would NEVER chance towing without the charge line regardless of braking system. Reason - Ensure your 12V...

Lol. Indeed, several hours draining is stretching it, but also allows the engine to cool significantly before adding ambient temp oil 😀 . Old school thinking I know... truth be known gives me time to piddle with other tasks at my leisurely, retired pace between draining & filling. Lots of...

I did my 1st oil/filter change on my 25MY Hybrid Aug 22, 1162 miles on ODO. I have always done my first change early on, then pretty much follow the oil life monitor in recent years. My Mav will never encounter winter weather temp swings. I do my own changes, and let my very warm oil drain for...

You are absolutely correct. I use the 12v jump post as a source, wired to a 12v lighter plug i bought. Later I discovered you can extend the OEM 12V receptacle timeout with Forscan. My 25MY timeout is 4500 seconds (1hr 15min). I extended it to 14,400 seconds ( 4 hrs), figuring it would never...

I have my RVIbrake 3 obviously set to "Active" mode and sensitivity to 10psi. 10psi has negligible effect and 5psi zero. Leaving mine at 10 since I'm sure it will apply toad brakes hard enough in a 'panic' stop, which is most important.

Interesting. Thanks!

Amen, Amen. I slow to posted speed limits in school zones, and soon have a trail of impatient cars behind me - probably calling me several names Mama always said Not to say. Lol.

One time I did experience a towing problem immediately after stopping. I needed to unhook Mav in a hurry, a diode didn't exit tow mode correctly, i.e. keyfob on you press 'On' button, depress brake & shift into park. I can't remember what I did wrong but warning lights illuminated on dash...

We have the 2025 Lariet which we tow behind our Motorhome. We've been RVing since 1981, and Blue ox is the only baseplate/tow bar We've ever used. Like you, our BO baseplate is one piece, tows just fine. We've only towed our Maverick about 700 miles since late April, and never experienced your...

Funny how things change over time. Nine years ago when my now 25 year old Grandson turned 16, I intended to give him my 1972 powder blue VW bug. But he didn't want it, stick Shift, etc; He eventually bought a Mustang V8, automatic transmission. Last year he sold it because he changed his mind &...