Hey guys, a couple weeks back I threw a code p0171 (too lean) and come to find out it's a pretty serious exhaust leak.
After throwing on the lift, we found out the gasket on my passenger side header is cracked and it was missing one of the two OEM bolts holding it on.
The strange thing here is, I've never had the headers taken off, loosened or even touched for that matter. I've modified my H pipe and axlebacks but didn't get to the headers for this very reason. They're bloody hard to get to!
I replaced the bolt with one a friend of mine had handy and sinched it down. But it's still leaking fumes. I'm wondering if Ford could be at all responsible for a bad install on a header bolt.
I bought it in Dec '05 and only have 53k miles on the car and it looks like I'll have to replace the header gaskets sometime soon which I'm guessing isn't a cheap job to pay someone to do. And frankly, it's a little over my head to try and do by myself.
Aside from Carbon Monoxide poisoning, power loss and money, I'm more than a little peeved that Ford would have such shoddy build quality.
Any advice for me? Should I call the Ford Service Dept. or would I be wasting my breath?
After throwing on the lift, we found out the gasket on my passenger side header is cracked and it was missing one of the two OEM bolts holding it on.
The strange thing here is, I've never had the headers taken off, loosened or even touched for that matter. I've modified my H pipe and axlebacks but didn't get to the headers for this very reason. They're bloody hard to get to!
I replaced the bolt with one a friend of mine had handy and sinched it down. But it's still leaking fumes. I'm wondering if Ford could be at all responsible for a bad install on a header bolt.
I bought it in Dec '05 and only have 53k miles on the car and it looks like I'll have to replace the header gaskets sometime soon which I'm guessing isn't a cheap job to pay someone to do. And frankly, it's a little over my head to try and do by myself.
Aside from Carbon Monoxide poisoning, power loss and money, I'm more than a little peeved that Ford would have such shoddy build quality.
Any advice for me? Should I call the Ford Service Dept. or would I be wasting my breath?