If I was THAT gullible it might be better....? On second thought and honestly, - I don't care anymore. So yea, everything's good.

Good luck regardless lol.

 

Did you get to check your starter?

 

Gullible for what man? You can skin a cat a thousand ways. They are just clam shell heat shields, bend the tabs and they come off...

Stating fact does not make someone gullible.

You have silverware on your forehead....

 

Not yet, I have not had a chance.

 

I agree with White, that the front pump on the transmission might be the culprit. But...there is one possibility that no one brought up. Cracked or broken flywheel? The OP had a transmission code flashing but it has been ignored so far in this thread. How about checking the code and see if it is possibly something related to the problem? Then we can all go WAGging on the responses.

 

Better than your cheap plasticware.

It's just the fact you thought the OASIS and Ford was half *** with their TSB printed to help everyone in need.

You thought you were the better by removing them all together. Who's half *** here?

Then you conveniently change your story stating you put the heat shields back on lol. I mean come-on man...please...

It went from problem with the truck to problems with your stories. Heat shields were just something to check period. Just because you can't manipulate a worm clamp on an angle to cross the shield isn't Fords or anyone else fault. Discrediting others for your incompetence is distasteful to say the least. If you were closer, I'd have my daughter show you how.

 

Are you serious man? This is the internet, stop getting your panties in a wad. There is NOTHING half *** about taking the heat shields off. I also never changed my story, I added to it, the rest of the story.

It's all opinion, in my world it is better to remove the heat shields for diagnostic purposes. If you believe the shields are making noise, take them off, if the noise is still there well now you know it isn't the heat shields. Why is that so hard to get through you head?

Also, another opinion. I DO in fact think that placing band clamps around the heat shields is kind of half assed. Yea, it works for the TSB and it probably worked for thousands of people, but it doesn't work for me. Furthermore, the shape of the Cats do in fact affect my opinion on said repair. I don't think it would look good and would only be a band aid in this particular situation. Again, you can skin a can a thousand ways.

Now jumping down someone's throat because they are doing it "wrong" is ridiculous. I appreciate your "help" but just because I didn't do it the way you wanted doesn't make my version wrong, it's just different.

Finally, I didn't discredit anyone. If I discredited someone, I would have said they were wrong, stupid or a combination of both. I, in fact, stated an opinion. If the opinion offends you, which it seems it has, learn to get over the internet. At the end of the day, no one cares.

 

I haven't had an opportunity to bring it in to have the codes checked. Believe me, its on the list.


Is there a way to diagnose the front pump?

 

White....AT's are up your alley more than mine. With the swooshing sound, it sounds like the pump may be doing a cavataton, which would make the sound you are describing. Before throwing a lot of disinformation out there, go get the codes checked. Then we can give you a more honest, reliable diagnosis. The noise could be a worn planetary, or sun gear. Just guessing won't help you. It better to try and distinguish the problem rather than create one or more, by dong something that maybe shouldn't be done.

You can have the pump checked by a trans shop. They will put on a set of gauges and tell you if you have a constant pressure or what it might be in retrospect. I'd do the codes first and save the money on the pump check until I knew what the real problem might be. JMO, of course.

 

Ahh that's how they test the pump.

I will take it in as soon as I get a chance, but I am a very busy person.

On a note of the planetary gears, wouldn't they only be affected while in gear? This thing will make the noise in any gear, including park.

Going to have to get the codes checked and see where it leads us. In the meantime I'll be looking for new transmissions, or the new trucks. The 2.7L ecoboost actually blew me away when I test drove one.