I figured out why my truck runs like trash

[nate09]

Specialized tools for a fuel filter? Hell I dont even think i used tools to change mine.

This.

 

[LearjetMinako]

You should take apart the fuel filter and see what happened on the inside.

 

[shane96ranger]

You should take apart the fuel filter and see what happened on the inside.

I forgot to post the pic, thanks for the reminder. It appears the rubber part of the filter was glued to the wall of the outlet (bottom of the can in the pic). I don't see any other way of it being mounted.

 

[DL BOGART]

fuel line tools

The snap ring can be removed and the two pieces put in individually on some tight places. Ran into this on a f350 super duty once. After somebody else had forced it and fupped duck the crown shaped clip inside the line end.

 

[DL BOGART]

My reply is about these tools

in the picture

There are the ones to have

 

[shane96ranger]

I called the dealer yesterday and had the guy pull a filter out and look at the country of origin. Sure enough, the Motorcraft filter was Made in the USA. It was 17 dollars vs. 10 dollars, which is worth it to me.

Now for some

After running so much better after replacing the filter, my truck returned to it's old tricks last night. I think the trans is the culprit. I manually shifted the truck into 1st and had no issues there. When I shifted it to 2nd it started acting really weird. When it hit 3500 rpm, it felt like it was trying to shift (shouldn't be because I've got the shifter in 2) and chugged a bit. Then the rpm's suddenly dropped to 3100-3200 rpm. I repeated this 4 or 5 times. Then suddenly the symptoms cleared up and it ran better again. It's really pissing me off.

Anyway, I'm going to have my friend look at it. He has told me several times Ford should have recalled the valve body on the 4R55E. It also feels like it could be the torque converter slipping.

 

[koda6966]

I'm guessing the PO bought the parts and never put them in. I don't trust receipts worth shit. Always do a full tune up after you buy something, if the part your replacing looks brand new put it back and keep what you have till next time or return it.

Looking at that I just can't see two years, 10 maybe. The fuel filter on my ranger is 3 years old, and still shiny. I live in the heart of the rust belt by the way.

 

[shane96ranger]

I'm guessing the PO bought the parts and never put them in. I don't trust receipts worth shit. Always do a full tune up after you buy something, if the part your replacing looks brand new put it back and keep what you have till next time or return it.

Looking at that I just can't see two years, 10 maybe. The fuel filter on my ranger is 3 years old, and still shiny. I live in the heart of the rust belt by the way.

Thanks for your concern. The receipt was from a shop who replaced it as well as the EGR valve. I have no reason to suspect the PO of foul play.

 

[koda6966]

Shop receipts are a little more believable, but I don't trust most shops and always check what they fix. I know shops that I have now blacklisted because they don't change oil filters.

I took my car to a very reputable local shop, ended up going in three more times to have a PCV hose replaced. They kept just replacing ends and splicing, when it had a tear in the middle that I showed them. 3rd time I went in was because the two spliced ends and spliced middle section was ridiculous. Ended up re-doing it myself once I got my hand out of the cast.

 

[shane96ranger]

Shop receipts are a little more believable, but I don't trust most shops and always check what they fix. I know shops that I have now blacklisted because they don't change oil filters.

I took my car to a very reputable local shop, ended up going in three more times to have a PCV hose replaced. They kept just replacing ends and splicing, when it had a tear in the middle that I showed them. 3rd time I went in was because the two spliced ends and spliced middle section was ridiculous. Ended up re-doing it myself once I got my hand out of the cast.

I bought it from the original owner. It no longer had the OEM filter, it had the Fram in it when I bought it. I know that filter is very ugly for it's age. But it was seriously in worse shape than anything under there. I don't know if I'm correct in attributing it's ugly appearance to the fact it was Made in China, but I'm going to hang my hat on that until I can find something to prove otherwise. I have receipts of it being replaced along with a few other things like the EGR valve, front wheel bearings, and tires. These items I know for a fact were done.

That sucks about your PCV valve hose. Did you report them to the BBB if they were supposed to replace the hose?