Originally Posted by
theonlypheonix
I would think that what ever repairs or component replacements any repair depot may make in order to guaranty the product is 100% repaired to meet or exceed OEM performance specification is their business. However, is the repair depot certified by Ford to make factory authorized repairs which would be an indicator that they have the original performance requirements in order to know what is required to meet OEM minimum specifications. I can think of NO reason why a reputable repair depot would conceal or hide any OEM certification, any procedure/process and specialized equipment they implement to confirm what their guaranty claims in meeting 100% OEM specification.
But of course... if they actually don't do anything but replace parts!
With the repair of complex electronic circuit boards the real value of any repair depot comes into consideration with a guaranty of 100% TEST coverage to meet or exceed OEM performance specifications.
please.
ford blessed the original design of these sub optimal pieces of poo.
if i wanted their blessing, i can buy the "remanufactured"
stuff they sell, like the one month old remanufactured
alternator from ford that won't charge my batteries fully.
ford "redesigned" the oil cooler with another layer of
core, so it lasts 10% longer. i could buy one of those, too.
a suggestion.... call up ed, and talk to him, one on one. then
post what your thoughts are on the subject.
he spent about 40 minutes on the phone with me one night,
discussing the ficm, what he does in a general way, and at
the end, explained in the interest of honesty that he's only had
a handful of ficms fail on E vans, and if mine isn't broken, i might
want to not change it out, "just 'cause". he said in his experience,
it probably won't fail.
so, down the road a bit, i'm gonna buy one of his ficm's, and keep
my original one as a spare in the vehicle...
so my suggestion is, instead of speaking in generalities, call up ed,
talk to him, and then tell us what you think.