jimmy57

It is time to bring back the old fashion pumps where you pumped the fuel into the big glass vessel and then gravity fed it into vehicle. If you were conscientious you'd look to see what was in there before it went into your tank. This could become a hairy issue. Insurance companies are not going to pay out $10K plus on the comprehensive coverage many times without either upping the cost for diesels or excluding coverage for fuel caused damage.

Was WIF indication showing to customer?

The Terrastar intro to compete with 450 and 550 cab n chassis I'm sure wasn't the kind of thing to mend the wounds between Fomoco and Navistar. The only engine offered in Terrastar is the 6.4/Maxxforce7. I see they changed the block to CGI and the text makes me think they have new injection system.

That looks like a Briggs & Stratton head gasket, not a super-duper high performance gasket.

The argument I see for studs is the fact the stock tune of motor with a stuck unison ring or vanes can create combustion pressures that will overhwlem the head bolts' ability to hold. I have a stock 2006 F450, 4:30 gears 4x2. I haul hay and my tractor with it. One day when hauling hay and with no prior driveability problems, I pulled onto highway and had a moment of VERY sluggish acceleration followed by a couple of seconds of OMG where did that come from power. Immediately smelled coolant. I had idled the truck as it was a 100F day and I wanted the a/c cold after I got the round bales loaded and that was the only contributing factor, if that even can be considered that. TTY bolts fit in with robotic assembly or at least machine assisted assembly. Those bolts work well with a multi socket impact wrench head that uses torque bars for the torque step and then a sleeve drops and enagages splines on outside of socket and a high gear reduction drive turns the bolts through the angle. Going to high measured torque repeatedly is expensive too- wise. Even if a human does it, the torque wrenches need frequent service and calibration. I do not know for a fact that IH used that type tool on 6.0's but the other engine factories I've been in used those tools. They also use them for subframe bolts on unibody cars and I would imagine the body bolts on most body on frame. My point is the TTY bolts are not necessarily the engine designer's first choice but is the fastener that works given cost and assembly speed targets.

I do understand a dealer wants to avoid the scrutiny of a warranty audit, especially if they think things aren't cool. BUT, if you as a tech went into parts dept and grabbed a couple of $100 batteries to put in your own truck with no intention of paying they'd fire you. A warranty clerk that fails to submit for what is rightfully owed you and the dealer is allowed to do that. What is the difference?

I know what Dieseldoc is talking about all too well. My personal vehicle is an F450 cc hauler bed 2006 MY. I hate getting new tires. Not as scary as truck OP described but the handling with new tires is awful. General/Continentals in the OEM version are the least offensive and a set of Michelin ZXE (I think that was the model) were damn near impossible to deal with and were traded back for Conti's. Full alignment has been verified a few times and toe-in has been set above and below spec with no noticeable difference while tires are at nearly new full tread depth. Road surface does make huge difference. I would describe the Michelins as road bike on metal grate bridge surface bad and the conti's as road bike on grooved pavement worn almost back to smooth if those terms are something you can relate to. Anyway, I can easily see the worst end of tread design and some looseness in steering up front or spring eye bushings in rear turning the tire wiggles into a monster.

Some days you can't help but wonder if the guys who give their lives to developing those cool apps for iPhones, iPods,and iPads could get some of this manufacturer specific stuff ironed out..... At least get that Talkin' Tom cat on the SYNC screen where you could push and button and have him fart and look around!

I totally get it. You spinded it so much so you could tell if it was fixin' to break anything. If you don't do this you could be taking it back apart d'rectly.

That is the Arizona Proving Grounds shop. It is a nice clean place but they won't let many people in and when they let even those few outsiders in they hide everything or only admit you when the good stuff is packed up and moved to Michigan Proving Grounds. I know the Swedes that did duty there when it was Volvo's alone loved it when they got any tours of duty there Oct through April when the temps were low in Sweden. I imagine the Ford guys from Dearborn probably feel the same.

Does it have any telltale evidence of having been knocked around to "clean" it? I have seen a genuine blue paper de-bond and the core slip out on a filter that had obvious scrapes/dents on edges and on that mount tab on middle of filter.

Thank you Toyota Camry. I bet this "protection" software will find its way into more and more new vehicles.

You guys are behind the times. Those are "Green" repairs. The parts used to repair those vehicles have been "repurposed". Look at the reduction in landfill volume that has been accomplished.

That seems odd. Are radiators and venturi T fitting repairs not reflected in the numbers? The number of problem areas on 7.3's were small and heads never came off and cabs never got lifted. I'd love to see the reports and see what gets charged off to some other account and does not get shown in the costs for warranty on 6.4 vs. 7.3.

Repairing many issues on cars is a multiple choice question with several answers that are possible but one best answer (gotta love those ASE tests). If you have a 6.0 with cold start dead cylinders and FICM telltale codes then you: A. Replace FICM on the truck as customer is passing through with family and is headed to the hither and yond before he returns home, B. Replace FICM half as the truck is ESP Dieselcare and they only want whatever is cheapest and all the junkyard FICM's are sold out and open face FICM sandwich is next cheapest, C. Solder the FICM power stage wave soldered assembled joints that have heat cycle cracked on the truck belonging to the Maintenance Supervisor of one of your biggest best fleet customers as he is worried that they will yank his company truck he's been driving for job and to/from home if costs this month are too out of line to keep him in truck, D. Replace FICM, oil cooler, block off EGR, add coolant filter, add head studs, load power programmer with EGR delete software and a propane kit and maybe some 70 HP injectors for good measure. D we know is wrong but each of A, B, and C are likely valid for each of the stated situations. Mass produced wave soldered electronics have their issues no doubt and lots of the pieces are easily repaired and do last when bench fixed but you have to have a known set of circumstances that let you do it with peace of mind. Back in the rebuild in house days you knew when you pulled the end cap off a Delco starter and the swing arms with brushes on end had its side touching commutator due to worn brushes you could fix it. When the end cap came off and you smelled death and brushes were good it was time to price reman'd with no further waste of time. If keeping your job is dictated by selling stuff for the parts dept at all cost then more of the answers above are not correct.

Jim, When did they start putting IH EGR coolers on BMW's? Been doing it a while I guess as that looks like an old 320i.

My experience with a car line using full vehicle CAN since 98 is that logic lock may be better described as a module going into off line protection mode. The module should be self-resetting from this but in a lot of cases that can't happen as some condition may exist that restarts CAN communication periodically and the reset is usually only going to happen if network is off for several hours and the modules can go down completely. The analogy of PC lock up is close. The modules can be forced into full shut down so full restart occurs by doing the battery disconnect. Even better is remove ground lead to battery and touch it to positive lead so capacitors for voltage drops & spikes internal to modules is more assured to be drained. Full forced power down was a permanent fix for the cars unless the cause was still there. Battery going down with key on and then a crank/start could do it as the battery voltage may go below min threshold at some modules but not all when cranking with weak battery.

EngiNOT?

OK, maybe my question is minor in the context of this catastrophe but did you see a cause for the original bent intake valve?

How about a core compressor swap. Put a bad one on it that has good pulley bearing and send theirs in for the core instead. I imagine same amount of work involved to remove and fit the dummy as to remove and fit another compressor with no charging or other service.

The risk is there either way but a child or small stature adult using seat belt will have their injury risk from airbag reduced to the point that it is almost nil. If your daughter, at her size, is belted and there was a severe frontal accident the airbag being there to provide additional cushioning when the belt yielded as designed (stretched) would be a good thing. The mortal risk is from unrestrained children/small adults meeting an airbag during the bag's primary inflation phase. by the way, the sketchy specs on weight/size is due to the technology used to sense the occupant. The gel bladder-pressure sensor is the best and most accurate but it is not pinpoint accurate. Some clothing on cloth seats will have enough grip between occupant's back and the seat material (bare skin and leather can do the same) that will effectively reduce weight borne on gel pad. Odd seating positions of the occupants can reduce the weight that is placed on center of seat bottom cushion and affect the weight registered.

I am not in favor of emissions hardware removal or defeating. I'm in Texas and the number of these trucks on the road here is enormous. The people I know that have removed or plugged EGR are not doing it because they are mean or uncaring, they do it because bad emissions equipment causing thousands of dollars in repairs is placing the cost of their contribution to clean air far above what can reasonably be expected to be borne by one owner. The decision to go cheaper and not fit the round tube cooler to later trucks was not done with owner's or the environment in mind.

IF this keeps up, the 6.4 is going to improve the reputation of the 6.0's a lot!

And ford reported 2.1 Billion USD profit for first quarter. My profit would go up if I could figure way to badger those I owe into taking less.....................

That Ford emblem is the new Bling Badging. Look around at the number of cars with overgrown brand badging. Mercedes 3 point star is bigger than their cooling fans. Volvo has made 'em huge on their newest models. You can duck for cover behind the Chevy bowties on some of their stuff. I bet the car design studios have guys with alarm clocks on chains hanging round their necks and late 80's to early 90's full size domestic sedans with 22 or 24 inch "rims" parked out in their parking space....