Well, it happened again. It said "Stop Safely Now" and just shut off about 20 seconds later. They are now telling my that because I have an aftermarket air cleaner, that this is my problem. I am contacting a Lemon Law Lawer tomorrw, and we'll see what happens. It's too dangerous as is. Have you had this happen to you yet? Really a bummer. I can't stay away from the diesels. I'd wish I kept my 2005.
Pat
Carlsbad,CA
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Originally Posted by BeatMarti
Good luck with your plan. I am curious as to what Ford is willing (or not willing) to do with your complaint and request. Unfortunately, the engine and related pollution stuff is extremely complex. I spent a long time studying its inner workings and purchased a professional scanner. I am starting to better understand (using simple experiments and observe behavior) along with shop manuals and white papers and how all these elements interrelate.
The one thing that is very clear to me is that unless you go to a significant garage (with enough truck business) where they can afford an experienced diesel tech, you might as well write off your truck as they may even break it in the process of trying to figure out what's wrong with it. For example, I had all kinds of problems (loss of power, excessive regens and the like) for a long time and my local dealer simply could not figure out what was wrong. In fact, it was them that screwed up my programming (according to the very experienced dealer in Denver finding out that my programming was just "the basic" programming missing all the important stuff). Since they reprogrammed it (along with changing a couple of sensors), my truck runs great and my oil level remains steady.
Frankly, these new engines (all of them, not just Ford) are extremely complicated and difficult to diagnose due to the complex interactions of a large number of sensors. My conclusion is that probably 2/3 of all problems are induced by lack of knowledge and experience of "diesel techs". My local Ford dealer recently merged with a large Chrysler/Doge dealer that sells and services hundreds of Doge diesel trucks. The verdict: The "blue-tec" engine is serious trouble: It appears that they have more pollution gear issues with those engines than with Ford (according to their statements of course).
So -- either we all become really good at understanding our engines, or we all have to wait a few years until the low emission technology has sufficiently matured and the service operations have learned how to service and repair the stuff. Meanwhile - oh well, go for a gasser.... what a shame.... it is just not the same..!
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