Questions Reguarding My Used 2016 Ford Escape

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Nightbreaker

2016 Ford Escape 2L Ecoboost SE with 74,500 miles. Bought used November 2021 (@70,480 miles) six years almost to the day after it was assembled in Louisville, Kentucky. During those six years it was driven in the Appalachia Mountains of West Virginia and Cumberland Maryland areas. Everything seems to be working OK except for annoyance described in #4

1. Owner's Manual requires transmission fluid "change" after 150,000 miles. Does this mean a complete "flush" of all the fluid? Most discussions here seem to do a simple drain and refill every 30,000 miles. Would three drain and refills satisfy a change as required by Ford?

2. My understanding is that the block and heads are aluminum for this engine. How does this engine get away without a steel sleeve lining in the cylinder and valve guides?

3. There is an antenna on the top rear roof. Is this antenna used for both Sirius and AM/FM Radio or is there another antenna for AM/FM in the windshield?

4. I have a USB thumb drive with .mp3 audio music files. When I plug in the thumb drive the SYNC 3 (with latest update v3.0.20204 NonNav per Ford SYNC update site for my VIN) recognizes the drive and mp3 files but after about 25 seconds its stops playing the mp3 files and defaults back to FM radio. I have to locate the "Source" button and press USB button again. Then it plays the mp3 files OK without stopping. This is really annoying and dangerous because I'm driving when I have to find and repress the USB button to get it to work. Has anyone else encounter this bug?

5. Battery voltage falls to 11.6v after a few hours and doesn't go any lower for days. Charging voltage is good usually around 14.8v. The engine starts right up instantly even during the winter at 5 deg. F after sitting unused for five days. I calibrated the BMS, no change. Battery is not Ford OEM. Don't know the history and can't see the battery's manufacture date. My guesstimate is battery two years old when I purchased the car. The battery is buried underneath a cowling over the engine. Is this battery about to die? I'm not going to fix something that's working fine but I am concerned so I bought a Li-Ion battery jumper just in case.

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jpohlman

· #2 · 20 d ago

1) You should do a fluid exchange, not a flush. The exchange is done either by doing 5 drain and fills or the shop using an exchange tank through the transmission cooling lines. With the 6F35 best preventive maintenance is a drain and fill every 30k, if you read the manuals definition most drivers fall under "severe" use and need to adjust their PM accordingly.
2) The engine cylinders are sleeved, valve guides are a replaceable part of the head they've never been aluminum.
3) The rear antenna is for AM\FM\XM (if it came with XM from the factory)
4) What build level of Sync3 are you on? Create an account on owner.ford.com and upgrade your version to the last release for a 2016MY, for Android Auto or Carplay to function correctly you'll need to replace the media hub (USB port module) with the newer one that came out in 2017 (part number HC3Z-19A387-B or the current HC3Z-19A387-F).

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Ford part # HC3Z-19A387-B HC3Z19A387B, $53.59 online at FordPartsGiant.com. Wholesale-priced and fast-delivered Ford parts Module - Interface.

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Gryffindor101

· #3 · 20 d ago

Nightbreaker said:
2016 Ford Escape 2L Ecoboost SE with 74,500 miles. Bought used November 2021 (@70,480 miles) six years almost to the day after it was assembled in Louisville, Kentucky. During those six years it was driven in the Appalachia Mountains of West Virginia and Cumberland Maryland areas. Everything seems to be working OK except for annoyance described in #4

1. Owner's Manual requires transmission fluid "change" after 150,000 miles. Does this mean a complete "flush" of all the fluid? Most discussions here seem to do a simple drain and refill every 30,000 miles. Would three drain and refills satisfy a change as required by Ford?

2. My understanding is that the block and heads are aluminum for this engine. How does this engine get away without a steel sleeve lining in the cylinder and valve guides?

3. There is an antenna on the top rear roof. Is this antenna used for both Sirius and AM/FM Radio or is there another antenna for AM/FM in the windshield?

4. I have a USB thumb drive with .mp3 audio music files. When I plug in the thumb drive the Sync 3 (with latest update) recognizes the drive and mp3 files but after about 25 seconds its stops playing the mp3 files and defaults back to FM radio. I have to locate the "Source" button and press USB button again. Then it plays the mp3 files OK without stopping. This is really annoying and dangerous because I'm driving when I have to find and repress the USB button to get it to work. Has anyone else encounter this bug?

FYI, almost all your questions have been asked and answered. A quick search for each one will find the answers you need. If you have issues, then you should create a new thread separately for that particular issue. Like your USB music issue.

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wiz043

· #4 · 19 d ago

4. Did you try a sync master reset?

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DDS-029

· #5 · 14 d ago

To advance through the input settings, push the M button on the right side of the steering wheel. Don't button smash. Delay between each push. Too easy to push too many times.

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