Ford's answers to the NHTSA 6.7 Investigation
There was a request for a link to Ford's answer's to the NHTSA investigation posted on a previous thread, since closed. Here is the link: Ford's NHTSA Answers to the 6.7 investigation This PDF i...
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For those who care to know, Ford did put out this diagnostics bulletin:
http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/technicalresources/download.php?f=67L_Fuel_System_revised.pdf
The average Ford techs may have a community college degree, but no formal engineering training, may have Ford training or certification (or may not) for 6.7 diesel. This kind of a person is asked to make a diagnostics call on which a five figure sum of money rides on what they see:
What this bulletin directs the Ford Tech to do is to:
Find signs of water or other contamination (WIF light or water drained.)
Find evidence of misfueling (gasoline, kerosene, etc.)
Identify telltales of filling of Diesel Exhaust Fluid into Fuel tank.
Filter maintenance, etc.
Where does this document talk about the "none of the above case"?
How does it teach the tech to look for evidence that can suggest "none of the above"?
How does it address the issue that when the CP 4 self destructs, it leaves a trail of metal particles in the entire fuel system to find?
Would that metal particles be used as evidence of "contamination"?
Should the customer, knowing this bulletin is out there, insist on having the vehicle only inspected with their own independent forensic engineer to be present, take samples and assays, and prevent tampering of the evidence?
This is not right.
It was wrong for the cabal of customers and dealers that mugged Ford over the 6.0.
This kind of "counterattack" by Ford is just as wrong.
http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/technicalresources/download.php?f=67L_Fuel_System_revised.pdf
The average Ford techs may have a community college degree, but no formal engineering training, may have Ford training or certification (or may not) for 6.7 diesel. This kind of a person is asked to make a diagnostics call on which a five figure sum of money rides on what they see:
What this bulletin directs the Ford Tech to do is to:
Find signs of water or other contamination (WIF light or water drained.)
Find evidence of misfueling (gasoline, kerosene, etc.)
Identify telltales of filling of Diesel Exhaust Fluid into Fuel tank.
Filter maintenance, etc.
Where does this document talk about the "none of the above case"?
How does it teach the tech to look for evidence that can suggest "none of the above"?
How does it address the issue that when the CP 4 self destructs, it leaves a trail of metal particles in the entire fuel system to find?
Would that metal particles be used as evidence of "contamination"?
Should the customer, knowing this bulletin is out there, insist on having the vehicle only inspected with their own independent forensic engineer to be present, take samples and assays, and prevent tampering of the evidence?
This is not right.
It was wrong for the cabal of customers and dealers that mugged Ford over the 6.0.
This kind of "counterattack" by Ford is just as wrong.
