striker2
Official CEG Vendor
any body know where i can find that technical letter? i need to read through it so i can decide on which part to get.
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Technical letter 15-0052
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striker2
Official CEG Vendor
it has something to do with valve guide seals on 95 zetec engines. i happen to have a 95 engine in my car. Bill Jenkins pointed me towards it but i have been unable to find it.What's it about?
striker2
Official CEG Vendor
nobody has any idea where i can find this letter? :shrug:
this sucks.
this sucks.
Big Jim
Hard-core CEG'er
What you may be after (I don't remember the numbering scheme) is a message that may show up when someone in a dealership is looking up information on OASIS.
OASIS is a program Ford provides for dealership personnel, mostly service personnel. It provides a lot of information. It is based on an individual VIN. When first introduced it provided warranty information, including build date and in-service date. It also includes information about any Ford extended warranty that was purchased for that car.
Later, OASIS was expanded to help with diagnosis. By entering trouble codes, a list of Ford published information about known problems specific to that vehicle for that trouble code. Most items on the list are TSBs. TSBs are published and can be accessed on line or from binders kept in the dealerships.
Sometimes there is information that has not yet been developed into a TSB. I think the letter Bill told you about may be in this category. In theory, these letters eventually become the basis for a TSB. If the information turns out to be inadequate or off base, they just disappear. You may find it as part of an OASIS printout one day and gone the next. It may then only exist with old work order files.
Since this is about something that was produce over 12 years ago, I expect that it is no longer readily available. If it is still available, I suspect that you will need to find a dealership employee that is willing to run an OASIS for you using your VIN and an appropriate trouble code.
OASIS is a program Ford provides for dealership personnel, mostly service personnel. It provides a lot of information. It is based on an individual VIN. When first introduced it provided warranty information, including build date and in-service date. It also includes information about any Ford extended warranty that was purchased for that car.
Later, OASIS was expanded to help with diagnosis. By entering trouble codes, a list of Ford published information about known problems specific to that vehicle for that trouble code. Most items on the list are TSBs. TSBs are published and can be accessed on line or from binders kept in the dealerships.
Sometimes there is information that has not yet been developed into a TSB. I think the letter Bill told you about may be in this category. In theory, these letters eventually become the basis for a TSB. If the information turns out to be inadequate or off base, they just disappear. You may find it as part of an OASIS printout one day and gone the next. It may then only exist with old work order files.
Since this is about something that was produce over 12 years ago, I expect that it is no longer readily available. If it is still available, I suspect that you will need to find a dealership employee that is willing to run an OASIS for you using your VIN and an appropriate trouble code.
striker2
Official CEG Vendor
if that is the case then im stuck. i need to know what the letter says about the valve guide seals before 3/96. my car, and therefore my VIN is a 97 so that wouldnt work in an oasis report. the engine and trans are rebuilt and were from a 95, which is why i need the letter so i can determine which seals i should order. when talking with Bill there is a difference in the seals from pre3/96 and after 3/96 but there was mention of that letter for the pre 3/96 ones. i need the letter to see if i need those or if i can buy the post 3/96 ones.