cbriggs

But I always say, (sometimes to a customer) DON'T BELEIVE EVERYTHING YOU READ ON THE INTERNET. There is no way of knowing who the i-dot is that is typing it. (DTS being an obvious exception to this rule)

Quote: I don't think the peeps in the warranty dept. consult or understand the workshop manual. I think it depends on who reviews it. I have had some come back and question a part or procedure that is clearly in the WSM, but then i got one a while ago where i used an o ring or something that wasn't to be removed according to the WSM and they kicked it.

Quote: Judging by the owner's manual that was still wrapped in cellophane, Dont you love that. God forbid that they RTFM on their $70,000 truck. Couldnt possibly be anything in there they dont already know.

Quote: Amen... Adam had one where some enterprising soul carved the NAPA Gold filter out of the cap and installed a Ford filter INTO THE NAPA CAP..... Ya, I worked on an 03 recently that had the same deal, a napa cap with a Fram filter (looks just like a ford one, with way less material) jammed in it. I showed the customer and he said he has done it like that since he bought it.... 80,000kms ago. I have never seen oil that black in a 6.0l.

I just did a seized brake caliper on an 06 f-350, that had a premium global warrantee. To my surprise they covered 2 calipers ( a set, really? wow), but would not cover the fluid, or the copper washers for the line. So by their logic, I leave it with a leaking line and no fluid in the reservoir? (I guess it wouldnt leak then ?). The customer gladly paid for the items, but the warrantee companies logic (read as: bullshit) baffles me.

Just thinking out loud here, but has anybody else been noticing a pattern with hp leaks? It seems that every small leak in the lower part of the system (stc fitting or ipr oring) makes a long crank (or no start) hot, and every small leak in the top of the system (dummy plug) creates a long crank cold. I thought it was a characteristic of a dummy plug leak to make a long crank cold, but i fixed one today that had a leak from the icp block off plug on the left hp rail. It had about a 10 second crank cold, and an instant restart hot. What are you guys finding?

Ya, I agree. Metric is way simpler and more accurate by far. When i look at something though, i can only visualize feet and inches. I do alot of constuction and woodwork, and find I'm always working in feet and inches. My brother is a civil engineer, and works in metric. When given a measurement in metric (like say 3.4 meters) I have to convert it to feet to "picture" what it is. I didnt live through the "great conversion". I was born well after it, thats why its so frustrating.

Funny, I put some shims in the body mounts of a 2011 f-350 supercab the other day, to correct a creak / groan on uneven ground. There is aa tsb for it, following tsb instructions they recomended loosening cab bolts by hand and then using air impact to complete removal. I thought, sweet, they fixed the crappy cage nut problem on the new trucks. It wasnt until after i was done and looking at the front page that i noticed it is the same tsb from 08 thru 2011. Same cage nuts, same bolts. None of them stripped though. On the front ones (that strip anyways, seems like all lately) I remove the headlight and "install" a 1/2" long tack weld with the mig welder. The heat loosens the locktite and the weld holds the nut. It also helps with cab re-aligning, the nut nolonger moves, so the bolt will only start if the cab is exactly where it was before.

Run a crankcase pressure test, if you can find the addapters.

Ha, try going to school in Canada. We are supposedly 100% metric, but for some reason i was taught measuring in feet and inches. Our govenment requires all brake and tire specs in 32nds of an inch (on a pm inspection). Lets not forget (your) gallon versus a canadian gallon. Confusion is standard issue.

I like the front seat removal method. I'm gonna try that on the next one for sure. Excellent article!! I use masking tape and a felt pen line at the headlights/ front bumper and box front rail/cab back panel for alignment reference. Anybody notice how poorly the bodies are lined up on these from factory?

Quote: I am curious as to whether these seals will prevent a leaking oil seal from being detected in the future. Ya no doubt! The rh tube will probably hold 2 or 3 liters of oil (conveniently topped up every service for 50,000k or so), then one day release in one large oil pukefest. I can see it now.....

If the price is good enough, who needs warrantee. (especially when your dad is Jim) There are enough of these in the wrecking yards now, you can pick up a low mileage used engine for 4 to 6 grand, the rest of the truck is fairly bulletproof.

Ditto on the open session. Causes all sorts of problems. In a shop of 3 guys, i can usually figure out who did it, and its always the same guy.

Crankcase pressure is a worthwile test for this. I had one that burned 1 liter of oil every 100 km. Had 20" crancase pressure at idle, and burried the guage needle before 2500 rpm. Ended up having no top rings left in it (literaly) due to dusting. (120,00km on it) It actually ran perfectly smooth, started good and made ok power as well. I have never seen it, but have heard that if turbo seal is compromised bad enough, ebp can fake a high crankcase pressure reading. I would imagine a low power or lack of boost would accompany the complaint in that case.

I've had some heat treated ones with mad rust buildup on them as well, heat treated right in.

I had a guy tell me how to fix the trans on his 2010 edge the other day, cuz the internet said "this". I said consider the source, it is mostly guys that have heard something about something, and probably have no idea what they're talking about. He took offence to it. Apparantly he's one of those guys as well.

Load test power and grnd circuits at pcm. I have had low voltage at pcm caused by corroded wires or connectors(green death) cause alot of concerns just like this.

I agree Jim, and well said. Our dealer, which consists of 11 employees (all departments combined) has a serious comunication problem, and it all starts at the top. Our general manager actually refused to have staff meetings, and wont come 20 feet down the building to talk to the service manager, he prefers to email her ? This in turn is causing animosity between all 3 departments, and none will (or know how to?) comunicate properly to make anyones life easier.

You know, It almost sound like what I usually hear from customers when a fuel system or catalytic concern is developing. Step on it and trans downshifts, but truck lacks the ability to rev enough for that gear, and slows down, or "hesitates". I cant count how many times I've replaced fuel pumps or filters for " my trans wont shift up on a hill", or "my trans is slipping uphill". Might be worth a look? Have also seen maf sensors do the same sort of thing. Funny stuff happens whe the load calculation is skewed.

Ha, It just gets better and better. Today i had to do a porous trans housing replacement on a brand new RCMP crown vic, that has been sitting since july 30th, waiting for parts, and time to do the job once parts arrived. Get it all buttoned up, go out to get a case of Mercon LV. Oh shit, we only have 6l in stock. WTF?? 6l of LV. Oh but we did a Torque shift trans service this AM. So we only carry 15 litres? Holy fuk was i mad this afternoon. Anyone in Western Canada hiring? I've just about had it with this........

I'm usually the one they come to and ask how do you do this? My usual reply is: What, the wsm's dont work today?

Anybody see the news release about the 2011 f-150 powertrains? Base is a 3.7l v-6 @ 300(ish)hp, followed by a 5.0l v-8 @ 360hp, then a 6.2l v-8 @ 410(ish) hp, and a 3.5l ecoboost as well. All are standard with a ("revised") 6 speed auto trans. They are claiming an overall mileage increase of 20% from the 2010 versions. Kinda makes me sad i just bought one. The news letter also states that we are going to see 30 new powertrains over the next 2 years throught the lineup. (some already out) Back to school we go boys.

Our parts dept got a list sent before the launch, of reccomended stock to prepare for launch. Had the oil and fuel and air filter part #s, some fluids, def, glow plugs and a few other hard parts on it. Not sure if they fallowed the advice and did anything. We still never have an FT 180 in stock to do a new style torque shift (in pan) filter, always (4 times now) have to rebook customers to "finish" the job another day. Embarrasing, in my opinion. Oh yeah, we ran out of premium gold coolant yesterday too. WTF?

How close have you looked at the sending unit? may have a pinhole or crack near the bottom causing it to suck air, or maybe its bent and not sitting at the bottom. Put a clear hose at the inlet of the lp pump and see if theres alot of air in the fuel. 80 km to empty is not much fuel at all, why the hell do people run these things that low? (Its just as easy to keep the top half full as the bottom half.)