You Need to Watch This BEFORE You Buy a 2011 and up Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility (FPIU)

We take a DEEP LOOK at the Ford Explorer Interceptor Utility also known as the FPIU an SUV generally overlooked due to its water pump location and potential for catastrophic failure. But that issue can be easily solved and once passed that you realize that the FPIU just like the crown victoria that came before it, is one of the best value for your money cars you can get today!

find out more why in my video!

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Also be advised, most used police vehicles have upwards of 10, 000 cop farts in the drivers seat..

[clydeanddodo]

1800 for a water pump replacement is a hard pill to swallow. I ❤ my 2001 Town Car.

[brockfilmzinc]

3:43 Yeah. It’s called buying a Crown Victoria where the $40 water pump only takes 10 minutes to change and will only leak coolant outside the engine like how a normal car would.

[cfitzgduke]

Change the PTU fluid AND Coolant every 30k. Change the oil every 5k and use synthetic oil. You can also check the PH of the coolant with a ohm meter. Greater than 0.03, change coolant, but 30k is good. Keep the acidic oil and coolant away from the water pump rubber seal and it can go 200k+

[djp]

Just traded in my crown vic for this 2016 utility interceptor and loving it.
Thank you much for the heads up on the water pump!!! I had no idea

[givesyouthechills]

Now they are being Replaced with the 3.3L V6/AC Motor Explorer Hybrid Police Responders.
Quicker, and better MPG.

[BrandonWagner]

My buddy just got a 2016 FPIU with 144k miles last November for $9, 000 with the 3.7L non turbo. It is nice and looks real good in the slate grey paint. I have a 2010 and 2011 CVPI in all black. Keep up all the great videos bro.

[iked]

Apparently around the 2012 year Ford did some kind of dual sprocket system on the water pump and did some changes underneath the timing cover I don’t know how much it impacted the longevity of the vehicle But apparently the water pump is something you don’t really have to worry about till after 125, 000 miles they used to fail well before that still it is something I would keep an eye on Like every time you fill your gas tank maybe check your oil and your coolant level

[Bhamofficer]

I’ve had my 2014 for 4 years and put about 70k miles and have had absolutely no problems.

[michaelt.]

I have 205k on my 2016 FPIU and its incredible still.

[mimimorlan]

Well, after seeing this video 5-6 times, I made the decision and got a 2016 FPIU! It’s white with black steelies. No crash bar though -_- it needs tons of TLC with some of the hardware still installed and broken. Plus all the holes from the lights on top. But other than that, at 107K it’s a good catch. Starts and drives like a dream. Thanks for the input and the heads up! Keep up the great work!

[davidhutchinson]

On a very cool note, the vehicle package comes with bulletproof, YES, bulletproof front doors. The tint job is really nice too. Just have to watch for the rebuilt ones....

[iannathanson]

The 3.5 and 3.7 duratech have a major flaw which is a chain driven internal water pump that if fails can make your explorer a huge expensive paper weight. They also have a included ptu that fails for those with awd

[AStanton]

Ford stopped making the 3.7 V-6 after 2017. The 2.3 4 cylinder Ecoboost replaced it. Another nice feature on the 3.7 is that it is port injected. No unused oil is getting dumped back into the intake like on turbos and direct injected motors. I had a 2017 Mustang with the 3.7. If I drove like a grandpa, I would get about 24 mpg around town and 34 mpg on the highway.

[angelam]

It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.

[HoweDoYouDo]

I hate all the soccer moms who make me brake check them 5 miles up the road 😂

[n]

Just purchased a 2016 PIU from the Wisconsin Highway Patrol. Got full maintenance records on it and it's in beautiful shape. Looking forward to waking this thing up!

[Big_Panda_]

I have a PIS or Taurus. My water pump was change on 91k and yes was not cheap, It was $1900 luckily i had warranty on the car for 2 years so was only $569. It was leaking anti freezy.

[msokes]

“Join them or move the hell out of the way”. Love that.

[roywhitman]

I had just purchased a 2018 unit. Thanks for your info! I'm actually thinking about having it professionally dyno tuned. 80K miles. It's snappy!