Keith Browning

A bad delivery is all too common. Many diesel owners are much more knowledgeable than you average car buyer though. They crave information and just looking at some of the forums you will see why... then again, looking at some forums you will see why so many people have no clue of have been fed bad advice and information. I doubt any sales person is going to share poor fuel economy info during a sales pitch.

Slim, I have posted most of the Coffee Table Books in the Articles section. See this booklet: 94 98 7.3 DIT Direct Injection Turbocharged Diesel.pdf Start with page 39 and read the entire booklet when you get a chance. They are informative and clear.

Super Duty trucks don't have fuel economy ratings printed on the window stickers. According to the stickers "fuel ratings are not required for this vehicle." I do not know why.

Found the same thing on a LCF today as well. This reminds me of the o-ring degradation problem the 7.3L had early on. I have seen other o-rings degrade but it seems like the d-rings on the block offs are most common. Given the commonality I am surprised there hasn't been any kind of upgrade or change.

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That would be the one, I have found a few over the years, some with the parts and some without. There ia a SSM stating that is the parts were recovered they sould be reinstalled and to stake the valve seat into the adapter. Quote: SSM NUMBER: 4808 Check for missing oil filter relief valve A missing oil filter relief valve in the rear oil cooler header is a possible cause of a start/stall with no oil noted in the reservoir, rough idle, or irregular oil pressure gauge readings. The three pieces of of the valve (spring, fiber washer, and steel washer) can fall out of the rear oil cooler header while removing the oil filter due to the lack of enough retaining stake. If all pieces fall out and are recovered, the proper order to reinstall these pieces is: spring, fiber washer, and steel washer. Stake them back in place. The valve is not serviced separately. If any one piece is missing, the rear oil cooler header must be replaced.

I am not sure what calibration files you are referring to but if I look at some vehicle session log files I come up with "IC Part Number=(8C3T_10849_RG) and (8C3T_10849_GG) I know IDS displays module numbers during the reprogramming process, I believe these numbers to be those. Is this what you are looking for?

Like mis-diagnose this from the get-go. I see this from time to time. A truck gets towed in, new filters, all kinds of shiny new parts here and there.

I mean, MANGLED! I did not do that to this thermostat. As a matter of fact, I tried to bend it back by hand and I couldn't. It's not a flimsy valve and the spring is not strong enough to bend it if something were to get caught in it and there were no marks on the rubber coating. This had to have been installed that way or damaged during installation. Anyway, the engine reaches full operating temperature now, ECT and EOT are much closer and maybe, just maybe her fuel economy will improve from 9 MPG.

I'll concur.

Thank you Mutter and Dwayne. As mentioned it was trying my patience until I figured out how to get the steel clamp plate out but I got it. The upper t-stat was mangled!

Ahhh, but Jeff, I have a bad taste in my mouth about HPFP advice. Earlier this year I had a truck that would lose power and surge wildly once warmed up. I had codes, performed the pinpoint tests and needed assistance with the tests because my PC stopped displaying the tests correctly. Long story short, The PCED instructed us to replace the PCM. Well, the engineer (I do have a lot of respect for these guys in general) said "but that wont fix it, we have seen a bunch of these... replace the fuel pump." New pump goes in, truck sits two weeks waiting for the new pump cover gasket to come off backorder, then hits the road. Comes back on a hook. Same concern. I run through the tests again and the PCED again instructs to replace the PCM. HotLine insists it a bad pump, "install another." /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/scratchhead.gif A lot of discussion and debate takes place at my dealer and with our FSE who agreed that a new pump will not fix it. To "different" engineers call me from Ford saying it is worth a try and also agree to replace the PCM. PCM fixed the truck. Here's the icing on the cake; We are a dealer that has to use RTDA (Real Time Diagnostic Assistance) for prior approval on modules and such... despite being told to go ahead by two engineers, an FSE and some other manager, we somehow forgot to call the PCM in. They would not pay the claim. Ford Motor Company should be ashamed. As far as I am concerned, the ENTIRE repair was their screw up. My point? Use your best judgement but cover your ass, dot your "I's" and cross your "T's." Did I say long story short?

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Well I'll be damned!

What do you mean "again?" I don't recall a diesel Ranger but I DO remember a diesel Escort!

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They figure they will be in stock around X-Mas. Great. So why announce it now before they are available? I can see this being like the VCM backorder scenario too. Sell a few hundred then it will be a year or more before we can get more.

The highly anticipated wireless VCM module has finally been released. Who's buying one? $350.00 USD! Has anyone tried plugging in a wireless card from their laptop? If there is nothing special about this card then I don't see why one wouldn't work. I attached the flyer for those who don't have access to the Ford site.

How long did the stats take to do? I have parts waiting for a truck to return and finally read up on it. Looks like the shroud and fan have to come off and then the vertical EGT cooler bracket. That reminds me, I only ordered one clamp. I think it needs three.

That is one of the side effects of the modern World and the advent of the Internet - information travels faster than it can be controlled. Most owners now hear about recalls and such through the INTERNET or the media. Remember the Firestone tire recall? It was released to the media before Ford released the information to the dealers. I remember my dealer's service department got slammed with telephone calls on a Monday morning and we knew NOTHING about it. I am sure that your customers will receive their owner letters if their vehicles are included in the recall. What they need to do is be a little less impatient. The sky is not falling. At the very least they should stop bugging you. Simply advise them to contact their local Ford dealer who should be able to answer any questions and assist them.

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I'll share a stupid moment in my career. At first I was attempting to remove the y-pipe with the right manifold tube bolted on. What was I thinking? Don't know. Since I was good at getting the trans mission out I also used to pull them, leaving the turbo and everything on the engine undisturbed. The positive thing I can say about that is I did not have the alignment problems with the pipes and exhaust leaks that my co-workers were having. Since then, with all of the turbo problems that have arisen, I wised up and remove them and separate the right side pipe (I know, I know!) and they usually go smoothly now. I guess that once you learn what works best for YOU in dealing with accessing bolts the job is not so bad.

Your customers need to present the original reciept along with thier recall notice to thier Ford dealer. The following quote from the recall outlines the requirements: Quote: Ford Motor Company will only refund owner-paid repairs covered by this program if the repair was performed prior to the date of the Customer Notification Letter (or after the date of the letter if an emergency repair was made away from the servicing dealer), provided the repair occurred within the 11year/120,000 mile guidelines. Refund claims that include other noncoveredb repairs, or those judged by Ford to be excessive, will not be accepted for reimbursement. . The refund period for repairs performed prior to the date of the Customer Notification Letter will expire on June 30, 2008. After June 30, 2008, only emergency repairs are eligible forreimbursement.

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