Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
I've been sitting around for most of the last 6 weeks with a broken foot. I'm finally allowed to drive again (short distances only!) and it's been 6 months and 8500 miles since I purchased the truck so, it is off to the dealer for a couple of issues and my first oil service.
I purchased the truck 1500 miles away from here so I had to go find a dealer I liked locally. In the end I went to Tasca as they treated me well with warranty issues on my previous Ford. Not the closest dealer but I like the people I spoke to before coming in.
First up is the removal of the oil filter. I've read a lot on how difficult this is and... it sucked!
As we were rotating tires (hand torque only please!) the tech removed the front right wheel and really struggled to get that filter loosened from the wheel well. After the new filter was finally on it was easy and the engine has 3 new gallons of synthetic Rotella 5w-40.
Now, we took a good look at the front tires. I always felt that they were wearing too fast. You could feel the feathering from the first week of driving the truck. The service manager agreed and after first rotating the tires, it was on to the alignment tack where it was verified that the truck had too much toe-in. Warranty paid for alignment and in the end we have .05 degrees of toe down from .6 degrees. The truck feels better now just going down the road.
The final issue is my silly Nav. The thing is possessed but another software download was performed yesterday so I will give it a chance before calling it defective.
All in all, it was a worthwhile $180.00 for service and a couple of no charge warranty issues. They let me hang out and watch, washed and vacuumed my truck and basically have a blast! They put up with my questions, did everything I asked, were pleasant and made it easy! No question I made the right decision on my local dealer!
Now, to get this foot healed!
Bruce
I purchased the truck 1500 miles away from here so I had to go find a dealer I liked locally. In the end I went to Tasca as they treated me well with warranty issues on my previous Ford. Not the closest dealer but I like the people I spoke to before coming in.
First up is the removal of the oil filter. I've read a lot on how difficult this is and... it sucked!
As we were rotating tires (hand torque only please!) the tech removed the front right wheel and really struggled to get that filter loosened from the wheel well. After the new filter was finally on it was easy and the engine has 3 new gallons of synthetic Rotella 5w-40.
Now, we took a good look at the front tires. I always felt that they were wearing too fast. You could feel the feathering from the first week of driving the truck. The service manager agreed and after first rotating the tires, it was on to the alignment tack where it was verified that the truck had too much toe-in. Warranty paid for alignment and in the end we have .05 degrees of toe down from .6 degrees. The truck feels better now just going down the road.
The final issue is my silly Nav. The thing is possessed but another software download was performed yesterday so I will give it a chance before calling it defective.
All in all, it was a worthwhile $180.00 for service and a couple of no charge warranty issues. They let me hang out and watch, washed and vacuumed my truck and basically have a blast! They put up with my questions, did everything I asked, were pleasant and made it easy! No question I made the right decision on my local dealer!
Now, to get this foot healed!
Bruce
