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  1. lolder
    This sub topic thread is for 2010-12 FFHs which have a lifetime engine air filter that is quite difficult to replace.
  2. lolder
    Time to junk this car. None of the problems are common. It's been wrecked twice.
  3. lolder
    Despite the heading for Ford fusion Hybrid the list is a generic one. For instance it refers to an automatic transmission which the FFH does not have. Was the filter dirty?
  4. lolder
    There is no readily serviceable air filter on the 2010-12 FFH. It's buried in the compartment and it's supposed to be lifetime anyway. It's not clear what you replaced. I doubt that Ford looked at the filter. You were scammed.
  5. lolder
    If temperature is normal thermostat is not stuck. The noise you hear may be a nosy electric vacuum pump which Ford is famous for. Mine was noisy for two years before someone rear-ended it and totaled it. If there are no warning codes drive it.
  6. lolder
    Where is the debris coming from in gear oil? Oil molecules do not break down under normal use. They can burn (oxidize) but that requires a lot of heat which is not present in the eCVT. There are very few sources of friction in the eCVT. Let's also argue what are the best boat anchors.
  7. lolder
    These eCVTs are not like ordinary manual or automatic transmissions. There is hardly anything to wear, no clutches, bands, belts, valves, shifters, torque converters. It's only gears rolling on continuously engaged gears. I do not think metal particles remain in suspension in oil very long. I've never heard of that function. Oil gets dirty from blow by but the eCVT transmission fluid is not susceptible to that. It burns if hot enough but that doesn't happen in the eCVT either. This is a sealed unit that requires no service unless it leaks. Oil never wears out. Lets talk religion next.
  8. lolder
    You need to have the software fix described here. https://www.fordfusionforum.com/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&controller=topic&id=19361 There's probably nothing wrong with your HVB. If you can't do it yourself, print out the beginning of this thread and take it to the Dealer. It's a 15 minute job for them.
  9. lolder
    Happy result !
  10. lolder
    No. The 12 vdc does not start the ICE, the HVB does. You are not getting the HVB back on line. This is dangerous work fiddling with the HVB. You may have blown the HVB fuse. You disconnected both batteries so it's unknown what reset is required. The HVB is not user serviceable.
  11. lolder
    The hybrid is the BMW i3. Low reving engines weigh too much. It costs about as much as a long range Tesla Model 3.
  12. lolder
    Not true. 2010-12 eCVT failures are almost unheard of. They were built by Aisin in Japan. 2013+ eCVTs were built by Ford and early ones had faulty bearings that no amount of fluid changes would prevent damage. MeeLee you are wrong.
  13. lolder
    No they don't.
  14. lolder
    It might be months before Ford can fix the airbags. Drive the car and don't get in to any front end accidents. That's a lot under your control by the way you drive.
  15. lolder
    The Ford eCVT should require no maintenance. The bearing failures were not due to dirty oil but manufacturing defect.
  16. lolder
    The engine / transmission system of a FFH is a careful compromise that would be impossible to modify. The world is moving on from hybrids to BEVs.
  17. lolder
    There's no torque converter "locking up". You need a Ford dealer. 2013+ FFH's had trouble with the eCVT transmissions caused mostly be a bad bearing. They started making a grinding noise long before they failed, in fact I haven't heard of any failing. Some also had oil leaks. See if there are any extended warranties past the 8/100k hybrid warranty. The transmission is covered by that.
  18. lolder
    The engines run very clean and lean so no carbon is normal. The Atkinson cycle has the engine run at almost wide open throttle whenever it runs so no idling. It always runs above 1000-1100 rpm. Was that the only plug that was discolored? How did the electrode of the new plug compare. I believe they are platinum plugs. I decided I was never going to replace a plug unless it missed.
  19. lolder
    You convinced me not to do something the manufacturer says you don't have to do.
  20. lolder
    Changing engine air filters usually does not affect fuel mileage, only total power output.
  21. lolder
    Why did you change the fluid? Was it dirty?
  22. lolder
    It's possible the car is in a HVB re-conditioning mode that had been inhibited by the glitch. That causes the ICE to run for about 20 minutes and charge the HVB to over full. It then reverts to normal 50% level. The reconditioning mode requires the ICE to run for a period of time. If you turn the car off before it's complete it will initiate it again next time. Indication that it's reconditioning is charging the HVB to the top and staying there with the ICE continuing to run. If it's not that the dealer didn't do it right so take it back.
  23. lolder
    Nice job!
  24. lolder
    The throttle bodies on the FFH are known to soot up and stick are the most common cause of limp mode.
  25. lolder
    The dealer is ripping you off, as usual. It's likely the throttle body stuck again. Was it replaced before and did you see the old part? I know it's difficult to check dealer work. They are about $200 and easy to replace yourself. They can also be cleaned with something like a wooden tongue depressor. When Mark Twain said America has no native criminal class, except Congress when in session, that was before automobile dealers.
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