First things first, they had to figure out why she wouldn’t start. I had been having a CEL on and off for the week or so before this. Turns out, she was throwing injector codes, and the Fuel Injection Control (FICM) module had failed. This is a common problem on the 6.0. Ford had upped the amps on these from 22, to 40 amps in a reflash, and these modules had never been designed for the higher amperage. They have since been reflashed back down to 30 amps, but the damage is done. The FICM that C&C would put in is from Swamp Diesel. It’s a heavy duty module, and is actually designed to run at 58 amps.

C&C does not pull the cab off to do head gasket work, like the dealer. Instead they prefer to pull the motor and trans out of the trucks. That way, they can clean all of the external coolers (radiator, intercooler, tranny cooler, etc),.and address any other issues found (oil leaks, etc.). It was a little disturbing seeing my truck torn down like this!