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Put  a vented oil cap from a chev pickup with a 5.3L Leon. It has a pressure relief so they wont blow the rear seal out.

Check the AC pressure pid too. Even though it is off, high pressure can make the fan run I believe. Could have a circuit issue that is triggered by decel?

Got some salt on the roads in Alberta? Lol. Could have been an Ontario truck at one point? That's  crazy.

That's nasty. The brown smelly coolant is due to a plugged oil cooler, which is likely why the EGR cooler failed. I have seen milky oil due to a bad egr cooler failure twice before. The rust is suspect for sure, but being mixed in the crankcase, with heat and such may cause the water to evaporate out of the mix, and it would condense under the valve covers.

No that would be Canadian dollars. Roughly $6.32 us dollars I think.

209.9 / Liter here. Works out to $7.90/ US gallon

The AC pressure sensor is down in that area. I have seen more than one of them rub through and short to ground down there. I think the AC pressure sensor wiring is in the body harness so it likely wasn't replaced with the engine harness.

If it is your first time, follow the WSM. That way if anything goes sideways you have some backing. Speed comes with experience. After you have done a particular job several times you will discover tricks and easier ways. Most guys that I worked with over the years that were looking for tricks right from the start, never made it very long on flat rate.

I left the dealer in march of this year. Myself and a friend ( also a ford tech) bought a 6 bay facility and opened our own shop. We have ourselves and 1 other tech right now, with a combined 40 years at Ford between us. We have another tech starting next week that has 15 years experience with Ford too. At 55 years we have about 45 years more ford experience than the local dealer shop staff combined. Ford was getting to be too much to deal with mentally. I will say, I have way more on my plate now, and way more stress, but overall I am way happier being away from all the BS of a dealer.

I think it has been a marketing f**k up since release. Around here the half ton GM's with the duramax 3.0l are hot sellers. Most people I talk to don't even know that the F-150 has a diesel option.

Huh. I always wondered what the long term effects of the phaser lock pin rattle would be.

Ah, I see. Stuff like this makes me glad I left the dealer....

Is this the f-150 master cylinder recall? If so, don't bother with the bleeder screws.  Bench bleed it 5 or 6 full strokes. Once installed fill it about 1/2 way, and put it under vacuum via the filler cap ( I have an adapter that I built) with a hand held vacuum pump, for a few minutes. Done. Works every time.

Initially would suspect the CAC system. I have had many that melt the cold side CAC tube if the secondary system runs low on coolant. Second I would suspect the possibility of the EGR cooler bypass sticking closed, causing high temp EGR injection into intake stream.

I would think the causal would be the upper pan for sure, or as a stretch you could try the block assy.

The PTO assy has a switch to indicate it is engaged, but to turn on the Indicator light in the instrument cluster, I need to connect it to the remote power module, as the module communicates over a CAN network to the IC and switch pack. One of my suggestions was to install an external light on the dash, but the owner would prefer it to light the OE equipped lamp in the IC. A feed back is also required if alarms, warnings or cutout logic is to be programmed into the remote power module. 

Thanks for your help. I've got the pto up and running, but I need to wire the feedback signal to an input on the remote power module, to turn on the pto indicator lamp when it is engaged. Any Idea what pin it needs to be connected to? I found a ton of diagrams online, but none provide a pin location for the feedback signal, only saying that it needs to be connected to an input on the 23 pin connector of the RPM.

We have a grx3590 and a gr190 from rotunda. the gr190 is way nicer to use, but ours is on its last leg. The grx3590 is bulky and a pain in the ass to use.

VIN is 1HTMZSKN1CJ093320. 

OK I will get it on saturday. Thanks!

Wondering if anyone can help me. I am helping a friend install a PTO (for a crane) on a 2012 international 4300, 4wd, with a maxforce engine and allison trans. It has the OE PTO switch in the dash, but did not previously have a PTO installed. We are looking for electrical connection points, and info on rpm control, and if any programming is required to turn on PTO capabilities. Thanks!

Pretty sure it will be getting an engine under the low time is service bulletin. There are completes available in memphis. They are drastically cheaper than a long block and turbo.... I just sold one to a fleet customer, 2020 rental, first oil change by the driver, double gasketed the oil filter and ran her empty.

I've sold 3 compressors on these in a week. First one had a clutch coil open circuit, but compressor was very rough to turn. Tore compressor apart once removed, and it was starting to eat itself apart. Since then i've had one completely seized and one extremely noisy. Compressors are now on national backorder, just in time for summer.