Torqued_Up

Guys are probably right but it seems like I cranked the piss out of it and the cust probably did too

Its a 2007 LCF Have you guys experienced low ICP when cranking a no start and not have codes for it? I ended up pulling it apart and found the dummy plug seals in the oil rails in real bad shape. But why no codes for ICP or IPR? A 6-0 will give a code for low ICP when cranking.

Accessibility with the cab on was the talking point. The top of this engine is not easy to work on and its right up there with a 6.4 with the pain in the ass factor especially all of the plastic retainers and clips. I break most of them

I question if the engine in the picture in this post is the ACTUAL engine going in our Transit van here in America They are also calling it a Powerstroke not a Duratorq which sounds too much like a duramax anyway

After seeing the wireless dongle that the vcm2 uses i tried that with my old vcm and it improved the connection a lot

my guess on this all is that ford is tightening the noose on dealers not doing things the way they should be but i have serious suspicions when it comes to the rarely claimed labor op excuse. sounds fishy to me

Holy brain fart! For the life of me I couldnt figure out what that was but I remember seeing it before. Now that you mentioned the TSB # I now remember that i did this TSB ONCE. I dont remember it being 100% effective but it did help

That's fine but how many times do you think you can sand and shelack a headlamp? I guess this is something we will have to watch as some of these refinishing jobs age.

The gage sender right? I dont think i have ever seen one of those fail or leak ever.

Holy cow that thing is short! Is the rear axle bolted straight up to the transmission?

You are the devil, no?

Hmmm, can you prove the customer had any malice toward that defenseless standpipe? I am with Greg, I no longer offer ANY extra information anymore. AND when it comes to performing tsb's or warranty repairs I write EXACTLY what they want to hear on the back of the work order regardless of my findings. Fuck-em. The fan failed and the engine got a little hot. At least the engine was cooked before it was served. If they want to eat it, let them eat it.

They have them in single packs? I thought Motorcraft has small packs with three inside but maybe that was for the green coolant too? So there are different strips for each type of coolant?

Sometimes I think scenarios like this are like a Nascar race - cautions breed cautions! Sometimes even when we dont go digging, the hole just seems to get bigger all on it's own. Sometimes we unwittingly cause problems just by being in the engine compartment. I have been there many a time and it just goes with the territory. I feel your frustration though. As for getting screwed NOTHING pisses me off more than having my service manager code out a warranty repair order. I respect the man immensely but he frequently always comes up short, especially those TSB's that pay straight time over what is coded. I blame this on Ford bitch slapping us around in an attempt to keep our numbers down.

Does this reverse flow mean that these engines will blow DOWN instead of blowing up?