[Mogger]

The fix includes the installation of a drain tube to redirect any leaking fuel from the engine to the ground

WTH? Unprecedented and utter BS.

Not unprecedented.

IMHO this is a good idea for all fuel injectors.

Every injector in the jet aircraft engines I worked on had a "bell tube" covering it with a small drain tube and a sensor to detect a leak.

If there was a leak the fuel was safely drained away rather than potentially causing a fire.

My Mercedes Benz 1966 404 gas engine Unimog has a drain pan under the carburetor with a drain tube the to safely take away any fuel that leaks.

[V_TWIN]

“Every injector in the jet aircraft engines I worked on had a “bell tube” covering it with a small drain tube and a sensor to detect a leak.”

31 years in US Navy aviation maintenance here, (turbine engines and main fuel controls)......the difference is the turbine engine application is by design.....this one is a cheap bandaid because ford doesn’t want to spend the money on parts and labor to repair it correctly.

Also, I’m sure by now Mercedes Benz has improved design to alleviate the need for a fuel drain pan.