Thread: Major dealership problems!!!

Originally Posted by 01GTP

You can have a lot of smoke with out melting a piston.

I agree, but when you have a F'n gauge telling you that your EGTs are way too high, you let off. EGTs typically go up if you don't have enough flow mods when you have excessive smoke. That's all i'm sayin. If you don't have an EGT gauge and you see crap loads of black smoke, you are better off to back off the throttle. If you have a gauge and still are in a decent range, your fine. But, if his engine melted down, he had high EGTs which means someone is a dumbass or didn't care about whineys truck. You can produce all the black smoke you want if you can get rid of the heat quick enough.

EGTs typically go up if you don't have enough flow mods .

yes, in the first post i said i had a put a new intercooler on and one clamp popped off, so i was only making 10lbs of boost.

Originally Posted by whiney

yes, in the first post i said i had a put a new intercooler on and one clamp popped off, so i was only making 10lbs of boost.

I didn't see that. I just saw you said you had a "boost leak". They still should have known better. It most likely ran worse than a stock one, and he would have obviously saw some of your mods. Total neglect on their part, especially if he's one of their "diesel" mechanics.

Originally Posted by JoelW98GTP

Missed that. They still should have known better. It most likely ran worse than a stock one, and he would have obviously saw some of your mods. Total neglect on their part, especially if he's one of their "diesel" mechanics.

Totally agree, It would hit 1200-1300 on small hills and i'd have to let off. Still if you have half a brain you should have to know that something was not right.

Originally Posted by whiney

Totally agree, It would hit 1200-1300 on small hills and i'd have to let off. Still if you have half a brain you should have to know that something was not right.

Yep, like, "man this guys gonna blow his engine if he doesn't get damn good exhaust mods on this truck or cut his fuel down cause his EGTs are high according to the gauge in front of my face" or, "hmmm their might be something wrong with this truck. Way too much fuel, not of enough airflow cause his EGTs are awfully high". Raise hell! Let us know what you find out!

i hate to say it but you won't get any pitty from me. i do ford diesel work

you do that kind of **** to a diesel truck you better be prepared to pay for the worst. whether it's your fault or not it's still your responsibility to know what's going on. i wouldn't trust any dealership to be able to accommodate a modified truck properly, you found that out the hard way

don't get me wrong. i 100% appreciate/respect the kind of power these things put out, you just gotta realize what you're getting into when you play with them

Originally Posted by JoelW98GTP

Yep, like, "man this guys gonna blow his engine if he doesn't get damn good exhaust mods on this truck or cut his fuel down cause his EGTs are high according to the gauge in front of my face" or, "hmmm their might be something wrong with this truck. Way too much fuel, not of enough airflow cause his EGTs are awfully high". Raise hell! Let us know what you find out!

there is no way you can tell me you didn't see the gauge... I think it may almost be worth the 3 hour drive there just to show them what they did.

Originally Posted by whiney

there is no way you can tell me you didn't see the gauge... I think it may almost be worth the 3 hour drive there just to show them what they did.

He would have to be blind not to see it. I'm sure the first thing he said when he got into the truck was "wow nice gauges, what do they monitor?" Probably boost, egt, and fuel pressure or trans temp.

I guess I only have one ? Why take it to the dealer? Could you not fix the oil leak yourself.

Originally Posted by 01GTP

I guess I only have one ? Why take it to the dealer? Could you not fix the oil leak yourself.

Well i needed a die grinder to carve out the rocker box, cause a headstud at the back wouldn't let it seal properly and i was almost 1200km's away from home so i thought i'd play it safe. But that didn't go over too well for me. lol