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2020 Transit Connect coolant always going very low

Hi
My FORD TRANSIT CONNECT 240 L2 LIMITED 120 coolant needs topping up regularly.
I had to put about 1.5 litres worth in it today to get it back up to maximum.
There's no pools of water under the van, it's not overheating and it's running well.
As you'll hear in the video its got good pressure when I unscrew the cap (I edited the video down as it took forever to unscrew it)
It's only done about 20,000 miles and I'm not doing any massive miles in it really.
Any thoughts please?
Thanks in advance
(Sorry but I don’t seem to be able to post an image as well as video on here)

u/slippery-lil-sucker — 5 days ago
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Help! Upgrade for base stereo

Good evening y'all recently acquired a 2020 Transit Connect for business expenses. That said I'm looking to upgrade the base stereo. I do believe it's non sync? Definitely not a touchscreen. Attached a photo for reference.

Does anyone have suggestions regarding specific tested stereo harnesses? I see the main two are crux (crutchfield) and scosche (everywhere else) I know depending on the kit I may need to purchase an additional back up camera adapter. Just looking for the basics. All research I've conducted over 10 hours only referencing sync upgrades or none base stereos.

Definitely experiencing a lot of buyers remorse for other reasons so I'm taking any wins I can. Please, please help me out with directions.

Again this is a none sync, base none touchscreen radio.

u/ofSomething — 21 hours ago
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Used Transit Connect And Alternstives (US)?

Hi! I’m helping my electrician friend look for a used, small work van. She wants a Transit Connect and has a very low budget.

We can do repairs, e.g. transmission replacement, in my shop with free labor, she pays for parts and any outside services. Driving will be urban short distances; 5 miles to jobsite then sit parked all day. We’ll fit rack, shelves, partition.

I don’t know much/anything about these vehicles. I see the last gen 1s (2011) as low as $3000 and usually have 200K+ miles; gen 2s (2012-2020) are all over the place in price, mileage, and condition; later gen 2 and all gen 3 are out of her budget.

Thoughts on how these hold up to high mileage, common expensive problems, parts cost and availability now and future

. . . and alternatives? Feels like there must have been similar vehicles sold in the US.

Thank you!

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u/jyl8 — 4 days ago
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Rough Idle

I have a 2016 connect. It has a rough idle and has almost died on me a couple times while coming to a stop in traffic. So far I have replaced, spark plugs, coil packs, cleaned MAF sensor, cleaned throttle body. Also replaced battery with a nice one 4 years ago.

Wondering if it might be a vacuum leak. Has anyone had a vacuum leak on one of these vans? If so where from? Am off for thinking this is a possibility?

Is it possible I need to replace MAF sensor even if the check engine light isn’t on and not getting any codes?

Thanks everyone!

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u/Sudden-Bat3174 — 1 day ago
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Looking for a new to me van to replace my 2011 trabsit connect.

Seems my choices are between

A. 2018 with 2.5l matched to a 6 speed

B. 2019-2021 with 2.0l matched to a 8 speed

I my area of the USA, we have a good availability of units(both A and B) all with around 100k-120k prices between $17-20k.

My daily drive is normally 30 miles highway and 40 miles city. Load varies between 100-600 lbs. So lots of stop and go in traffic.

Opinions please, should I go with the 2.5l or 2.0l engine model? Feel the bigger engine is a better option.

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u/onemotime23 — 10 days ago
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Looking at a local dealer-listed 2019 Ford Transit Connect XLT cargo van with about 56k miles. Asking price is $19k.

It’s 1 owner, clean Carfax, and listed as personal use, not fleet..

I’m going to test drive it next week. Anything specific I should watch out for on these? Common problems? Transmission issues? Things to check before buying?

Would you guys still get a pre-purchase inspection even with a clean Carfax?

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u/Ok_Amoeba8172 — 13 days ago