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[Bird100]

I just got my truck back after not having it for 3 days from the dealer. 1 items was the recall for the bracket in front of the gas tank which they took care of. 2nd item was there has been getting to be a louder and louder droning sound in the cab during acceleration. To the point now where you cannot talk on your cell phone. Something that was gradual, but my brother was home from New York and he rode in the truck when it was new and now and he could not believe it. So they isolated it to some Stainless Steel flexable pipe that is part of the exhuast. They said it is between the engine and firewall, but they cannot get to it from the top or bottom. They had called Ford becasue the Tech went through all the turbo hoses and clamps, and this is what Ford has instructed them to replace. I guess there is a leak or split in this Stainless flex tube and that is why it sounds so loud in the cab. The dealer said it could be caused from a plugged air filter? I have had no warning lights on in the cab, but he told me the air filter gauge was in the red. I asked him why I did not get a idiot light then, and he had no answer. His thought is the truck possibly was producing too much boost due to the plugged air filter and that would cause the split. Sounds hookey to me, if the turbos can't get enough air how can they produce too much boost? Anyhow they are covering everything, but I am not excited about getting the cab taken off this truck. The truck has 17K on it now. I will drop it off on Monday and he said it will be back together by Wend. The dealer was dis-appointed also, he said there will be 15 hours of labor to get the cab off and back on, and maybe 2 hours to fix the part. I will let you know how it turns out next week. Anyone else have this problem or heard of it?

Thanks