Originally Posted By: Vikas
I have a feeling that OP "told" them to replace the gasket. To put it another way, dealership did not "diagnosis" on their own and decided that gasket needed replacing.
At a good dealer you should be able to do that. Back when I lived in an apartment, the cam synchronizer started making noise on my truck. I knew what it was, but working in a parking lot in freezing temps is no fun, so I took it to the dealer. I told the service writer that the cam synchro was going out, and that the truck wasn't making noise at the moment, but it would if they drove it around some. The service writer asked me if I was pretty sure about it, and I said yes. They put in a new cam synchro without any hassle and the truck has been quiet ever since.
That sucks that the OP had such a bad experience. Any Ford dealer should be familiar with the Vulcan's typical oil pan leaks, and should be able to fix it correctly since Ford has updated the gasket design.
I have a feeling that OP "told" them to replace the gasket. To put it another way, dealership did not "diagnosis" on their own and decided that gasket needed replacing.
At a good dealer you should be able to do that. Back when I lived in an apartment, the cam synchronizer started making noise on my truck. I knew what it was, but working in a parking lot in freezing temps is no fun, so I took it to the dealer. I told the service writer that the cam synchro was going out, and that the truck wasn't making noise at the moment, but it would if they drove it around some. The service writer asked me if I was pretty sure about it, and I said yes. They put in a new cam synchro without any hassle and the truck has been quiet ever since.
That sucks that the OP had such a bad experience. Any Ford dealer should be familiar with the Vulcan's typical oil pan leaks, and should be able to fix it correctly since Ford has updated the gasket design.