My 2012 F150 has these rubber sheets between the grill and radiator. In the attached photo you can see them between the headlight and radiator.


One of 4 sheets inside the engine compartment.




See the sheets just inside the headlights.


They appear to be there to direct air from the grill through the radiator. These sheets have already decayed/torn and need to be replaced.

Please tell me what these are called and what's their purpose.

Thanks

 

Per Official Ford Parts Site | Buy Motorcraft & OEM Ford Parts Online | FordParts.com they are Radiator Air Deflectors 8310RH and 8310LH.
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Thank you!

 

I have Ford's Extended Service Plan (ESP) for this 2012 F150. Should I anticipate this ESP will cover replacement of these Radiator Air Deflectors 8310RH and 8310LH?

 

Welcome to the forum!

I doubt your warranty will be much help, but I'm kind of a cynic. I'd ask, but keep your expectations low.

For what it's worth, some conveyor belt material and some time with a utility knife would fix that up for the foreseeable future.

 

Hi cwilliamp,

Your best bet will be to speak to the service manager at your local Ford Dealership; they'll be able to tell you definitively if these parts would be covered. How many miles are on your truck currently?

Crystal

 

If those are defective/missing, wouldn't it affect the efficiency of the coolers? That would be a very bad thing if towing heavy in the heat of summer. I would think those aren't cosmetic, but serve a very specific function, so hopefully they'll get replaced under warranty. Cheaper than a badly overheated engine replaced under warranty...

 

Thanks for the replies. I'll try to respond to each below.

1. The parts are less than $100 and appear easy to replace myself. However, I do like the conveyor belt suggestion. That material would certainly be stronger than the material Ford provided. BTW that Ford material is very dissapointing.
2. The truck has about 38000 miles but is covered under a Ford Extended Service Plan. I'm hoping this covers the repair.
3. I think these would be critical parts for the cooling system. Obviously Ford Engineering spent the time to develop the parts and put them on the truck.

 

Mine is torn in the exact location of yours. I've just been blowing it off since they are unnecessary, but now that I know they have actual part #s maybe I'll look at replacing them.

 

Let us know if you decide to have your dealer repair them, cwilliamp; I'll be here to assist once you've received a diagnosis.

Crystal