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They do a lot of damage, but the EPA wasn't turning the wrench or manning the paint gun...The EPA shafts the consumer in a myriad of other ways. I don't blame Ford at all, they have no choice.

Res ipsa loquitur...blame placed exactly where it belongs

Gotta love union labor (UAW). About 2 weeks before the engine popped I got the car back from paint and body. Ford's paint was so thin you could see through it at a few places. They had to repaint the front fascia. Now this...Not leaving the best taste in my mouth, honestly...Still think it is a...

I second the R gambit. At invoice...If not, walk...You are in a good bargaining position.

Didn't get concise validation of that. Said they found metal, so I'm assuming they inspected the oil pan.

Well, this was a main bearing failure, or at least according to the techs. Still haven't heard the oil pump eliminated as the origination point. They just said "main bearing" was the culprit. I would assume similar causes (rod bearing v main bearing) would be at play.

Who the builders are is a data point. How do you spin a main bearing without a mistake in the build? I suppose a bearing defect is possible? Lots of easy ways to F up in the assembly...One wrong torque and you have a grenade waiting to happen...Who was turning the wrench may not tell the whole...

Long block not included? Thought it would. I'll be aware.

Never had to be towed off track before, so I didn't imagine statistical need was high (especially with 2300 miles under the hood). Wise move. Would have saved me the cost of hood (I haven't even ascertained theoretical undercarriage or other damage due to the front lift method used to tow)...

Don't have the engine in my possession, so no way of validating engine builders. I loathe whining, even when I am doing it...:headbonk:

I talked to the Service manager and made sure he realized I was very interested in not replicating this disaster. I advised him, if possible, to inquire about engine manufacture runs and to attempt to avoid that batch (or builders) if at all possible.

Losing those 2 days (less about the money) was the most painful thing. Fucking up my hood with incompetent track employed tow personnel was salt on the wound...I mean, FUCK!...I barely swished that track around in my mouth! COTA is a lot to process. Although I will never move back to Cali (my...

COTA...Mentioned it in the prologue. You see, I am one of those rare members that use the search feature before posting redundant posts. That was the closest I found to addressing theoretical issues with the engine, the oil pump, or other leading causes of catastrophic failure that seemed to...

I am a man of equitable words. Yes.

Word to the wise: Don't waste time getting tow hooks. I thought I'd have time before my first track event, so threw the dice. Paid the price.

Precisely. I got 75,000/5yr...I'll flog it the whole time...I'm going to move near Thunderhill just to master it.

I'm going to stage a protest and have it banned. :cheers:

And I am going to beat the shit out of this engine. No doubt about it. Right outta the gate. If it is going to pop again, I want to know.:ford:

Clean as a whistle. They could have probed my ass with a microscope and found a surgically sterile environment.