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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This does not apply to ric's case, but the bigger question for a buyer of a used truck with the CP4
Let's say it has a bit of warranty left and the CP4 failed right before or shortly after warranty expiration.
Assume the current owner never misused it, misfueled with gasoline.
How is the current owner to know if the previous owner used substandard or unapproved biofuels?
Or did maintenance properly?
Under existing Ford warranty guidelines, one of the evidence of bad fuel is rust inside the CP4 visible upon disassembly.
If there is rust and/or other evidence of unapproved biofuels or contamination, warranty is gone.
Look at this case on the TDI Forum:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=355079
Why do I think the owner traded it in knowing something?
or this:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?s=56fdc8edb534f203eae2358ada907a02&t=340787&page=2
The bottom line is CP4 (and even earlier generations) of pumps and injection systems are just not tolerant of contaminants.
That in and of itself, would deter me from buying a late model diesel until the industry figures out what to do.
Let's say it has a bit of warranty left and the CP4 failed right before or shortly after warranty expiration.
Assume the current owner never misused it, misfueled with gasoline.
How is the current owner to know if the previous owner used substandard or unapproved biofuels?
Or did maintenance properly?
Under existing Ford warranty guidelines, one of the evidence of bad fuel is rust inside the CP4 visible upon disassembly.
If there is rust and/or other evidence of unapproved biofuels or contamination, warranty is gone.
Look at this case on the TDI Forum:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=355079
Why do I think the owner traded it in knowing something?
or this:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?s=56fdc8edb534f203eae2358ada907a02&t=340787&page=2
The bottom line is CP4 (and even earlier generations) of pumps and injection systems are just not tolerant of contaminants.
That in and of itself, would deter me from buying a late model diesel until the industry figures out what to do.
