Issues after Gen 2 engine replacement

[DIB2016]

I am having a couple of issues with that car after my motor replacement and am wondering if any of yall with replacement engines are having the same issues.

• I am getting a whistling sound on both accel and decel that i thought was a vacuum leak. I checked for vacuum leaks and couldn't find anything obvious, and the dealer couldn't find the issue and thinks it is coming from the blue high flow air filter.

• getting a random metallic ping noise after car is warm that does not change when load is added to the engine seems to be underneath the car. Almost the same pinging you get when you turn off the car. It also feels like their is a restriction in the exhaust after the swap.
  

I am at my wits end with this car. I love the car, but it has been an effin nightmare sorting out the BS. Any direction would help, as the dealer just seems act like everything is fine with the car. Thanks.

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[DCShelby]

I suggest for item 1, carefully check the air intake path and make sure all clamps and screws are tight. On the air filter make sure it’s properly seated on the intake tube. It’s easy to get it crooked on the bottom you can’t see. Feel with your fingers all around it to make sure it’s seated properly. Also don’t overtighten the big clamp that holds it on. It will jump out of the seat and lose its seal if you tighten it too much

 

[Demonic]

Do you know if the dealer did a smoke test for a leak? On modern cars the vacuum routing has gotten so complex that listening isn't always enough. As for the air filter, I don't know about the after market ones, but the stock one has a tab that has to be oriented to sit in the bottom of the intake shroud. Might be worth checking, or swapping back to the stock one just to rule it out.

 

[DCShelby]

It’s quite easy to not get the air filter set right. As you said the tab goes down

 

[firestarter2]

I am having a couple of issues with that car after my motor replacement and am wondering if any of yall with replacement engines are having the same issues.

• I am getting a whistling sound on both accel and decel that i thought was a vacuum leak. I checked for vacuum leaks and couldn't find anything obvious, and the dealer couldn't find the issue and thinks it is coming from the blue high flow air filter.

• getting a random metallic ping noise after car is warm that does not change when load is added to the engine seems to be underneath the car. Almost the same pinging you get when you turn off the car. It also feels like their is a restriction in the exhaust after the swap.
  

I am at my wits end with this car. I love the car, but it has been an effin nightmare sorting out the BS. Any direction would help, as the dealer just seems act like everything is fine with the car. Thanks.

My whistle was a loose intake at the Throttle body.

 

[DIB2016]

Do you know if the dealer did a smoke test for a leak? On modern cars the vacuum routing has gotten so complex that listening isn't always enough. As for the air filter, I don't know about the after market ones, but the stock one has a tab that has to be oriented to sit in the bottom of the intake shroud. Might be worth checking, or swapping back to the stock one just to rule it out.

No they didn't do a smoke test. I will recheck the air intake route up to the throttle body. They half assed the motor install, the air filter was loose and not tightened down when i received the car back.

 

[CNFLCTD]

Welcome to the wonderful world of the bbq tick. My 19 has it and I’m about to lose my mind already

 

[DIB2016]

Welcome to the wonderful world of the bbq tick. My 19 has it and I’m about to lose my mind already

Has the dealer provided you any insight on the matter? My gen 1 motor never had the tick, so I’m confused why the updated 19’s have this issue.

 

[Ixse]

I pretty much had to put everything back together myself after my car was in for oil cooler line recall. Ford dealer mechanics are always over worked and under trained. I wouldn’t be surprised if few clamps are loose or missing. They literally didn’t even bother putting back screws for my battery cover and lost em. Front splitter was all loose and incorrectly installed. Biggest reason why i would never take my car back to dealershit.

 

[CNFLCTD]

Has the dealer provided you any insight on the matter? My gen 1 motor never had the tick, so I’m confused why the updated 19’s have this issue.

Nothing of value. I get the ‘normal characteristics of the engine BS’. Sorry but I expect more from a $70k brand new car. I should add that the car runs like a top. It’s just embarrassing to be at a light with the windows down and the car sounds like it’s falling apart.

 

[DIB2016]

I pretty much had to put everything back together myself after my car was in for oil cooler line recall. Ford dealer mechanics are always over worked and under trained. I wouldn’t be surprised if few clamps are loose or missing. They literally didn’t even bother putting back screws for my battery cover and lost em. Front splitter was all loose and incorrectly installed. Biggest reason why i would never take my car back to dealershit.

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Nothing of value. I get the ‘normal characteristics of the engine BS’. Sorry but I expect more from a $70k brand new car. I should add that the car runs like a top. It’s just embarrassing to be at a light with the windows down and the car sounds like it’s falling apart.

Yeah I feel the same way. The ticking is bad enough, but I’m the idle shake is the most annoying part.

 

[DIB2016]

Dealing with this issue now. Rattling starts at low speeds and then worsens when i start to make a turn.

 

[DCShelby]

If they drop the whole front subframe to remove the engine by moving it down, then it’s quite possible to make errors in all those bits. If the engine is removed by taking the hood off and taking it up, then the suspension is not touched. I have no idea how mine was done.

 

[BlackandBlue]

If they drop the whole front subframe to remove the engine by moving it down, then it’s quite possible to make errors in all those bits. If the engine is removed by taking the hood off and taking it up, then the suspension is not touched. I have no idea how mine was done.

Most likely out the bottom. It is easy compared to top when you have a lift.

 

[DIB2016]

They pulled it out of the bottom.

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