knighthawk
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Hey everyone. Looking for some feedback from anyone who has gone through the oil consumption test/battle with their Ford dealer and has had or not had their engine replaced and specifically what ended up happening once you completed the test that in fact confirms excessive oil consumption. I took my car to my local dealer a month and a half ago and despite them feeding me some BS several times, it was finally confirmed my car was consuming an excessive amount of oil.
One week ago the dealer called me to confirm that my car was in fact consuming oil excessively (to the tune of about a quart every 200-300 miles or so from my observation). They stated that they needed authorization to start the tear down process on the engine and that they'd inspect the inside, photograph it, scope it, and send the results to Ford for approval for an engine replacement. They also ended the call by stating that if they open it up and find nothing that I'd owe them for 25 hours worth of labor (by their tone on several of the visits they seemed to be insinuating that the car couldn't possibly be using as much oil as it was using and I felt like they were trying to scare me as if I were somehow draining oil or tampering with the engine in the process). I was somewhat put off by that statement but confident that something is in fact wrong, I authorized the tear down.
Fast forward to last night and they call me and tell me that "Ford wants them to change out the PCV valve, and have the car driven another 300-400 miles to again check for oil consumption." This is where I'm finally at a trigger point here after all of this. From what I've seen on these forums over the last 3-4 years, when folks bring their GT350s in with suspected oil consumption issues, and its confirmed, their dealers are borescoping the engines, and Ford is rather promptly authorizing replacement engines.
Has anyone out there had their dealer try to swap out other things and continue to test after oil consumption has been confirmed via the standard test? I feel like I should just tell them I want my car back and go to another dealer but having a basic understanding of how the PCV system works and the symptoms of a bad one, it seems like it might make some sense that this is a possible fix but then again, I guess we'll know when they change it out because it will either stop eating through oil or the dipstick will be dry again in 400 miles.
Original powertrain warranty is still in tact until June of 2023 and I have a Ford Extended plan covering it for another 5 years and 48K (expires 9/27/27 or at 59,664miles, currently sitting at 13,500) so I'm not that worried about it, its more that I've been under the impression that other folks who have had consumption issues have basically had their engines scoped and replaced right away (sometimes within a week or two) and this process has been going on for a month and a half.
One week ago the dealer called me to confirm that my car was in fact consuming oil excessively (to the tune of about a quart every 200-300 miles or so from my observation). They stated that they needed authorization to start the tear down process on the engine and that they'd inspect the inside, photograph it, scope it, and send the results to Ford for approval for an engine replacement. They also ended the call by stating that if they open it up and find nothing that I'd owe them for 25 hours worth of labor (by their tone on several of the visits they seemed to be insinuating that the car couldn't possibly be using as much oil as it was using and I felt like they were trying to scare me as if I were somehow draining oil or tampering with the engine in the process). I was somewhat put off by that statement but confident that something is in fact wrong, I authorized the tear down.
Fast forward to last night and they call me and tell me that "Ford wants them to change out the PCV valve, and have the car driven another 300-400 miles to again check for oil consumption." This is where I'm finally at a trigger point here after all of this. From what I've seen on these forums over the last 3-4 years, when folks bring their GT350s in with suspected oil consumption issues, and its confirmed, their dealers are borescoping the engines, and Ford is rather promptly authorizing replacement engines.
Has anyone out there had their dealer try to swap out other things and continue to test after oil consumption has been confirmed via the standard test? I feel like I should just tell them I want my car back and go to another dealer but having a basic understanding of how the PCV system works and the symptoms of a bad one, it seems like it might make some sense that this is a possible fix but then again, I guess we'll know when they change it out because it will either stop eating through oil or the dipstick will be dry again in 400 miles.
Original powertrain warranty is still in tact until June of 2023 and I have a Ford Extended plan covering it for another 5 years and 48K (expires 9/27/27 or at 59,664miles, currently sitting at 13,500) so I'm not that worried about it, its more that I've been under the impression that other folks who have had consumption issues have basically had their engines scoped and replaced right away (sometimes within a week or two) and this process has been going on for a month and a half.
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