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I don't think its an industry secret anymore that local dealerships likely make half of their revenue from service alone, so bet your bottom dollar you are being upsold. The whole point of "oil change packages" is to get you comfortable with the dealer so when you eventually do need service you...

Right. Clearly an annoying bug. But because of crap like this potentially happening, I always tend to not trust what a gauge tells me and do it the old school way. Perfect example is the TPMS. I have never trusted that pile of trash. Always check my tires manually with a calibrated tire pressure...

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I believe all the oil life monitor is doing is monitoring engine RPM, engine temp, idle time, along with driving conditions (i.e. towing or not) and total time elapsed to come up with a rough estimate of oil life. For example if you do a lot of short trips in cold weather it will drop faster...

I'm through with new vehicle purchases. It's ride or die with the 21, and if its die I'm more likely to go BACKWORD in time to get a more mechanically inclined older F-150 or similar reliable truck like a Tacoma than a newer vehicle and go in debt another $50K or more.

Good tip! Validating/re-torquing them for peace of mind is a great idea, thank you. Funny you mention this. I have a Moonlander camper shell that is C-clamped to the bed rails, so I have to validate/check the clamps anyways. I subconsciously knew I had to do that as well, but never put the two...

I just bought a luggage scale which I am going to attach to my ratchet to torque the bolts to spec (30 ft lbs) Torque (ft-lbs)=Force (lbs)×Lever arm length (ft)×sin(θ) sin(θ) is perpendicular angle length of handle is only 6 inches from the socket so I have to double my result to equal a "foot...

Thanks for the feedback. I had read up on some other forums (4runner for example) that they recommended anti-seize for skid plate bolts if you were going to be in some off-road conditions, and to reduce torque by around 25% or so since it changes the values a bit. I just realized though that I...

I installed an RCI transmission skid on my 2021 F-150 along with a Ronin drain plug to make oil changes a bit easier along with adding some underbody protection (goodbye trash diaper). I purchased some anti-seize lubricant as well for the bolts. My two questions are: A) I've never used...

What seems to work 90% of the time for me is I open the driver door, lock the door, then pull the grab handle all the way down to unlock it then shut the door normally. This for some reason allows me to then use my key. Don't me ask me why, but hey it works! I work remotely so I don't drive it...

:crackup: Right!

Good to know. Just like my driver side door

This takes "check your blinker fluid" to a whole new level :teehee: I did notice some "marginal" condensation on my F-150 tail light, but nothing pooling up. I read up that there are vent holes in the tail light for that very reason.

I've shared this problem with my truck on forum comments before, but just wanted to share my experience with you all for visual reference. The issue is I can always lock the door electronically or by pressing the physical lock button on the door, but if the door is not shut just right (I assume...

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The shifter operates via electronic shift-by-wire system and not a mechanical linkage such as on older trucks. One of the components which detects which gear you are in is handled by the Transmission Control Module (TCM). There is a manual shift lock override (neutral override), but it only...

Let's be real here. The massive push to EV is only marginally motivated by environmental reasoning. The bulk of it is more geopolitical. Greenhouse emissions does improve, but ultimately we are still fueling the electricity with fossil fuel sources, so marginal gain. Our power grid is also not...

I do mine. I hate the yellow drain plug so I invested in a quality Ronin oil drain plug to control the flow coming out so its not as messy.

I've always been old school when it comes to checking engine oil. Pull the dipstick and see the level first. Verify the color is good. Smell it. A lot can happen between 0-5,000 miles. Even if you don't check it at all, its time sensitive/mileage based so its a no-brainer to just follow the...

Well said. Never a bad thing to stand on business. User awareness is huge and I'm glad you brought this into light. Know your rights!