EricEst1978
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What's up guys... hoping to get some information (and hopefully piece of mind) from folks that are more experienced with the truck (mods) than I am. Apologies up front for the long read.
Disclaimer: I've notified the dealership I purchased from of the issue and they said they'd work with me to get the issue resolved but, because it may be a day or two before I can take it in, I thought to ask here.
I purchased a 2017 802a with 39K mi. yesterday. Single owner, clean Carfax. The dealership got recalls taken care of by Ford last week and I set up a pre-purchase inspection which uncovered the brakes were 'in the yellow' and there was a slight leak in the oil pan, but nothing that was dripping or problematic. The dealer did a brake job and replaced the oil pan at my request. The PPI also mentioned the truck had an aftermarket cat back exhaust and intake, but when I brought those mods up, relative to a service plan/warranty, they said those two items shouldn't be an issue, and the truck "hadn't been tuned."
So, I'm driving the truck home (About 200mi. or so) and once I got through afternoon traffic on the freeway, I went to pass someone and hopped on the gas and, under heavy acceleration, the truck started sputtering, exhaust started popping, and check engine light starts flashing... I throw my hazards on and limp off the freeway and as I'm slowing down, pulling into a gas station, the check engine light goes off. I shut the truck off, wait a few minutes and restart it and there appears to be no issues... no warning indicators, no weird noises, no rough idle or anything else concerning (aside from what had just happened). I get going down the road and as I'm merging onto the freeway, I get on the gas again and the same thing happens... sputtering, exhaust popping, so I let up immediately and no check engine light comes on this time. All gauges and temps seem fine so I just limp it home at 70'ish without any hard acceleration or anything.
As I'm cleaning out the truck, I notice there's a letter and some paperwork in the center console and it's a letter from the original owner that details the mods and work done to the truck as follows:
1.) AFE Track Series Intake (installed at 19k miles)
2.) AWE OFG Exhaust (cat back) - (installed at 19k miles)
3.) Mishimoto Intercooler and piping - (installed at 19k miles)
4.) SPD 180 degree thermostat - (installed at 19k miles)
5.) Ford Performance M-12405-35T spark plugs (installed at 35k miles, so 4k miles ago)
6.) Rigid 360 & SRL Lights
7.) Morimoto XB Gen 2 Headlights
Later in the letter he notes the following: "Was tuned with a Cobb AP but uninstalled prior to trade in. Ready to be tuned."
I'm not historically a tuner or a huge mods guy and was under the impression I was purchasing a low mileage, 1-owner, really clean raptor with an intake and exhaust.
Having a brand new (to me) truck have issues in the first couple hundred miles is hugely frustrating and bums me out, but I'm not sure if I should be VERY concerned and be pushing to unwind the deal -or- if what I'm describing is pretty benign. 1 other note is that the truck was nearly empty when I went to pick it up (and test drove it) and they filled it up for me before I left but I'm not sure if they potentially put cheap/low octane gas in it, and if that alone could be causing the issues I'm having.
Happy to answer any questions that would help you guys help me, and thanks in advance for taking the time to read this novel and offer advice to a stranger... cheers!
Disclaimer: I've notified the dealership I purchased from of the issue and they said they'd work with me to get the issue resolved but, because it may be a day or two before I can take it in, I thought to ask here.
I purchased a 2017 802a with 39K mi. yesterday. Single owner, clean Carfax. The dealership got recalls taken care of by Ford last week and I set up a pre-purchase inspection which uncovered the brakes were 'in the yellow' and there was a slight leak in the oil pan, but nothing that was dripping or problematic. The dealer did a brake job and replaced the oil pan at my request. The PPI also mentioned the truck had an aftermarket cat back exhaust and intake, but when I brought those mods up, relative to a service plan/warranty, they said those two items shouldn't be an issue, and the truck "hadn't been tuned."
So, I'm driving the truck home (About 200mi. or so) and once I got through afternoon traffic on the freeway, I went to pass someone and hopped on the gas and, under heavy acceleration, the truck started sputtering, exhaust started popping, and check engine light starts flashing... I throw my hazards on and limp off the freeway and as I'm slowing down, pulling into a gas station, the check engine light goes off. I shut the truck off, wait a few minutes and restart it and there appears to be no issues... no warning indicators, no weird noises, no rough idle or anything else concerning (aside from what had just happened). I get going down the road and as I'm merging onto the freeway, I get on the gas again and the same thing happens... sputtering, exhaust popping, so I let up immediately and no check engine light comes on this time. All gauges and temps seem fine so I just limp it home at 70'ish without any hard acceleration or anything.
As I'm cleaning out the truck, I notice there's a letter and some paperwork in the center console and it's a letter from the original owner that details the mods and work done to the truck as follows:
1.) AFE Track Series Intake (installed at 19k miles)
2.) AWE OFG Exhaust (cat back) - (installed at 19k miles)
3.) Mishimoto Intercooler and piping - (installed at 19k miles)
4.) SPD 180 degree thermostat - (installed at 19k miles)
5.) Ford Performance M-12405-35T spark plugs (installed at 35k miles, so 4k miles ago)
6.) Rigid 360 & SRL Lights
7.) Morimoto XB Gen 2 Headlights
Later in the letter he notes the following: "Was tuned with a Cobb AP but uninstalled prior to trade in. Ready to be tuned."
I'm not historically a tuner or a huge mods guy and was under the impression I was purchasing a low mileage, 1-owner, really clean raptor with an intake and exhaust.
Having a brand new (to me) truck have issues in the first couple hundred miles is hugely frustrating and bums me out, but I'm not sure if I should be VERY concerned and be pushing to unwind the deal -or- if what I'm describing is pretty benign. 1 other note is that the truck was nearly empty when I went to pick it up (and test drove it) and they filled it up for me before I left but I'm not sure if they potentially put cheap/low octane gas in it, and if that alone could be causing the issues I'm having.
Happy to answer any questions that would help you guys help me, and thanks in advance for taking the time to read this novel and offer advice to a stranger... cheers!
