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marshtex2 "I mentioned this to the service foreman and he said they are not the same system at all. I thought they were the same." I thought they were the same system too, I don't think your service foreman knows. IMO ;) Paul

If you go to the end of the funny Ferrari F1 Sounds there are some more F1 V10 sounds to click on. One is with a Beer Can. LOL :lol2: Paul

I liked the Beer Can F1 V10 motor sound. LOL :shift: :lol2: Paul

WOW Mid Fifty's, I had both a 2008& 2010 FEH and I was getting low 40's in City/HWY mix in 2010 FEH. :) Paul

I was thinking total miles, at 22k you are definitely broke in. From the testing I have done 70-80*F is optimum temp for the best MPG's, don't need to use A/C or Heater. Below 70*F you lose 2MPG for each 10*F drop in temperature. This does not include loses for Heater use which can drop MPG's another 2-4MPG's. BTW for temps above 80*F MPG's seem to stay the same as long as you don't use A/C which maybe hard to do at 100*F. :) Paul

I thought we figured 10K to break in. I guess you don't drive much. LOL :) Paul

Plus 3 Golfer "So, you're getting virtually the same temp reading with IR thermometer on the transmission case as the TFT and you are measuring cooler line temps with the IR also? " This is true, I'm using IR Thermometer on both and this morning TFT 74.5, WT 76*F and IT 78*F. Until I can get Trans Cooler Line temps from other CMAX's, I don't know what to tell FORD to look for. At this point I would think they would say temps are within acceptable limits. I could drain out the Trans and see if I see anything in the fluid. If I did see something I could bring it to FORD's attention and go from there. If not then I would put new fluid in and just keep on monitoring the TFT. ;) Paul

Plus 3 Golfer "Paul, have you checked the motor and generator coil temps? You want those to run cool to maximize efficiency. Also, that should give you a good check on whether the TFT sensor is "bad"." I'm using a IR Digital Thermometer on Transmission and I'm coming up with close to the same temps. I could add motor and generator coil temps to my ScanGauge to see what they are running. It looks like to me that the Trans Cooler Lines have a restriction and very little fluid is moving through the lines. This would explain why the big difference between TFT and Trans Cooler intake line temp. I just need to compare other members cooler line temps to see if they are higher than mine. :) Paul

IMO I would have to agree with FORD, Three time in two years doesn't seem excessive to me. I would keep trying to fix it though. :) Paul

Just updated Life Time Scores. Great Job jus! :) Paul

I made trip down to St Mary's,GA, little over 300mi. With a lunch stop in the middle. With OT from 47-54*F for the first half of the trip with Grill Covers on my CMAX , Max WT 231*F, TFT 189*F, Input cooler line 115*F and output line 95*F. Second half of trip I took lower Grill Cover off, OT 57-70*F, Max WT 215*F and TFT 186*F . It looks like I'm running 20-40*F hotter than other members, but not necessarily dangerously hot (220*F) Coming back I opened up three 1.6" holes in lower and removed upper Grill Cover to lower WT from 220-231*F to 215-225*F. This also lowered TFT from 189*F to 185*F with OT 80*F. Last nite temps were in the 60-50*F coming home and TFT dropped to 175*F. The highest input Trans Cooler Line temps was 119*F, don't know what to make of it. :) Paul

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I think FORD got rid of this for 2014 and the only way you can keep that is to never reset Trip #2 ;) BTW we have a CMAX Energi forum too. Paul

This is True and I will see how hot it gets on my trip, but I do have a Digital IR Laser Thermometer to compare temps too. :) Paul

You are right, but it doesn't take anymore time or space to do it. Thanks for the help again. Now I hope I can figure out the story on the Trans Cooler. Stay tuned for updates. :) Paul

Ken, your XGange Code also works and is the one I'm currently using. Tom_NC_1 also came up with this Code from NRG forum. Thanks Guys. :) Paul

Mike " Good news to know, but as long as I'm covered Ford does my oil changes. I don't even know where or how to get to the oil filter or drain plug on Maxus." Changing your Oil is easy to do, just jack up the front end of the car and remove lower engine cover. Oil Filter is at the front bottom of engine compartment and drain plug is at the bottom of Oil Pan to back. Have a large pan to drain the 4.5qts of oil into, it comes out very fast. I was able to by hand unscrew Oil Filter, this also can be a messy job so make sure Oil drain pan is under it.Clean oil filter mounting flange and Put a little bit of oil on your figure and rub it on rubber gasket of new filter and screw it on hand tight. Tighten oil drain plug with wrench to make sure it won't unscrew. Get large funnel to put 4.5qts of 0-20W/5-20W oil in oil filler hole at top of ICE. Put Oil Filler Cap back on and run ICE for a minute and shut off. Then check for leaks at oil filter and oil drain plug. Tighten as necessary, should take around 15-20minutes. Good Luck. :) Paul

After a few trips "jdbob" MATH seems to be working. Here are the XGauge Codes: Here are the "EDITED right numbers for the XGauge for Trans Fluid Temp": TXD: 07E6221E1C RXF: 0462051E061C RXD: 3010 MTH: 000900500020 NAM: TFT Thanks jdbob I have a few tests now and the results look to be within 10*F or better. I went 14miles on Fwy and TFT was 144*F, but cooler lines were only 82 and 85*F. I still don't think that is right, input line should be close to TFT. I will be going about 700mi. this weekend so I will have a chance to check it out. Paul

If you click on my Fuelly Icon you can see all my trips for the last 2 1/2Years/ 91Kmi. and I usually have notes for each tank on conditions,speed, temps, winds and drafting. I have Grill Covers on pretty much all the time except going up long uphill grades where I remove lower cover. I have 82% HWY miles with 46MPG Fuelly average and CMAX Life Time of 47MPG. :) Paul

I tried the number out and I believe that the TFT is to low now. This morning I took Pics of ScanGaugeII . TFT WT IT 1. Temps before plugging in Heaters 107 92 87 2. 5min later changed MATH # 80 96 87 3. 1 hour later with heaters on 101 125 96 4. drove 2.4mi to work 100 154 98 OT 57*F checked Trans with IR Thermometer 105*F I will keep taking Pics and IR Therometer measurements and also checking Trans Cooler lines. I got 70 on one and 73 on the other. :) Paul

I will try that out and let you know. Paul

I picked up MADMAX from FORD today and they say my ScanGaugeII numbers are High. After driving on the the FWY for awhile TFT got up to 180's as compared to 120's with FORD Scanner. To add to the confusion I keep putting my fingers on the Trans Cooler Lines and they are cool to the touch with OT of 70*F. It would be helpful if other members would check their Trans Coolant Lines after 30+ minute trips to see if their lines are cool or hot. Working on getting a new scanner to see if that makes a difference. Paul

Not much progress with FORD, They don't want to do anything if their aren't any codes. Did figure out that there can be a problem if you have scanners connected to both OBDII ports, can screw up the output. FORD says that my numbers are wrong, but they had both scanners plugged in at the same time. They were only getting 140's on short FWY drive which is about right for short drive. I've got about a 35mi. drive to do around lunchtime and hope to get the car and come back with it hot to have them check it. We will see. Thanks Paul

I guess NavyRuss could use them this Summer and compare MPG's from last year. IMO :) Paul

I went to AutoZone and it turns out they don't give the rebate on the 0-20W Mobil 1 and I wanted the K&N Oil Filter too. I decided to pay the extra instead of going with 5-20W Mobil 1. I'm trying to squeeze every MPG I can out of MADMAX to make 1K miles out of a tank of gas. :) Paul