I hear you...bottom line is you nor I know what Ford is going to do each situation is different...if he drove through a puddle and his truck took a shit...it should be covered hands down...no if ands or ********...
You don't need to be telling the OP he is 4th and ****** either...
You can come across as a real ******** sometimes...
Fred--sorry you feel that way and I am not really a DH but the truth is the truth. Have been dealing with Ford, GM and MB on many types of issues like this for years. Have had Ford buy back two and MB one--a AMG no less. Ford will Fight This Tooth and nail period. The FSE will be involved from almost day one.
Bottom line here is there is no way you or I know what happened and with the testing Ford does running trucks through water in controlled environmental conditions they have a pretty good idea of what to expect with water ingestion if that was indeed and it sounds like it to me. I have “liquid locked” an engine before and it is not pretty (still have the connecting rod that bent and hit the skirt on #8 on my 502) mine was a fuel problem on the bike long story but was minor compared to what the OP has experienced. When I go into a situation like the OP is I ALWAYS do all of the due diligence and even if there are well meaning people here what the OP is going to experience will be exactly as I have stated with the FSE.
Ford does not like to do any what was previously referred to as “courtesy repairs or goodwill repairs” esp. on something this major. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE PREPARED. Know what you are up against, do the due diligence because Ford Motor Company is not your friend by any stretch of the imagination. Help the poor kid prepare for what is ahead instead of handing him a plastic rifle and sending him into combat. Will tell you this when the SA sees this thing come in on the tow truck and the OP tells him what he has stated above every alarm and procedures will immediately be followed because of the amount of money involved here.
