Well My EGR valve was replaced today at 1300 miles. Screws intact. No issues. They picked up the truck at 8am and had it back to me by 3 pm. Runs like a champ. No worries. They did few before me and seem to have this down!

 

Well They are deep into mine. Not done yet so they gave me a car to drive for the evening. I am fine with it, rather that then rush the tech.

They did have fender wells out, air box removed, steering shaft disconnected and a bunch of electrical connectors under the brake booster disconnected. I am hoping it all goes back together well.

Anyone know what all those electrical connectors are under the brake booster and why they would have disconnected them? I wonder if there was something else there I didnt see they removed.

The are also doing the engine block heater recall and he said there was another for the ECM programming.

 

Seems a bit much to take fender well out. I looked at EGR and seems can be done without coolant removal or fender well removal?

 

Fender might be a bit much, yes, but it did offer him a lot of room to work, h3ll if he wants to take the 5 screws out and put them back in go for it.
They actually took me back to the shop to show me what was going on, which was cool.
They had plastic all over the interior and the entire front engine bay was protected by mechanics fender covers to protect the paint. That made me happy to see they actually cared.

While most members have been lucky enough to get there truck back the same day, I was not. I can only relate it to most members on here seem to be in smaller towns with Ford dealers that are much less busy than Galleria/Memorial City Area of Houston, TX. The dealer I took mine to probably get as many F250s in there daily as some of these dealerships see total cars.

One cool thing about my dealer and a few others in the area I know(Chevy) is they still have the "truck shop," which means if you have a Diesel you go to the back of the dealership. This is so much better in my mind because it is normally much less personnel, less turnover, and these guys know diesels and trucks because they work with them exclusively all day. Both older gentleman(service writers) in the truck shop told me this motor has been really good so far and the only come back so far have been for this EGR recall. One even said "we can tell this thing is built fu***** solid"

All in all I went to Mac Haik Ford in Houston, I didn't even buy my truck from them and so far these guys seems great! I hope the repair turns out OK and I don't have to see them again for a long time.

 

@wreedsvt sounds like they are taking good care of you with the recall work. Thanks for passing on the tech comment about the engine being built solid--that is great reassuring news for the rest of us to hear. Let us know how your truck turns out.

 

I hope my dealer takes as many precautions tomorrow when my valve is to be changed! :surprise:

 

Took all day to get it done! This was the dealer's first. When I asked the tech if I could look at the old EGR, he showed me and both screws intact. Later I asked if new valve/part # looked any different he said no. SO, I hope Ford used Loc-Tite on new part's screws! I confirmed with Parts Department they ordered the new number on the recall.


Drained coolant, removed fender well, and steering shaft. Sadly, while tech appears to be a wonderful "heavy diesel mechanic", his finishing up lacks a little. I had to reinstall all the wiring harness "clips" to keep wires in place, 10 minute job, and will have to do replace some screws he left out of the fender well.

 

Glad you got it done, good news. I think someone mentioned the new screws are welded in place. Hope so.

My mechanic was a little sloppy as well. Antifreeze had sprayed everywhere and I found a nut and bolt (7mm and about 1 1/2" long) up by the wipers. Hopefully it was from the old parts and the new parts had this already, LOL. Just happy to have it done.

My 2013 F150 XLT has been to a dealer shop just once, for a recall to reprogram the early sync system. That is the way I like it.

 

Dunrollin I am headed to carwash this morning to rinse off the antifreeze, which is all over the place! Like someone mentioned, it does has warranty and now that the part has been changed, I hope to stay away from the dealer as well.

 

Got mine back, no coolant spilled, all fender well screws are there and all the electrical connectors were put back into place.

Only thing is I have a breather tube that comes up from bottom of engine right next to master cylinder electrical connector, that has a mounting point, but it is free right now.

Can anyone tell me where this is suppose to mount/clip to?

I didnt look at it for long because it is rainy and chilly here.

 

Got mine back, no coolant spilled, all fender well screws are there and all the electrical connectors were put back into place.

Can anyone tell me where this is suppose to mount/clip to?



It simply pushes over the brake master cylinder bolt closest to you (easily seen), that's it, black plastic grips the threads

 

I am finding more things tech did not do. Apparently only thing he DID do was change the EGR, I can confirm that. All the wiring was hanging, didn't bother to zip tie anything back where it was. Bolts holding the coolant pipes are missing. Worst part is he did not reinstall, the fuel line brackets! I am in contact with dealer to see if parts can be located or he will be ordering some. I have access to another truck and am using it for reference to put mine back together. No. I will not be taking back to where I bought it for repairs. This my friends is why I hate to take vehicles to dealerships.

 

That really sucks! Beside this breather tube, I had the opposite experience, everything looks like it did when I gave it to them.

Can you post some high res photos of the reference vehicle so myself and others can also look at how things should be? I think for as many trucks are going to have this done, having images of how the vehicle should look from the factory would help alot of people out to make sure their repair was completed properly.

 

Wow! That got me to checking mine and the two "Christmas tree" wire harness attachments are just hanging there, I can't find where they go. There are also two brackets just hanging loose, one must be the fuel line bracket because the lines are attached to the loose bracket and they are just hanging loose.
I have no idea where the other bracket goes. So little room for my big hands in there and my efforts to take a photo failed badly.

Guess I will go over to the dealer again. Man, i hate that evil place.

 

The electrical connectors/wiring harnesses push into holes in the fender well shield.

 

Here are a few photos of mine truck that is untouched, no recall preformed yet.

 

Thanks Rbaker! I see where the breather goes now! Looks like no big deal, very pleased with my dealer so far!

 

Got my breather back into place, did a deep inspection. Everything else looks good! All wire clips, bolts, etc. appear to be there. Glad I can move on!

 

I just got back from my 2nd visit to the dealer, hooking up the stuff they left hanging took all afternoon. Got it back at 4:45 pm and when I pulled out of the dealer's lot the AC wouldn't come on (88 degrees here today).

Went back and they got to work again. This time he said the FICM module was disconnected and when reconnected the shutters on the radiator failed to open thus disabling the AC so as to prevent overheating. (I gotta admit I am clueless about whether this actually occurred or not but who cares?) He said they reflashed the FICM and the AC began to work again.

Thanks for the photos, i will give it another good look over tomorrow.

 

I plan to file a grievance with Ford. My local Ford dealer used to live next door to my dad and we still are good friends. He will put me in touch with the right person.

 

Well, the engine cooled off and so did I. On the inspection they only connected ONE bracket!
i have to go back for the third time next week.

I borrowed one of RBaker's excellent photos and drew two arrows to illustrate the problem. The green arrow is the fuel line bracket and it is back in place. The red arrow points to a smaller brass colored bracket about 3" long that is still just hanging there. The steering column hides it. I think it is a wire standoff.

I am beyond fed up. This is simply malpractice. If these brackets didn't matter I doubt Ford would have put them there.

To add to it all I just learned my 2013 XLT is being recalled to reprogram the transmission. Time to find a real dealer. Hope I am not aggrevating you all with my whining.

 

I have done my own mechanic work since high school, a long time ago. If it wasn't for those years of experience, it would be overwhelming. These little diesels are tight fitting and my cut up hands tell I have been working on it. Two days since the recall fiasco, all I lack is the 2 fuel line brackets. Thankfully I found the 2 stud bolts tech removed, one laying on the frame and the other caught in a tight spot! These special are used to attach the missing top fuel line bracket. Tech used a regular bolt so I changed it out today and await the bracket. Sadly, dumba$$ tech broke all the neat Ford zip tie brackets. He simply yanked them off, instead of using side cutter to remove factory zip tie. So now, I have been prying the should-have-been reusable holders out and replacing with black zip ties. UGH

 

I am beyond fed up. This is simply malpractice. If these brackets didn't matter I doubt Ford would have put them there.


Yes, none of my brackets were bolted, all wiring harness hanging with all broken clips, and 2 brackets missing entirely!

 

EGR recall and PCM reprogramming done without incident.

 

Well Tomorrow I am scheduled to have my EGR recall performed at my Ford Dealer. 02/16/19. I hope it will be ok and not problematic like has happened to some of us.

I also am having a sample of my engine oil taken and sent to Blackstone Laboratory. It is something I do with a new vehicle to establish a baseline.

 

I just took delivery of my Platinum Powerstroke on the 23rd Feb it was built 9/28/18, it's got the following code and some blue smoke comes from under front of passenger door? What is the EGR TSB? Could this be why? Only 528 miles on it any thoughts would be appreciated. I also noticed coolant that had been sprayed onto the cover and surround ing areas.

 

I couldn't see the last photo, what was the code?

I was at the dealer Feb 23 due to an air conditioning issue when a black Platinum F150 Powerstroke arrived with the check engine light on. The driver was delivering the truck to a buyer in Niceville, FL from Orlando when the money light started flashing. That wasn't your truck was it? He was there a few hours and I left before finding the reason for the light.

Hope it is something simple!

 

Yes! Wow what a small world. They told me they fit delayed enroute and would it be ok if the driver showed up 3 hours later. I said no problem, and suggested to the salesman to tell the driver to accept my connection to the FordPass app and I could watch his progress. About two hours later, I saw the truck 'Active' in the app and also a pop up warning saying, " Vehicle Malfunction, Check engine light Illuminated". I called the salesman, it's now 5 CST and told him what I saw, he said, the driver told him about that and it's driving fine, and probably just an electrical issue".
The driver shows up, tells me the CEL is on but truck is running fine and I could take it to my local Ford dealer and they would take care of it. The gentleman was very nice and I didn't want him to not be able to take my trade and head back to Orlando. My trade was a 2018 Sierra SLT with 429 miles on it. No CEL on it!
I didn't drive it until the day, Sunday, and the CEL still on and noticed some light smoke coming up by passenger side door. I called the driver again Sunday, He actually stayed the night in a hotel in the panhandle and was on his way back to Mullinex Ford in Apopka. I asked him if he could tell me more about the CEL on my new Platinum Powerstroke so I could relay it to the local dealer when I took it in he told me he left the dealership and the CEL light came on, he was near Peacock Ford and was told to take it there, they worked on the truck for couple hours and then reset CEL. The driver left there and about 1.5 hours later, CEL light came on again! He called back to Mullinex and btold them and was told continue with delivery and the salesman, Al would call me and let me know. All I was told , because I called Al about the Malfunction alert on Ford Pass, the driver told them and it's probably just electrical and my local dealer would take care of it.
Needless to say, I was a bit disappointed I wasn't told the delay was because my new truck malfunctioned and was at another dealer for 2-3 hours and then on the road threw another CEL. So Sunday night I told Al from Mullinex, this information would have been important to share while signing for the truck with the driver as I wouldn't have accepted it and the truck would sit in my Garage until a Proper Functioning $65k F150 was in my driveway. Al understood, apologized and assured me all would be taken care of.
Yesterday, Al gave me 2 other 18's to choose one and will be swapped out. Al told me it would be delivered Thursday and as it turns out after getting a approval to drive the vehicle back no liability on me, I am driving to Orlando now for the swap.
I am leary about buying vehicles over the internet, but Mullinex's reputation helped immensely with that and so far they are living up to that. I am a little leary of going with the PowerStroke to be honest, but based on this wonderful Forum and everyone's shared information, I think it will be fine. I'll keep you posted!