I have had my Raptor for almost 6 months now and am still in as much love as when I blacked out from impulse and wound up with the keys in my pocket. While the truck has its fare share of little rattles and whines, mainly due to the Atturro m/t's I typically commute on, the past few weeks a much larger problem had arisen.
Windows down rolling to a stop I began to hear a noise I can only explain as the vibration of sheet metal after being hit or blown and waffled by the wind. After some inspection and research I thought I might have a faulty IWE check valve which turned out to be false because my front axles were spinning freely.
Finally after the frustration of seeing multiple people stare at my 70K+ vehicle ching and rattle to a stop at every public place I frequent, I started banging on my skid plates.
I found the noise and after lying on my back in the Houston, Texas heat cussing up a storm, tightening every d*mn bolt holding the thing on. Still when I hit it with my hand it would carry a tune. Eventually I looked into the area just above the main skid plate and found a part that I have no clue how it got there and what it goes to. Black rectangular tubing with two pressed in and welded sleeves just randomly appears and causes the most annoying (d*mnit I'm gonna have to take it to a dealer) noise I've ever heard.
Ive attached a photo of the piece, if you have any idea what it goes to or if its instrumental in Raptor function. Let me know
It has a Ford part number E816F
It has BOTTOM written on it
It also has HL3V-8K113-AC written on it
Windows down rolling to a stop I began to hear a noise I can only explain as the vibration of sheet metal after being hit or blown and waffled by the wind. After some inspection and research I thought I might have a faulty IWE check valve which turned out to be false because my front axles were spinning freely.
Finally after the frustration of seeing multiple people stare at my 70K+ vehicle ching and rattle to a stop at every public place I frequent, I started banging on my skid plates.
I found the noise and after lying on my back in the Houston, Texas heat cussing up a storm, tightening every d*mn bolt holding the thing on. Still when I hit it with my hand it would carry a tune. Eventually I looked into the area just above the main skid plate and found a part that I have no clue how it got there and what it goes to. Black rectangular tubing with two pressed in and welded sleeves just randomly appears and causes the most annoying (d*mnit I'm gonna have to take it to a dealer) noise I've ever heard.
Ive attached a photo of the piece, if you have any idea what it goes to or if its instrumental in Raptor function. Let me know
It has a Ford part number E816F
It has BOTTOM written on it
It also has HL3V-8K113-AC written on it