Four hundred twelve miles

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412 miles, is the net mileage from when I got my '18 back with new block and rotational assembly, until the low oil pressure warning message inexplicably appeared ~only 2 miles from leaving. the house on the way to work this morning.

For the hater(s)...that is with zero test and tune trips, only varying rpm from idle to 3500rpm, no lugging. Only driven back and forth to work, something definitely wrong Lucy.

 

[JExpedition07]

They should have ripped that whole engine out and put an entire new long block in. It lost oil pressure, why did they dick around?

Are you saying ford only replaced the short block?

 

[5150 pops]

They should have ripped that whole engine out and put an entire new long block in. It lost oil pressure, why did they dick around?

Are you saying ford only replaced the short block?

Affirmative Captain + cam phasers, but only after swapping heads on to new block.

So it was simply a matter of time, before I was back in the same place.

 

[stamp11127]

Really instills confidence....

 

[5150 pops]

I got home tonight, popped the hood to check the oil level/condition, and found it to be as clean as can be and not low.
So I started it up plugged in OBD scanner........no stored codes???

Also noticed there's a faint knock knock knock present now.
Happy Valentine's day to me, LOL.

The picture was taken immediately after I said WTF...You got to be ******** me!!!
Subtract 412 miles, from that, and you have the starting mileage of the Frankensteined engine number 2, from a few weeks back (4-5).

Too bad there's not an option to pay the difference if necessary, (between crate 3.5 ecoboost) get them to shove the new "Godzilla" 7.3 V8 in there, instead.

Lemon law case getting stronger by the minute. Might as well send the certified letter, that I should have sent, back in early January when I was already passed 30days in the shop.

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[JExpedition07]

I got home tonight, popped the hood to check the oil level/condition, and found it to be as clean as can be and not low.
So I started it up plugged in OBD scanner........no stored codes???

Also noticed there's a faint knock knock knock present now.
Happy Valentine's day to me, LOL.

The picture was taken immediately after I said WTF...You got to be ******** me!!!
Subtract 412 miles, from that, and you have the starting mileage of the Frankensteined engine number 2, from a few weeks back (4-5).

Too bad there's not an option to pay the difference if necessary, (between crate 3.5 ecoboost) get them to shove the new "Godzilla" 7.3 V8 in there, instead.

Lemon law case getting stronger by the minute. Might as well send the certified letter, that I should have sent, back in early January when I was already passed 30days in the shop.

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Ha, the 7.3 “GodZilla” would be more reliable and sound better, that’s for sure.

 

[JExpedition07]

Also yes, lemon this truck.

The knocking is a known issue on the gen 2 ecoboosts. It’s usually failing camphasers, since yours were just replaced and are knocking yet again.....sounds like they’ve been starved for oil.

 

[JExpedition07]

Maybe this is part of why ford threw in the towel on the overhead cam design and did a short chain driven VCT big block V8 for the super duty. A big “f*ck this, go back we screwed up” LOL. The Overhead cam engines have a history of timing set issues dating back to 1997. Mile long chains, more oil to the heads, more valves, more headaches.

Meant to add this to my last post but evidently made a new one.

 

[1955moose]

I feel like someone that showed up at at race halfway through without a program. What started this whole thread? Usually by this point their 30 posts long. Was this an oil starved motor, that got warrantied. That dealer was gambling and lost. Was the new phasers or oil pump bad? I feel like a red haired step child, that was not invited to Thanksgiving dinner.

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[TobyU]

At this point I wouldn't want it if they paid it off and gave it too me!!
I get fairly aggressive and hostile from frustration. I am a problem solver! I will solve the problem. It might mot be the best way, the cheapest way, or popular way.
But I would get fed up and solve the problem. Now whether or not the police came to get me later depends on my mood at the time I act.

I feel for you. I hope you get it gone and replaced. I would never trust it again. EVEN if they put a new crate motor in it..I would trust it but would be pissed and the bad taste in my mouth and disgust would haunt me every time I saw or drove it.

 

[mquick5]

Lawyer up!