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Regards,
Airwolf1000
In the November issue of Consumer Reports, they did a test of all season and performance tires. Though not an exhaustive list, they listed Falken as their #1 performer and it was also the least expensive. Of the 19 tested, the Michelin Pilots came in 4th, Michelin MXV4 6th, Yokohama Avid 8th, Goodyear Eagle LS (original equipment on Intrigues without autobahn/PCS)9th, and Firestone Affinity LH 19th. If you're in the market for tires, this issue is worth a look.
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
I used to live in DFW (Las Colinas and Trophy Club), but have since moved to soCal. I'd give almost anything to get back there.
-Paul
In the first results table for all-season tires they have a mix of Performance Tires and Touring tires. The Performance Tires are designated by a (1). There are ONLY 5 real performance tires in the test. Note that while the Sumitomo and Yokohama tires were ranked for 8 & 9 (tie), in reality they are tied for LAST place among the Performance Tires and were beat by several Touring tires. The 3 other performance tires finished #1, #3 & #4.
v8lincolnguy - We discussed the LS & snow a few weeks ago. The consensus was a LS with NEW all season tires performs pretty well in the snow. However once the tires get worn, driving in snow can be somewhat of a challange. If you don't have relatively new all season tires I suggest you pick up a set of 16" wheels (they can be found pretty cheap used - I've seen sets of 4 go for less than $150 on e-bay.) and get a set of snow tires. I don't recommend swapping snow tires on your 17" rims as there is to much of a risk for damage, getting them rebalanced properly is a pain and 17" snow tires are a lot more expensive than 16".
BTW, I've got more than 15K miles on these Z-rated tires and they wear pretty well too . . . I should easily get at least another 5K miles on them and they're not noisy at all in daily driving. I'll get another set when these are used up.
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
I typically run these tires at 40 psi for everyday driving, which may seem high to some people, but I went with a slightly wider tire (255/45Z17 -- not a stock size) and I liked the sharper turn-in response when inflated as such. Ride quality did NOT suffer appreciably, IMO, from inflating that high. I autocross these tires at 45-47 psi, and turn-in response gets even quicker. I realize that for some, the ride harshness may not be acceptable to them, but heck, these are Z-rated performance tires, not touring tires. I find the ride more than acceptable and certainly no worse than the OEM Firehawks, and probably better.
5W20. I know it sounds dumb, but my "new" used car did not have an owners manual (dealer has ordered me one), so I do not know what Ford says to use.
Thanks for the LS oil info. I'm new to the Lincoln LS and need all the help I can get.
Is it normal to have a little wind noise come from the passenger rear windows/doors?
Thanks.. 2001 LS8
2001 LS8 Sport
Edit - alkinard beat me to the punch with the info.
Just FYI, the outside temperature sensor is the small black knobby looking thing right behind the grille.
alkinard, glad to help. There are quite a few long-term LS owners hanging out here, so fire away. Getting the OM will help a lot. This is a complex machine with lots of gadgets, and the manual is ver well-written and thorough.
Anyone have any help with the third brake light conection??
I would unplug the OEM light on the deck and extend the wiring from there along the gooseneck to the spoiler. I assume there is a hole drilled in the lid to allow mounting/wiring?
Regards,
Airwolf1000
P.S. Who swears we need an LS Audio Board on Edmunds so we don't have to answer the same question a thousand times!
Question: The tech rotated the right rear tire to the left front and, of course, the left front to the right rear. Otherwise, the remaining tires stayed on their respective side. Is this the preferred rotation method?
Thanks for the information. I do appreciate your help.
Just took my new LS on a short (275 mile round trip) drive and was extremely pleased with it's performance. I'm still learning the vehicle, and need all the help I can get.
Thanks again!
They appear to have an *extremely* competent shop with the most impressive shop facility I've ever seen.
However, I see that my owner's manual specifies "Motorcraft SAE 5W-30 Super Premium Motor Oil, Ford Specification WSS-M2C153-G".
Explanation: I found an apparent specification change to 5W-20 oil in
http://www.thedieselstop.com/faq/9497faq/tsb/tsb/files/020109.pdf
ISSUE
Ford Motor Company now recommends SAE 5W-20 viscosity grade for servicing most gasoline and
flexible fueled vehicles.
The Lincoln LS is specifically listed among the applicable vehicles.
I'm no expert, but it appears that both the TSB you link to in your message as well as the owners manual both specify 5W30 for the 2001 LS.
Perhaps you should talk with your dealer and see where he is getting his information. You might be saving yourself (and others) a lot of headache.
Fortunately, my Lincoln LS is a 2000 model, so the TSB does apply. I wonder if the dealer puts 5W-30 in the 2001 models? I'll ask them about this fine point the next time I'm up there.
The EPA has new requirements that emission systems and catalytic converters last a lot longer. I no longer remember the details, but in the old days emission systems only had to last 50K mile. The new requirements may be 100K or 150K miles.
One of the changes required in motor oil is to reduced the amount of phosphorous additive, which is put in to lubricate the valves.
Unfortunately phosphorous that comes out in the engine exhaust degrades the catalytic converters.
So the new 5w20 was created by Conoco to meet the new requirements for Ford (I'd imagine the other car manufacturers have had to do similar things as Honda also now uses similar, if not the same,5W20). The new 5W20 is a synthetic blend oil. The 5W30 Motorcraft oil is a conventional oil.
I'd suspect that Ford & Conoco found out that with the synthetic blend they could get away with a lighter oil weight and still provide the same or better level of engine protection. Allen is right that gas mileage may be sligthly better too, but I'd also guss that a different weight for the new recommended oil was selected to try to avoid confusion and dealers & other shops using conventional instead of synthetic blend oil.
I don't know if it is still there, but most of the above info. came from the Conoco web site. When the Motorcraft 5W20 syn blend first came out there was a lot of info on it on the Conoco web site. Some of the info appeared again when Conoco announced that is was going to sell the same 5W20 syn blend oil under the Conoco (& IIRC the Phillips 66) labels.
I really don't know why the 2001 LS V8 engine would be on the exception list for 5w20, but it could be as simple an explaination as Ford had not got around to testing that engine with 5w20 when the TSB was written. IIRC a Ford engine engineer told us out at out factory visit that the 5W20 syn. blend provided superior protection than the old 5w30 conventional oil so there doesn't appear to be a specific reason why its on the exclusion list.
With all that said, if it was my car I would use exactly what Ford recommended, just in case there was ever an engine problem during warranty it could be less hassle to get it repaired under warranty.
This statement and others like it always brings the question to my mind of "how would they know." Same would be true of avoiding things like Marvel Mystery Oil or STP. Unless they drain the oil and analyze it in a laboratory, I don't see how they would know what you have in the crank case. They would have little reason to think it was other than what was supposed to be in there particularly if you change it regularly and it looks clean. Of course if you run off at the mouth about what you've been doing...........I'm certainly not advocating doing other than what the manual says. Just curious.
Those who have been on the board awhile know the wickets Lincoln in general and the LS in particular have been driven through to meet the requirements of the EPA.
I'd love to be driving a diesel version of the LS (a major pipe dream, along with the V8 manual, or even the uprated V6 with a manual), but would settle for the 1.9 or 2.5 litre versions of the Audi or the 3.0 litre BMW turbodiesels. I'm guessing that the reasons they aren't available have to do with: 1) the interminable (& expensive) drill that the U.S. government places on any new version of a vehicle sold here and 2) the amount of sulphur in diesel fuel hereabouts.
I'm thinking that #2 (so to speak) is going to be dealt with, but don't hold your breath on #1.
Allen, I stil think that 5w20 was chosen primarily to differentiate it from 5w30. If there were 2 kinds of 5w30 available, conventional and syn blend for 2002 and newer Fords, I'm sure that many dealers (and other service places) would use the old cheaper conventional 5w30.
Of course this doesn't stop many dealers and oil change places from putting the "wrong" oil in your car.
So the question becomes, since the window stickers just list MPG in integer #'s, when calculating a manufactur's fleet average MPG, to how many decimal places is it calculated. I doubt that 5w20 vs 5w30 is going to give more than 1/10 of a MPG improvement. So does that improvement actually get reflected in Ford's fleet average?
I'll leave it up to you to research this. =:)
Steve, until gasoline gets over $4.00 / gallon AND the sulpher is removed, I just do not see any move to diesels in the US. As much as we [non-permissible content removed] about it, gasoline is a bargain in the US and over the last 30 years has increased in price at a much lower rate than inflation. You are an exception, I (and probably most Americans) would not have the slightest interest in a car with a diesel engine until gas gets to about $10 / gallon. I also hate the smell of diesel exhuast. The bad smell of diesel exhuast is significant problem in Europen cities.
Both cars perform well and unless you plan on competitive events, the non sport may provide you with a more compliant daily ride. Additionally the few bugs any new model launch may have were taken care of with later models.
My 2 cents
The 2001 has much better cup holders, an additional 12V power outlet and several mechanical updates that the 2000 may not have.
Since your budget is a concern, when you go to get new tires for your LS you'll be real happy you got the non sport model with 16" tires as you'll find 16" tires can be as little as 1/2 the price of similar tires in 17" size.
kymber, I'd go with the 01. I purchased an 01 LS V8(w sport package) almost two months ago. It was a lease turn in and only had 25K. If the car is in good physical shape, the asking price you mentioned isn't bad. I paid a bit more than that for mine, but mine is also pretty much fully loaded. Have them check the original in service date of the car as with an 01, you should still have some time left on the warranty.
ryananderson, I'd be calling the BBB, Ford corporate, and my attorney. If they wrecked your car to the point that the warranty is voided on certain parts and an accident shows up under a VIN report then I think you are due something in compensation.
The backlighting for the radio/CD controls/buttons is not working.
I have tried all the fuses that, according to the owners manual, appear to be associated with the radio/CD or backlighting and cannot find any blown.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
A) it should have been fixed by the dealership at no charge or inconvenience to you
If the above did not happen then you have a legitimate gripe with the DEALER, NOT FORD. Did you talk to the owner of the dealership? What exactly did they do wrong in the repair and what would it take to fix it right?
All you can ask for in this situation is they fix the damage they inflicted and restore the car to the same condition it was in before. If you feel the car's value is lower because of the accident (I don't see how if it was just the bumper cover) then take them to small claims court.