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I guess it’s my turn… I thought this wasn’t an expected issue in a ‘13 especially with ~70K miles.

I don’t believe that 200’s are more prone to rust. I think the products sprayed on roads has gotten nastier in recent history. I had a FJC for ten years and all the fasteners and heat shields were decaying. Frame was fine (no holes but it was unsightly) but when I stepped up the a 200 I knew I...

Hit me up for the rest of that truck bud. I spray Fluid Film out of my garage in Wheaton. The salt around here has been extreme these past few winters. My 200 and a Tacoma I spray every year are pictured. I picked mine up from TX with 23K miles in 2017 and I knew I had to do something to protect...

Here’s some close ups. Maybe I’ll pop the housing open today. Like I said, it’s a substantial part, I think the motor it’s self is going to be a quality part.

@bloc first pic shows backside of pump. Let me know if you’d like a better pic. The other side of the fan blade assembly doesn’t have any anomalies I noted. The motor appears to be extremely well built. I may take it apart just to see what it looks like once out of the housing and see if there’s...

Ok, final diagnosis and parts required to fix... There are two “control modules” (AKA fancy relays I’m told) under the hood that control this emissions equipment and two air pumps (I think). These pumps move air during cold starts into the exhaust stream to help cats heat up quicker and start...

Yep, off to the dealer. I am hoping I won’t be just paying to part swap until it gets fixed. Hoping to get a seasoned tech who is interested in trouble shooting and diagnostics versus throwing parts at it. I have no problem paying the labor rate to fix only what’s broken versus parts swapping...

You are correct @bloc, once I unplugged that connection the pump stopped. Left it unplugged and started the truck, no codes and it drove fine. Next start and it threw a bunch of P codes tied to the air pump system (makes sense since it was unplugged). Weird that it doesn’t throw a code when the...

Has anyone ever experienced the sound of a small electric running motor under the hood even when truck is off? Sounds like it may be the headlight washer motor on the passenger side?? I did a quick and easy spray off under the hood and this motor started running while I was drying the exterior...

I too agree that Fluid Film is the answer. Being in TX I'd say that you could grab a few cans of aerosol Fluid Film and spray the truck as needed. As far as working on it you won't be under there too often unless you're going to modify it. If that's the case keep it out of the sea water until...

For anyone new to the midwest / rust belt it is not just road salt. We also spray brine on the roads before a snow event. You will see that the roads have a greasy looking spray in the travel lanes. This stuff is way worse than rock salt and it is made to cling to anything it touches. that...

I haven't popped it out to look at yet. I will advise once i take a look, thanks.

Anyone had their exterior upper hatch release button fail? Started intermittently over two days and now nothing when I try to open the rear from outside. Lock button is intermittently failing as well but the release has stopped working. Wiring issue or replace the button? I have the interior...

Sold, sold, sold...