NASSTY

Did you check to make sure all of the hose clamps are tight?

maplelakeduckslayer

Yes...when in boost it can flex and move pipes. It may be really hard to see just sitting there. I considered mounting a video cam pointed there to record what was going on while driving around.

I have some oil near the turbo as well I need to investigate...did you check everything?

Half_ton

No, I will go do that now since I have daylight still.

itguy08

If you have oil at your turbos, check your oil lines to/from the turbos. Early SHO's had bad fittings and would leak after a while. The solution was a revised pipe from Ford. There should be no leaking oil.

Half_ton

For the price of $24 and a few mosquito bites I think my power is back! I had to buy universal joints because mine are "missing" otherwise all is good. ALL of my clamps were literally finger tight...... The roads are wet here, but my truck spun the 35's without issues and wasnt as sluggish around town. This is all seat of the pants and hope, but like I said I think it's all good.
Thanks op!!!!! Shocked I never had the mindset to even check a "technicians" work.

maplelakeduckslayer

That's great news! Let us know once the roads dry up for sure. If still having issues...clean the inside of the pipes with brake cleaner and where thry connect on the IC. Mine slipped off 3 times until I finally got it clean enough.

NASSTY

I've seen so much half assed work from dealership technicians that I usually only take my vehicles in for factory recalls. Not saying all dealership technicians suck but most of the good ones are gone due to flat rate pay.

itguy08

I think that's one of Ford's biggest issues. Crappy dealers. There are a few good ones out there but they are few and far between. I stumbled on a good one but sometimes you have to be firm with them. Having all your maintenance done there helps too, IMHO. They are reasonable on that stuff so I can't complain.

maplelakeduckslayer

Other thing I would recommend is to disconnect the battery and drain so the computer has to relearn everything. If there is a boost leak it probably screwed some of the values up in the programing. I retuned mine with my SSi tune after finding the leak.

Half_ton

If I do yank the neg terminal for 15 min or so will I lose all my settings on the truck/ nav?