Ended up having a bad luck streak with the X this week. Got an engine light for thermostat malfunction and the car started bogging really bad under light load. I found it very strange that a tstat could cause this but grabbed one with the intention to replace per the code. Ended up having a bad MAF which was causing all sorts of other malfunctions.

The guys at 3D autoworks stayed late and waited for me to drive up from Boston. It was there that they discovered the MAF issue and installed a new one which they happened to have in stock. AS SOON as I pulled out of the shop my 4x4, brake, and ABS light came on. We scanned it and found stored faults for my transfer case motor - turns out that took a shit too.

$$$ down the tubes but its back up and running like a charm.

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