Re: Hey why's my truck in Gottoys - Yeah I understand completely what caused the entire ordeal, for the most part. I am thinking of having some work done when the 200k warranty runs out. Intresting people to talk to about what you can do with a Diesel Engine. One of the things they do is an EGR Block and suggest that the engine will run better if you take all the emission devices off. They work on everything on a Ford Diesel. They also added a probe for the Exhaust temp. They installed the gauge using the computer connection inside the truck. I was going to Houston area and found Powerstroke Magic. I was looking around for what I wanted and found this gauge. I wanted gages that would show me the temps. Found out it was the water pump (told them to check it a number of times but they said it was working good). The cooling fan kept coming on all the time. Replaced the FICM, fuel pump, fuel diaphram, complete A/C (known problem by mfgr), water pump, EGR Valve. I have a 2006 F250 and have had a few problems also. I found out later after reading other diesel forums that there are guys that drive from San Antonio, Kansas, Oklahoma, etc just to bring their trucks to him. I highly highly recommend Matt at Texas Motors Ford. So he sent me some pics with her split apart. 6 months of headache attributed to either lazy technicians or un-trained ones. Just comes to find out finding an excellent diesel tech is like finding a good doctor. We were thinking the worst and actually wondering about just selling it and trying to find something else because it was becoming such a headache.
He just tore the truck apart this morning and said I should be able to pick it up Thursday. 5 times at the other dealership and all they did was replace the coolant bottle. He asked, Now where did you take it to before and how many times? He said he put his gauges on it and drove it twice and new the head gaskets were gone and after actually pulling the other components off he could see and took pics of how bad the oil cooler and EGR was. This was actually a HUGE relief, the truck is still under warranty and every single thing is covered. The degas bottle cap is not holding pressure, the oil cooler is clogged and the EGR cooler is shot as well as the head gaskets are blown. Well the clutch fan isn't engaging and only holding 75% load. morning the diesel tech calls me and says. Worth, 15mins further than the other dealer so not much of a big deal. Long story short I had heard about Texas Motors Ford just outside of Ft. Didn't think so, it wasn't going to happen anyway. Is the dealer going to pay for ANY damages at all if they occur. Do you trust them that much to be able to not damage it. So, you want me to bring a brand new $90k trailer so your guys can just. I actually laughed at him over the phone and said. They couldn't replicate problems, couldn't find any leaks (no kidding cause the engine is drinking it) the last time they even wanted me to bring my new Key Largo to them so they could tow it around to see if the truck overheated. Well like I said, I kept taking it to our closest dealership and it kept coming back the same. The truck has 73k on the clock and 90% of those have been towing some decent loads. Kept taking it in to the dealership with the same problems Running hot while towing, puking back through the degas bottle, drinking coolant, and some other minor problems. Well I was having problems with my truck for a good 6 months or so (2007 F350 6.0L).
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