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Thanks Allen! My 2010 Fusion Hybrid with ~123,000 miles is like new again after changing the battery age. Wow, it's sure nice to have EV mode back! If Ford would have disclosed that the car I was about to buy 9.5 years ago would only work as a hybrid for 8 or 9 years and then become a sluggish standard Fusion, I wouldn't have bought it. I think it was somewhere around year 8 that I noticed that the green EV mode indicator seemed to be shrinking. More recently it was rarely seen and then mostly when stopped, which made driving it rather depressing. With the fix driving will be fun again!

Thanks Jeff. Yes, I have a 2010 and used two different filter wrenches, but couldn't free it. If I had it up on a lift I think I would have loosened it, but it's difficult to get much leverage while lying down. Also, I wasn't in the mood to deal with a crushed filter today. I'll keep the FL-910S for my third oil change.

I decided to give my Fusion Hybrid its first oil change today and ran into a little trouble. Fordparts.com listed (entered vin number to find out) the oil filter as FL-910S which I then went out and bought. After getting the car up on the ramps, removing the covers for the oil drain and filter, and draining the oil, I proceeded to remove the oil filter. It wouldn't budge. As hard as I tried, I couldn't get it off. While struggling with the filter I noticed that its replacement was a different size. It was much shorter, but the same diameter. Strange, I thought as I went to check the owner's manual which lists the filter as FL-2017B. Next I checked the web to see what I could find. This CHART says the FL-910S is the correct filter. Luckily I still have my old car, so I went to Pep Boys to see what I could learn by looking at the FL-2017B. It turns out that it's an insert type filter while the FL-910S is a regular screw on filter. They didn't have the cannister that holds the FL-2010B, so I still don't know which is correct. I gave up struggling with the filter and just added fresh oil. The car has only at 5000 miles on it, so I'll just let the dealer fight with the filter in a few thousand miles. Has anyone here replaced their oil and filter and have the answer as to which filter is correct?

I have the remote start on my Fusion Hybrid, but haven't used it yet. I will once winter arrives. Much information can be found in this post. Remote Start

I've had my Fusion Hybrid since mid May and have driven it about 5000 miles. Lifetime mpg is 46.7 and average for the past month is 48.5. With cold weather on the way, I don't think I'll get the lifetime average anywhere near 48 - at least not until next summer. I've already noticed the ICE running longer on cool mornings.