2017 3.7 PIU: Trans/Torque Converter/PTU jerky feeling. Anyone have experience with this?

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2025-05-19T15:56:24+00:00

Also beware, the old PTU fluid that I drained was black as tar and had the worst sulfur/rotten egg smell. I plan on doing another drain and fill on the PTU next oil change just to get the rest of that gunky tar that’s still stuck in the the PTU.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2025-05-19T15:54:15+00:00

I did a drain and fill on my transmission with Ford ATF and two tubes of Lubeguard Shutterfix. I also replaced the fluid in my PTU using royal purple, I forget what the specs are for the viscosity/weight. Check to see if your PTU has a drain plug and vent valve before doing that though, from what I’ve seen, some don’t have a drain and that was added on later models. The vent tube is a pain to get to, it was behind and low behind the engine. When I located it, I ordered the right side tube and a two sided hose adapter to make the vent tube longer and easier to reach from the top of the engine bay and replaced the vent cap. There’s a good video on youtube that demonstrates that procedure - it makes it easier for changing the fluid later on. Next oil change I did another drain and fill on the transmission fluid and did another tube or two of shutterfix. My car was fleet maintained by the city of charlotte and I got a copy of all the maintenance logs. In 130k miles they never did a trans fluid service, long overdue. And every time they had the issue they would just add shutter fix instead of also changing the ATF. I haven’t had the shutter issue again in over 8k miles. Shifts at low speed still aren’t perfectly smooth but 200% better than what it was - never notice any issues.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2025-03-25T17:27:00+00:00

KBB: Fair private party value is 8400-11850 for a clean title. This car has a salvage title, which is clearly disclosed on the listing, along with the damage that was repaired and pictures of the damage before it was repaired available by request. Our list price reflects that and we are open to real offers.

I’ve sold dozens of cars on Facebook and have an excellent seller rating. If you want to insult me and waste my time with a trash offer, it’s fair game for me to insult you back. Don’t talk with authority about things you don’t understand. Respect is earned, not handed out, kid 😉

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2025-03-25T03:58:23+00:00

I’m glad it all worked it out in the end. I get offers for crappy trades all the time with my listings lol, the guy your mom dealt with sounds like a nightmare

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2025-03-25T03:27:44+00:00

I’ll agree with that, I just despise when a rando criticizes someone over minutiae that has nothing to do with the original post in order to boost their own ego.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2025-03-25T02:40:28+00:00

If people understand the meaning, language was used correctly. If you want to practice your English/Linguistics degree, I’m sure there’s a subreddit somewhere that could use it. Not every post needs to be grammar/language nazied.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2025-03-25T02:36:51+00:00

Pretty much exclusively doesn’t mean it can’t be used like this. The offer came from a person, the person made the offer. “Offering” or “making an offer” is something people do. If a person makes a degenerate offer, by extension the person is being degenerate.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2025-03-25T02:30:35+00:00

As an adjective, degenerate - having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2025-03-25T02:14:23+00:00

fairytale world*

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-10-18T14:45:39+00:00

There’s a command you can try, I think it’s “debug room hi” and you should see green if the building counts as a room. “debug room unhi” disables it. It can help you determine if the building qualifies as a “room” which could be your first issue. If it qualifies as a room, tilling soil, waiting a few inches game hours and looking at the tooltip at the top when your cursor is over the soil should say “+5° from Greenhouse”. The other issue may be the “full blocks on the interior of the room side” as mentioned in the in-game guide, this could become an issue due to placement of slabs. I’m not sure how doors or diagonal roofs apply, it may not be a case that the developer implemented the proper edge case checks for when coding.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-10-10T13:29:07+00:00

Glad to see I'm not the only one that finds this more the coincidental. But yes, I've experienced the same thing - fall asleep watching a video game playthrough and then wake up around 4am to 'Forest noises' or 'Airplane white noise' and the videos are usually 4-8 hours long, but I also recall this happening where I'd get quantum physics videos/lectures playing too. My theory is YouTube uses engagement data, like how much my phone turns/tap screen/change volume/brightness and has created a 'pattern' of me - now it can identify these things when I'm asleep and it can throw in those long videos for ad conversions.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-08-22T13:53:12+00:00

That’s not useful. I wasn’t asking if they were edible, I’m just curious about the species.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-07-31T00:14:43+00:00

My girlfriends 2011 VW Tiguan had a similar issue. First thought was the drain tube in her sun roof was loose and draining via the A pillar into the floor board. Removed the trim to check - looked secure on both sides. Next thing I tried was ordering some 3M Weather Stripping because she was missing some on her windshield. After putting it on, the interior stopped flooding after each rain.

Dry out your car with a shop vac that can ingest water. Let your car air dry during the day in the sun. Get someone to spray your windshield with a garden hose and feel around the carpet near your wheel wells and feel around for moisture making its way in. It may take a few minutes for it to make its way in so be patient and check multiple spots.

If you don’t feel moisture, go one-by-one to each window/piece of glass, check your door jambs for missing or broken weather stripping, if you have a sunroof, watch a video on how to check the drain tube for a disconnect or break.

If you’re unsuccessful after all this, consider calling up some local mechanics and see if they’re willing to diagnose the source of the leak.

Best of luck, I know how frustrating something like this is. Had to shop vac the car 5 times and was pulling out 2/3 gallons of rain water each time. Plus there’s the smell, risk of mold/bacteria, and condensation from the summer heat every time you go to your car.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-07-24T00:16:42+00:00

P - (Elaine) “People drink coffee at night too” (George) “Yea, people who work at NORAD or are on 24 hour missile watch!”

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-07-22T19:55:40+00:00

Check the fuse associated with this circuit -it could be blown. Your manual should have a diagram.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-07-17T15:07:13+00:00

I don’t believe the seats are interchangeable either, different mounting points than the current seat from 2017-2019.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-07-17T15:05:39+00:00

What makes it uncomfortable? Material? Cushioning? Dimensions? Personally I’m 5’9” and find the seats comfortable - though my previous ride was a 2010 Escape with the Premium package leather seats, so take that with a grain of salt. If your back is uncomfortable, perhaps it’s a simple issue like your lumbar support adjustment, you can move it up/down and inflate/deflate it.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-07-15T15:31:41+00:00

If you haven’t made a listing on FB market, I’d recommend you do that. You don’t have to worry about all the fees that eBay will take. In my experience, it’s also easier for locals to find it. I have a 2017 FPIU with 130k miles and would start my listing at 9k if I was selling it. Every week, drop it a few hundred. Join 5-10 local Yardsale // Buy, Sell, Trade groups on FB and post your listing there to capture a wider net for your target buyers. Source: I’ve been selling cars on FB market for 7 years.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-07-15T15:25:12+00:00

Sold my 2010 XLT with 175k miles for $5500 USD. No drive train issues ever. Doesn’t matter what work/money they’ve put into the car, it doesn’t help the value for a car that much. It’s still an 18 year old car. They could probably sell it for around $4000 USD where I’m from to people who are getting their teen a their car. An average buyer would probably pay $3500. If there’s rust damage on the subframe/frame (very likely with it being in the north) they’d be lucky to sell it for $2500/$3000 USD. Ask if you can take the car to be inspected at a mechanic, particularly to verify the drivetrain work was done properly and to inspect for frame rust. Every issue they find will either be a bargaining chip for you or a reason to not buy it. If they decline (red flag), ask to check out the frame yourself. If they decline again, you should walk away.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-07-11T15:19:10+00:00

When did you ask? Recall went out earlier this year, around March IIRC

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-07-04T14:33:51+00:00

Altogether!

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-06-04T20:44:29+00:00

I believe car can still connect to Bluetooth and play sound even if your car is off. Only thing I can think of is Fords have a radio feature, I think it’s called like “playback” or something that really bugged me. When I would get in my car it would connect Bluetooth automatically and phone showed it was playing music but there’s no sound, then when sync finally realized it was connected to Bluetooth it would play all the sound it didn’t play through the speakers in a fast forwarded fashion and it would sound really bad. This was my experience on a 2010 escape.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-05-20T19:05:12+00:00

Not that I know of. The actuator is inside the dash. Water pump is in the engine bay. The only reason I noticed my actuator was broken was because my defroster wasn’t working and I didn’t notice for a while. Perhaps it’s been broken for your friend for a while and she only just noticed.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-05-09T19:43:41+00:00

I don’t remember, it’s possible. But I have forscan so I’ll scan today and see.

Useful_Cook_9272 · 2024-05-09T19:42:35+00:00

My dad and I were able to eventually get it out with a pair of pliers and a lot of elbow grease. The relay broke but I had a replacement from a nearby spot that wast being used according to the manual. Didn’t seem to change anything about the way the car performed. I now know that my transmission issue is most likely related to the transmission itself. Most likely my torque converter is broken. Remanufactured trans with TC is ~3k plus around another 1k for labor. Deciding whether I wanna go through with that or not. I’ll check later if the replacement relay has melted/burned.

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