What To Look For When Buying a 13-19 Ford Police Interceptor Utility
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Published 2023-12-28
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0:00 Intro
1:59 Key Differences Between PIU and Explorer
6:53 What To Bring When Inspecting a PIU
7:52 Inspecting the Engine/Transmission
19:35 Steering, Suspension and TPMS
22:21 Exterior
27:47 Interior
39:47 Keys and Autostart
42:50 Quirks and Noises
44:40 Hours and Millage
48:37 Things You Should Plan on Changing Out
All Comments (21)
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You have been an absolute god send. I've learned so much from binge watching your vids
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You have been so helpful with my FPIU best FPIU content on youtube
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Man your knowledge on these cars is really impressive, between the differences in years and models its kinda mindblowing. Learned alot from just one video
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I would also Recommend stay away from 3.5 very unreablie most cases Ives seen they been beat down by the department. Especially here in Seattle now isn’t the greatest at maintenance. Also my intercepter is black and you can still see all the decal imprints, a wax and polish helped make them less noticeable. I’d also recommend checking underbody for rust.
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There are so many of these cars out there, it's surprising there isn't more info and content about it. Thank you!! subs
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Very informative!
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Good video!
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Great content! Thank you
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You answered the age old question to what those odd plastic sticks are in my glove box… it’s the lock indicator for the rear seats! Thankyou!
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I just bought a former MI state police 2015 PIU. The holes in the roof and dash don't bother me much - I have a ham radio license, and I don't have to be afraid of ruining anything by drilling or enlarging holes for antennas and for mounting radio equipment!
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Installed the 12v Solutions remote starter with the extended fob remotes yesterday. It took longer to take the panels off than to install the wiring harness and program the remotes. To my surprise, everything worked the first time - not because of the unit but because of my installation skills! I went with the fob option because my '17 didn't come with a factory fob and I didn't want the phone option.
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Good video.. i like the early generation... I just bought a 2017 in canada black unmarked with 340,000 kms 225,000 miles looks good.. highway miles no lights on the dash.. good tires lots of regular dealer service records.. paid 3500.. 4075.00 with auction n taxes in
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2017 Interceptor no sync in mine.. i flipped out the radio to a Tesla style touch screen. Install was pretty simple . I would post a picture but it won’t let me on here. Also roof plugs i some plugs/caps that bolt down from inside also has a gasket to prevent leaks
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Awesome video. Wished I saw it before I brought one. But I Stripped out the interior.. any one need pens? I scrubed and flex sealed the floor and added 4mil mats. Cleaned the vinyl flooring all new leather. Now for fluids... Cant wait to drive it. Mine had a black and yellow harness for the tech.
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Would love to see what you come up with on the DRL, other than replacing the expensive headlight
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3.5L eco has the timing driven water pump too. Easier to get to since it is turned to the front, but still have to take off the timing cover.
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I've notice when it comes to the DRL lights on the 16 PUI that the headlight module that mounts under the headlight says 1 way, but when you buy a module from OEM it says 2 way, I've had a guy at ford dealer that works on and programs the police vehicles to try to activate the DRL with no luck. I've replace the switch in the inside and the dummy sunload. Im guessing that would be the reason(assuming) I will try that option in the future
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Also i found out with my 2015 the engine mounts need to be replaced around 90k miles or sooner. Check for the proper coolant. If you have the pink coolant change it to the lemonade colored one. Another thing the main seal needs to be replaced its no longer a gasket it just a material like Permatex. Bought it with 3588 hours 788 idle hours. True 1 idle hour is equal to 33 driving miles.
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Have you ever used Forscan to change the steering wheel aux buttons back to radio controls?
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Anyone know how to add a blind spot sensor to the mirrors? Been looking at some aftermarket solutions
