2018 Ford Everest after 3 months

[PhilipA]

I sold my D2 and bought a Ford Everest Trend 3 months ago with 84KK from Lennock in Canberra.
I am unwilling to take the gamble of buying a RRS because of the contingent liability of the 3litre V6.
So a 3.2 it is.
What do i miss about the D2.
1 lots of nooks and crannies for storage.
2 lots of ground clearance with 2inch lift
3all of my customisations.
4 driving position, and seeing corners of the car
To me the Everest is the spiritual successor to the D2 with the 3.2 to me the ideal successor to the TD5. Simple with 1 turbo, coil suspension, and built like a brick outhouse underneath.
The 3.2 is not perfect with problems with the EGR cooler and the dreaded adblue common. The adblue heater has been replaced under extended 7 year Ford Warranty no questions asked when I found the fault with a OBD reader and took it to a dealer.
Another fault was found with a glow plug which could happen with any brand and all were replaced under statutory warranty.

But as far as I can see the only endemic problems are the EGR cooler and the adblue. My mate's 2013 BT50 still has the cooler OK at 220KK so it looks like a lottery.

But no $25K D4 broken crankshafts have yet to appear in the Ford version AFAIK , however I guess from now on knowing Ranger drivers there will be lots of V6 available in wrecking yards.
What is it like?
Well I like it a lot. I have not done any off road yet but have towed my 5.2 metre van several hundred Ks as a test.
I love the torque.
Drives a lot like a car with electric steering. I have changed the wheels from ridiculous 20 inch to terrific 17 inch using cheap stock Ranger mags. Try that with an RRS. $550 for 5 with brand new 255 70R17 tyres with 112load rating. Rides really well on the 17s and more a "sneeze factor" than the 20s. why put 20s on an offroader capable car. I know, the soccer mums like them. Marketing.
Very quiet and love the Carplay. seems to have just about every electronic doodad of an RRS including lane change(useless and annoying) radar cruise control (amazingly I quite like it), Fatigue big brother, and a lot of other things I forget. rear aircon which I do not use as fridge there.
I love the proximity sensors everywhere and the line up for reversing onto the caravan.
I have not had to add airbags as It seems to have high rated springs seeing it originally was a 7 seater now 5.
The smart charge system seems to work well and because I run 2 DC/DC chargers it never drops to 12.3(really 12.7 at the battery) when I am towing.
It has an ignition key and manual handbrake although the mud runners dislike the handbrake as it fills with mud.
Seats are great (same as mates 2013 BT50 Ha ha)
Funny the later models have no key and electric handbrake. Who needs that?
There is a lot of flak on the Everest website about the 6 speed (ex ZF) transmission overheating towing 3 tonnes and many have spent lots adding coolers. However I have an OBD "dashboard" on my phone which includes engine temp and transmission temp and the transmission temp stayed about 5C over engine temp which it is designed to do. On a 32c day on the hills north of Bulahdelah the transmission never got over 105C at 100kmh towing. This is pretty ideal despite many on the forum saying it should be at 70C which is clearly out of oil and transmission spec. Nevertheless I will just be changing it often.

Regards PhilipA

[scarry]

Our work Ranger 3.2,had a failed Viscous coupling on the rad fan at 130,000 Km.

The AC tech who did the fan said he does lots of them,the AC condenser is also borderline in size,as well,so the AC will trip out before the engine overheats,luckily.
Well the engine will eventually overheat,but the AC tripping out regularly is a message to the driver something is not quite right somewhere.
He actually fits an electric fan to them to help reduce condensing pressures.

And engine oil leaks,early on which took a few goes for them to fix properly....

[Tins]

And yet my son recently sold his 3.2 at about 160-70K. It had been faultless aside from a failed thermostat at around 20K. A known fault and fixed by Ford with some different part. Car did a lot of van towing, and more recently camper trailer. Got a pretty good price for it as well.

[PhilipA]

Our work Ranger 3.2,had a failed Viscous coupling on the rad fan at 130,000 Km.

I checked out the price .OEM from a Ford dealer $288 and Dayco about $220.
That doesn't scare me .
Regards PhilipA m
RRS fan Chinese "fun clutch" $319 Behr Mahle $825

[scarry]

I checked out the price .OEM from a Ford dealer $288 and Dayco about $220.
That doesn't scare me .
Regards PhilipA m
RRS fan Chinese "fun clutch" $319 Behr Mahle $825

OEM here was $650,from Ford.
Aftermarket $180,which we chose as the vehicle will be replaced in the next couple of months.Part has same warranty as OEM.

It is surprising the difference in prices.

But,the issue very often destroys the compressor,which is costly.
Running 134a,HP cut out is a rediculous 420PSI.
Same as many vehicles.