*Not legal for sale or use on pollution-controlled motor vehicles.


Yes, Ford does sell these items. That doesn't mean that a portion of the warranty or a certain warranty claim can not be denied. But I'll have to agree with other posts. There are claims denied for invalid reasons. The door hinge for instance dependant upon a different mod to the rig. Ok. So I've ZooDad'd my truck. If my wonderful Donaldson air filter doesn't block the little Sparrow flying at Mach II down my wind pipe, I guess that I won't be able to make a claim when my intake/engine ingested something it shouldn't have.

That said, I've had some good dialog with my local service manager and have indicated my current mods, gauges and such. And my intentions. He's never once told me that these ideas were bad. That's when I told him I 'removed' the exhaust manifold to drill and tap it for the Thermocouple for the EGT gauge. Better to have done it that way than taking the chance that he think that I just drilled it, tapped it, without cleaning out metal shavings that could damage the turbo. (although they probably wouldn't) Changing exhaust, there's some gray area, but it's a safe bet it's OK. Adding tuners, well, then there's room to deny claim to electronics or drive train, but not for the electric seat malfunctioning. As for changing out the stereo, well, there's not much they can deny there. Installing one that draws too much current, unfused, for that circuit that ends up frying the dash electrical system, Well, that's just grounds for them to deny the claim. But they have to prove that what was installed, and how it was installed caused the fault. Dealerships that turn you away without cause should be noted publicly.