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Looking forward to your report of what they find. I discovered mine was missing a quart of oil two weeks ago but it's not the vacuum pump this time, or anything that I can see.
What are your thoughts on the baby diesel? I am certain I would still choose the 5.0L or 3.5L EB over that for an F150
I own two grey metallic (or magnetic as it's called now) vehicles with grey/black interior... I might have you beat on the "you're boring" area because I've heard that before...LOL. But who cares, they're mine and the color looks great.
Well, all I have is seat of the pants feel, as I haven't worked it. But that 3.0L diesel coupled with the 10Speed tranny is pretty peppy. I imagine, i that if I were towing boat or something else regularly besides a 5th wheel, it would be a pretty nice combo. Cruising on the highway at 80, Tach was showing showing about 1500RPM's, and instant mileage was showing in the 20's. The one thing it is doing for me though is to get excited about replacing my 2016 in 2021...... I gave the Service Writer a hard time about that.
Well, all I have is seat of the pants feel, as I haven't worked it. But that 3.0L diesel coupled with the 10Speed tranny is pretty peppy. I imagine, i that if I were towing boat or something else regularly besides a 5th wheel, it would be a pretty nice combo. Cruising on the highway at 80, Tach was showing showing about 1500RPM's, and instant mileage was showing in the 20's. The one thing it is doing for me though is to get excited about replacing my 2016 in 2021...... I gave the Service Writer a hard time about that.
Low RPMs due to the four extra gears, hence the 20+ mpg. I'd get excited too about seeing a diesel get that mileage also. Because it's definitely not happening in mine.
So, it turns out that indeed the vacuum pump gasket is what was leaking. They replaced that, and am good to go (so they say). I havent had a change to get on the ground and take a peek up there. But based on the service writers comments, they see a lot of these, so they have had a lot of practice.
I think all I removed was the intake duct and that black object (whatever it does), leaving the small coolant line in place. I remember one lower bolt was a pain to get to though but sadly I can't remember exactly what I did with this brief project. If you don't have time to get it in before the trip, then it's worth checking on the vacuum pump if that's where the oil is originating. If it is the pump for example, just leave the mess of oil after tightening and it should be obvious to the dealer and they can fix it correctly when you return. The bolts were quite loose, I can only assume one or two would have eventually fallen out. Attached is a picture from today. This should be the pump, mine had leaked a lot so it's still a mess.
I happened by this thread a couple days ago... I had to pull the air box today to remove a bird nest. While it was out, I decided to check these bolts. Sure enough, they were loose! Snugged them a bit so I should be good. Thanks for posting.
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I gave the Service Writer a hard time about that.
