sandog
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I was under the hood of my 2019 XLT (43K) a few days ago and noticed a loose end on a rubber hose.
The hose comes off a piece that is right behind the fan but seems to be separate from the fan body. The piece of hose is around 6 inches long and attached at both ends with a crimp-on hose clamp. Riding piggyback on top of the rubber hose is a small wire bundle.
I wonder what the purpose of the hollow rubber tubing is, as both ends fit around an solid aluminum plug. If nothing else the rubber hose serves as a carrier for the wiring.
Maybe the engineers figured if something came loose that close to the fan it would better to have something soft than a metal bracket, if that assembly were to hit fan blades ?
Anyhow, about 3/16" of the end of the hose had broken off along with the same width crimped hose clamp. The hose was split on the end for another 3/16'.
For now I secured it with a wide hose clamp that covers the split.
I went to the dealership where I bought the Ranger. The truck is still under factory warranty for the drivetrain (also have an extended warranty) so I expected them to order the part and fix it. The service guy said he have to check to see if the repair would be covered under warranty ?
Service sent me to parts, as if they didn't feel like describing the part to the parts guy.
Parts guy said that just the hose was not available, they'd have to order a whole new fan assembly.
(Doesn't surprise me. I lost one of the little rubber bumpers for the console lid a while back.. I asked about getting a new one and was told I'd have to buy a whole new console lid.)
I'm tempted to just replace the hose myself, only hard part would be opening the clips that hold the wire bundle to the hose, might have to buy new clips if they break.
This dealership might have good techs, but the two condescending service writers have spoiled my dealership experience the few times I've had to take my truck in.
Nearly every question I've posed to people in sales, service or parts are met with a blank look or a B.S. answer.
If I want to learn something about my truck, this forum is 1000 times better than the clueless folks who work where I bought my Ranger.
50 years of driving, 20 of that as a commercial driver, and buying new vehicles for nearly that long, and this is the worst dealership that I've seen.
They aren't the only Ford dealer in Arizona, just the only one close to me.
So what is this part that the hose attaches to ? Of course, no one in parts or service could tell me, just that I needed a new fan from Ford, and the repair might not be under warranty !
In the pics below, the black part is not attached to, and rotates independently from the grey metal of the fan body.
The hose comes off a piece that is right behind the fan but seems to be separate from the fan body. The piece of hose is around 6 inches long and attached at both ends with a crimp-on hose clamp. Riding piggyback on top of the rubber hose is a small wire bundle.
I wonder what the purpose of the hollow rubber tubing is, as both ends fit around an solid aluminum plug. If nothing else the rubber hose serves as a carrier for the wiring.
Maybe the engineers figured if something came loose that close to the fan it would better to have something soft than a metal bracket, if that assembly were to hit fan blades ?
Anyhow, about 3/16" of the end of the hose had broken off along with the same width crimped hose clamp. The hose was split on the end for another 3/16'.
For now I secured it with a wide hose clamp that covers the split.
I went to the dealership where I bought the Ranger. The truck is still under factory warranty for the drivetrain (also have an extended warranty) so I expected them to order the part and fix it. The service guy said he have to check to see if the repair would be covered under warranty ?
Service sent me to parts, as if they didn't feel like describing the part to the parts guy.
Parts guy said that just the hose was not available, they'd have to order a whole new fan assembly.
(Doesn't surprise me. I lost one of the little rubber bumpers for the console lid a while back.. I asked about getting a new one and was told I'd have to buy a whole new console lid.)
I'm tempted to just replace the hose myself, only hard part would be opening the clips that hold the wire bundle to the hose, might have to buy new clips if they break.
This dealership might have good techs, but the two condescending service writers have spoiled my dealership experience the few times I've had to take my truck in.
Nearly every question I've posed to people in sales, service or parts are met with a blank look or a B.S. answer.
If I want to learn something about my truck, this forum is 1000 times better than the clueless folks who work where I bought my Ranger.
50 years of driving, 20 of that as a commercial driver, and buying new vehicles for nearly that long, and this is the worst dealership that I've seen.
They aren't the only Ford dealer in Arizona, just the only one close to me.
So what is this part that the hose attaches to ? Of course, no one in parts or service could tell me, just that I needed a new fan from Ford, and the repair might not be under warranty !
In the pics below, the black part is not attached to, and rotates independently from the grey metal of the fan body.
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