Cab Off Repair

[builtfordtough13]

No he's replacing the whole high pressure fuel pump, because its leaking fuel into the crankcase. He's thinking factory defeact, because they like 1 or 2 apart on the vin #, and all from the same company.

[MrSpacely]

better get used to that picture, due to the tight confines under the hood, as im sure you have all seen personally.
one of the techs i work with on average pulls 1 cab a week, he did an experiment a while back, and was able to pull the cab off to remove the turbo's, faster than removing the turbos with cab on. we have had to replace probably 1/2 dozen turbos in last 2 months (not sure if its a sign of things to come), and had to replace 3 complete engines in last 2 weeks. it seems ford builds a bunch of trucks, they sit in storage for a few months, then get delivered to dealers where they sit for a few more months, allowing moisture to get in to upper engine and corrode the valve stems. when you go out to start engine (brand new, zero miles) the vavle will either stick and bend pushrod, or valve will hang open and piston will smash it. the engine is still new enough that a short block or long block is not yet available, you must purchase complete engine which is almost 15,000 USD.
since then ford has issued a bulletin to all dealerships saying to start all vehicles once a month and let them warm up to full operating temperature, which as most of you know, with a diesel thats a long time.