ARP STUDS
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Just a thought. Why does Ford consider ARP studs a reason to void your warranty? How could they possibly have any adverse affect? Now I comletely understand if they do not do the work. Please help me to understand. Also, why are dealerships different? Ford Motor Company is Ford Motor Company. What is good/bad for one should be the same for all. I am not complaining b/c the dealership I deal with has been great to me.
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Because it all depends on the tech that is working on the truck and the shop manager if they want to report it as void warenty cause of x. Some don't some do. Just like there are dearler out there that if you tell them up front and don't try to hide it about running a tunner they will not void your warenty. Yes fmc is fmc and they all have the same guide lines as far as what will void and what won't void a warrenty. Do they all go by them not nessasarly. As far as head studs beging any negative effect there is none. It's just not oem ford apporved fix so they can void. Basicly the way I look at it if ford did approve studs then that would be like admitting the bolts are weak to begin with, and a bad design. You think they will do that? I don't think so.
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Just a side question to the same subject. I have 122,000KLM on my truck 76,000miles. My heads have to be pulled for a leak or possible crack. Is it worth me having ARPs install now by my dealer. The manager has no problem and the tech guy has been doing them for some time. My question is I know this will save me a big repair bill down the road but with 24,000miles untill the end of warranty, couls something go drasticlly wrong internally that will be blaimed on the ARPs?
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If it were me, I would not even consider putting the truck back together w/o ARP studs. Of course things could go wrong but you have to look beyond 24k. IMO, if the manager has no problem putting them in; then he should have a problem doing warranty work for the next 24k.
BRANDON
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ARP STUDS/EGR DELETE (GILLETTE)
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BRANDON
06 F250 PSD CC 4X4 FX4 XLT
SCT (DP TUNER)/EDGE INSIGHT MONITOR
ARP STUDS/EGR DELETE (GILLETTE)
4" MBRP TURBO BACK EXHAUST
ZOODAD MOD/REAR AIR BAGS
35X12.5X20 NITTO MUD GRAPPLERS
XD MONSTER WHEELS
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Just a side question to the same subject. I have 122,000KLM on my truck 76,000miles. My heads have to be pulled for a leak or possible crack. Is it worth me having ARPs install now by my dealer. The manager has no problem and the tech guy has been doing them for some time. My question is I know this will save me a big repair bill down the road but with 24,000miles untill the end of warranty, couls something go drasticlly wrong internally that will be blaimed on the ARPs?
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ok so people just to let you guys know how stuff works. A Ford dealer is not owned by Ford its a franchise. Thats why somethings fly at one dealer and not another.
Now so far as putting studs in. Lets say you pop another set of gaskets...it happens even with studs who is going to pay the added labor its a modified engine and Ford should not have to eat it. At that point it has become a libabilty and this is were the word void comes in.
Remember not all shops and all tech short cut your repairs and pull cabs off. Some of us really do what the book says and still fix trucks in a timly manner.
Now so far as putting studs in. Lets say you pop another set of gaskets...it happens even with studs who is going to pay the added labor its a modified engine and Ford should not have to eat it. At that point it has become a libabilty and this is were the word void comes in.
Remember not all shops and all tech short cut your repairs and pull cabs off. Some of us really do what the book says and still fix trucks in a timly manner.
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