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With all the forest fire smoke in the air around where I live, I decided to replace the cabin air filter with a HEPA one to see if it helps any. The air quality is only "Very Unhealthy" today, a vast improvement over yesterday, so it's a little difficult to tell, but it does seem to help pull the smoke smell out of the air in the car. So, I figured I'd post the filter I used here, in case it helps anyone else. I ended up with a Bosch 6043C, and followed these YouTube instructions to replace it. If you haven't replaced one of these filters before, I strongly suggest watching moomoo97's video. That air filter is a pain to get to and replace, and his instructions walk you through it step by frustrating step.

I'm happy to report that after bringing my 2014 C-Max Energi to a local Ford dealership to diagnose a howling/growling noise in ICE and electric mode, they replaced the gear and shaft assy at no cost. I couldn't be more pleased with this outcome. The invoice refers to TSG 20-2219.

... because you were regen braking. I bet it's a change in throttle calibration. Conventional drivetrains have some retarding force applied with no throttle, engine braking in a manual. Ford put a little retarding force at no throttle. Apparently the anmount has varies over years and model lines. My 2013 C-Max had very little no-throttle braking, requiring light foot pressure to get to zero-bar output (true coasting as if in neutral). In the new Escape, no-throttle braking varies across driving modes, greatest in ECO mode. It sounds like the Fusion was closer to the 2020's ECO mode than NORMAL mode in thie respect. Frank