Spare Tire "Mayhem" Plug Explained
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Of interest to me was Eric O’s recommendation toward the end of the second video against putting dielectric grease in the connector, saying it would cause issues in the future.
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From: Glen Burnie
I guess I'm a good tester for the dielectric grease theory.
Bought my 2019 f250 XL crew cab brand new, before I had 200 mi on it. I had read in the forms about people having problems with that connector and corrosion. Now granted I don't have all the fancy stuff. I do have the 360 camera though.
I lightly filled each female side hole on all the connectors under the truck, to hopefully ward off any problems.
Plus another consideration is I now only have 28,000 mi on this particular truck.
So time will tell but so far so good... 🤞
Bought my 2019 f250 XL crew cab brand new, before I had 200 mi on it. I had read in the forms about people having problems with that connector and corrosion. Now granted I don't have all the fancy stuff. I do have the 360 camera though.
I lightly filled each female side hole on all the connectors under the truck, to hopefully ward off any problems.
Plus another consideration is I now only have 28,000 mi on this particular truck.
So time will tell but so far so good... 🤞
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I guess I'm a good tester for the dielectric grease theory.
Bought my 2019 f250 XL crew cab brand new, before I had 200 mi on it. I had read in the forms about people having problems with that connector and corrosion. Now granted I don't have all the fancy stuff. I do have the 360 camera though.
I lightly filled each female side hole on all the connectors under the truck, to hopefully ward off any problems.
Plus another consideration is I now only have 28,000 mi on this particular truck.
So time will tell but so far so good... 🤞
Bought my 2019 f250 XL crew cab brand new, before I had 200 mi on it. I had read in the forms about people having problems with that connector and corrosion. Now granted I don't have all the fancy stuff. I do have the 360 camera though.
I lightly filled each female side hole on all the connectors under the truck, to hopefully ward off any problems.
Plus another consideration is I now only have 28,000 mi on this particular truck.
So time will tell but so far so good... 🤞
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From: East TN
I guess the rest of the off-roading world has been smoking crack. I used dielectric grease on my truck the 2nd day I owned it. It was raining the day I drove it home and I was getting the Hill Descent / Collision Avoidance / etc. errors. Not a single phantom problem since I used the dielectric grease. I used it way before that on my Honda ATV. That beast has been through hell and back - and the electrical connectors are still perfect. It simply repels water from the connections - EXACTLY what is needed with the connectors at the rear of the truck.
He obviously knows what he is doing with troubleshooting - that doesn't mean he knows squat about dielectric grease.
He obviously knows what he is doing with troubleshooting - that doesn't mean he knows squat about dielectric grease.
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I was reading through the tailgate recall service procedure, and one step says, use XG-12 (electrical grease) to fill the male side of the connector cavity half way, using caution not to bend or damage the terminals. For some reason they only specify doing this on one connector out of a few, but it does appear to be an acceptable practice.
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I was reading through the tailgate recall service procedure, and one step says, use XG-12 (electrical grease) to fill the male side of the connector cavity half way, using caution not to bend or damage the terminals. For some reason they only specify doing this on one connector out of a few, but it does appear to be an acceptable practice.
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