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

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

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+

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.

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

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

Thank you Chief...I am about to buy a 2015 model and I will make sure to check the water pump right away!!!

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.

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

The last phrase was epic dude, awesome video!

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

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!

Informative video! If I ever look into one of these in the future, I'm going to ask about the water pump first!

Bro... you made me buy one... it's an awesome vehicle.

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

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!

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.

I can see myself getting one. Reminds me of my first car I drove. A Ford Escape, the first gen ones with the Column Shifter.

Just bought a 2017 with 150k miles on the dash this week. So far so good

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.

this video provides perspective, ive never seen an officer in a crown vic before irl

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

Thanks for the post

Bruh the end of your video has me sold.. I’m buying a police intercepter!!

I bought a 2105 FPIU - former Michigan State Police vehicle - with the 3.5L twin turbo, near the end of January. Currently has about 117K on it (it had just over 114K on it when I bought it - I drive 86 miles or more 5 days a week). So far I've has to replace the downstream O2 sensor, upper rear control arms, and tires. The lower front control arms are starting to clunk a bit and will be replaced by fall, if not sooner. The mechanic who did the rear end told me that cops tend to drive 'em like they stole 'em. But it still RUNS decently and "takes off like a raped ape", as a friend of mine likes to say! I bought it mainly because it was CHEAP, and I desperately needed a vehicle to replace one I had wrecked a couple weeks before (got run off the road by an impatient idiot on a snowy road on my way to work). Hoping it lasts me a while...

nice, but i will stick with cv. i havent seen you in awhile, good video. ive been looking at lots of low milage cv for around 15k, dam prices keep going up. up up.

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

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.

I love your vídeos

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....

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!

I recognize where you recorded. Big Tunjunga wash area. People used to run off road baja bugs up that hill behind your Explorer. Was common thing to do when I was a kid growing up there until someone rolled and was killed. We used to swim in the river under that bridge.

About to buy one at 160k miles, year 2013 love it

I just bought a 2016 ford Taurus sedan police interceptor, and man oh man, the only problem i hope i dont have to deal with is that water pump/ timing chain THAT IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE i face today but overall i love this car, its durable and very stable ...go ford for this model along with the utility truck version

I bought a 15 FPIU. 110000 commander vehicle.. clean almost mint condition in August. Took to my mechanic that works on these vehicles daily for a SD. He said looks good except the motor mounts are broken . He said its a common issue. I had him flush the cooling system because Ford changed the type for usage. New plugs changed all the fluids. The ballastic panels were removed and the mechanics left the parts in the door panels. Runs great . Never had a SUV before.. its a keeper. Owned 12 crown Victoria s before. Still have one left.

hay mr.random glad to see your doing well sir and long live the vic

I have the 2015 Explorer. Had it for two months now. Has a check charging system message. Other than that I love it.

The outro was on point

Awesome vid got one for the taurus

Most accurate intro I’ve ever heard 😂😂😂

I have a 2013 police charger, hemi... LOVE it!!

Lately I have a Milwaukee your videos but I love when you do before you buy a watch almost all of them sometimes you put the same car on there twice can you do more wheel drive

Definately keeping my Vic but now I have to get one of these

PIU owner from the Hunteville meet. The water pump was a bitch but our Ford dealer relaced mine for $900 out the door. Luckily I caught it before the coolant leaked into the engine.

Oh, you forgot to state that these have the worst headlights in the industry and Ford states there may be a recall if they get enough complaints?? Also, the replacement of the water pump will cost about $2,000. If the agency failed to change the oil in the PTU (power transfer unit), every 31,000 miles it will fail by 80,000 miles. Beware of these costly issues. Moreover, the catalytic converters are subject to early failure Oh, the LED tail lights are subject to moisture from a bad seal. Factory tail light assembly will cost about $675.00

So I've gotta ask can they change the lights on the setina push bumper to red as I'm a firefighter and going to be buying one of these to replace my daily driver

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

Does anyone know if the second row seats fold down in the 2013 p i? I know they're not like regular civilian seats. Thanks for the help

I’m hoping to buy a 2020 FPIU locally and i hope i get it. It has the 3.0L in it, with only 4,000 miles.

Bought a 2014 police interceptor 2 months ago, and it drives pretty good the only annoying thing was to find 2nd n 3rd row seats for it, also i was thinking of leaving roof white and repaint it black

FIRST!!! And THATS MY TRUCK!!!

I wouldn’t even consider getting one of these unless I want someone brake checking me 24/7😂😂😂

There is a deep hole on these cars where coolant will leak external also and you can see the leak. I have a 2014 police utility.

Can you have the light bar on? I guess it depends on what state you live in. What are your thoughts?

How do u check & perform preventive maintenance or change a water pump in a ford explorer limited 2013.....? October 2020.

I comment 2 years ago that I wanted a FPIU or FPIS now I own a FPIS this pop up on KZfaq again

Oh and also the purge valve can fail without warning and cause your car to stall all of these things are the reason I traded my edge which has the same drive train to a 2010 merc la fleet

is this water pump 'issue' also on the 3.7 Police Interceptor AWD 'CAR-Sedan' as well?

This would be a fun off road vechile, I’m confuse as to why these ford interceptors are cheaper than the explorer, found one for 8k

So Wich is better FPIU or Tahoe Ppv?

how are they for front seat roominess compared to the Vic and Tahoe?

I have a 2013 model and can agree about the water pump failure learned the hard way 1500$ down the drain

Very nice

Thank you at least know now when I buy I need to replace a water pump

I just did my preventive maintenance water pump change out for my interceptor sedan and it took me 15 hours to fix it ...

Why the 3.7 V6 2013 Ford Mustang have the whater pump external, and the explorer internal??? 😂

Took my 2016 explorer sport blacked out from Texas to Mississippi and them Louisiana county mounties are wild lol. I passed a tractor trailer going 75 in a 70 and they pulled out with a Tahoe. They were goin 95mph passed me when I got in front of the semi and almost wrecked into traffic ahead only to pull over into the median turnaround and chill with their lights on. I think they know they fck'd up 💀

I'm going to get one one day. I want a 16-19, Can't decide on silver or black.

I have an opportunity to get one but I don't want any of the police accessories. Is it difficult to remove the spotlights?

Hopefully these will also be reliable like the crown vics

How about the exhaust smell in the cabin? How do I get it fixed before I get rid of this truck? Help!

Same issue with all the GM Ecotec's 1.6L, 1.8L, 2.0L, 2.2L, 2.4L.

I just bought one and carfax showed that the water pump was replaced/// most fail around 90,000 miles... there was one that was less mileage etc... but ... no proof of the water pump exchange... vehicle was serviced by a ford dealer... which in most cases is the best option and why they let them go... the warranty runs out. I am literally in love with this car and would sleep in it but my GF would get mad lol

The most annyoing thing about owning one, is that people think your e a cop and drive slow as hell in front of you.

My 2016 is amazing

The EcoBoost water pump so much cheaper for water pump. I wonder if the 4 cylinder turbo is better option

Dude just seen your crown vic on Facebook for sale

Will the tune intake and exhaust from livernoise motorsports fit the interceptor indont see why not also want the 3bar map

Have a ford Explorer interceptor 2016 and USB ports don’t work any advise?

These are cool, but I cannot wait until the Ecoboost V6 versions with 400bhp to become available to the public. Damn thing just says "Run. I dare you.'

I like the advice. I doubt the water pump dies at 110k miles or so, if it's been under civilian use the whole time. You'd have to segregate the the cop use idling forever models from regular use, I would think.

I'm thinking of buying one similar can you take the light off if u wanted to

I'm more scared of the SUV behind me these days. Here in southeast michigan theirs also alot of ford focuses and dodge charger cops

I’m looking at getting at getting one of two I found. A 2013 or a 2016

Do the auction cars come with a maintenance record? Water pump replacement already done would be something to look for.

Do all police interceptors if this vehicle run on Ethanol as well?

I still have my crown Vic police interceptor 2010😂 Thinking I might get the explorer interceptor if I can find one in good condition and the right price 👍

I know they've had issues with plugs fouling and the Ecoboost twin turbo looks like it would be a costly nightmare to work on .

can l put a 2011 P7B in a 2003 P71? engine gone and 2011 body totald!

I want to get a explorer 2016 but they expensive and mostly when they break down and now agreeing seeing this I probably don’t want it and u should do a video of the FPIS I think I spell it right

Never been this early before lmao

I love these police cars

What are the gear ratios of these

i just buy a 2014 interceptor and i love it

A 6to700 headlamp might sway you the parts for those are unreal

tbf, it's got speed and power for being an SUV. More than enough compared to regular civilian models

My city has vics and chargers still only 3 explorers

My dad has a 2013 ford explorer police inceptor same color

I have a chance to buy a police interceptor Explorer I'm not sure what year it's got a 3.5 EcoBoost and it's got the ballistic panels in the door which is sweet LOL but all the EcoBoost problems I'm just not sure so watching these videos.

Is this all ford explorer, that arent th3 poilce packages ,even the plan jane explorer,? Was thinking about getting one but now if it cost 1800$ i may think twice..