Short story on Ford Service and coolant filters
I myself run a Sinister and have for about 10,000 kilometers (Canada) Love the looks, ease of changing filters, and the piece of mind. Ordered it for $129 with free shipping to Arizona and had a buddy bring it north for me.
Now the story. I have a good buddy who runs an immaculate gorgeous jet black 07 6.0. Babys the truck. Fully Synthetic oil with changes done by the dealer. I convinced him to install a Sinister. I picked one up this winter in Arizona. Ok he did not want to install it as he was still under warranty. Fair enough reason. His truck was very close to expiring his factory coverage. Took it to Ford and guess what. Blown head gaskets, replaced EGR and replaced oil cooler. Cost to him ZERO. Exactly what they say, its not if, its when your stock 6.0 is going to go. When he was there he asked the shop foreman installing the coolant filter he already has. Reply WHATS THAT? Never ever seen on of those installed on a Ford diesel!!!!! WT# This is in a city of 270,000 people with a farm based trading area close to 500,000. Ford is a major player in the truck market here and 6.0s are everywhere on the roads, and this doofuss has never seen one installed. By the way, not to mention the dealers name, but they fly a huge flag in the north end of Saskatoon Sask if you want to guess where not to go for Ford shop service.
It is my total belief that had Ford installed this filter in any form, from any manufacturer, for around $150 cost to Ford they would have saved about 3 gajillion dollars in repairs and good will. Your block will rust, your oil cooler will plug with this rust, followed by the plugging and blowout of your EGR cooler, leading to blown head gaskets, followed by about $8000 in repairs. Install a filter!!!!!
Ford would be leaps ahead of the competition, and have a much stronger customer base. How many shunned Ford and turned to the other guys for the super long running Cummins. Sure you have to live with a Mexican spot welded shell, but you get a reliable engine. Sorry for the cheap shot on the RAM. You don't see Chevy in the logging camps unless an owner or company Exec drive up. Beautiful they are, but a tough truck?
Ok, its Fathers day, raining hard and I feel better cause I vented. Sorry if I touched some sore spots.