New Engine at 13k Miles

[Albertcado]

Providing some insight that might be of help to some of you other 5.0 owners with oil consumption issues.
Long story short, I'm getting a short block replacement, but I was really hoping Ford would okay a long block

My engine was consuming 1qt of oil every 1200 miles, and also has the engine tick/thump. I do not know if they were related.
I brought the issue up with the dealership and they started an oil consumption test/log.
Brought it in after a few weeks of driving, they logged the consumption and submitted it to Ford.
Ford then gave the go-ahead to do further testing, manual compression tests, inspect for oil leakage etc...
Dealer rep sent me pictures that they submitted to Ford of the findings; excessive oil leakage in 1 or more cylinders, bad scoring, and oil exposure to spark plugs.
The pictures were pretty shocking.

Ford has given the okay to order a short block and new gaskets to replace under warranty.
I'm hoping short blocks are not available anytime soon and a long block would speed up the process,
but obviously, Ford will only approve what they believe is enough to correct the issue.

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[ice445]

I understand the temptation to get an entirely new engine, but your cylinder heads are probably perfectly fine lol

 

[BrianH87]

I understand the temptation to get an entirely new engine, but your cylinder heads are probably perfectly fine lol

I agree 100%, but that is probably not the concern. The concern is the disassembly / reassembly process. Is the tech using all new hardware, torquing correctly, following all procedures to the T? And doing so in a clean environment? In the world of flat rate repairs, esp warranty, there is not much incentive to taking your time.

 

[libtrucker]

Can you post the photos?

 

[ice445]

I agree 100%, but that is probably not the concern. The concern is the disassembly / reassembly process. Is the tech using all new hardware, torquing correctly, following all procedures to the T? And doing so in a clean environment? In the world of flat rate repairs, esp warranty, there is not much incentive to taking your time.

Very true.

 

[Albertcado]

Do you guys know if a new oil pan is standard with a new short block?

 

[Albertcado]

Another quick update, short block and other necessary parts have been ordered by dealership.

 

[Ock]

i just got long block approved on mine... how? idk...

 

[Albertcado]

i just got long block approved on mine... how? idk...

Something major must have given you a new long block... what happened?
I was really pushing for a long block, but Ford won't budge.

 

[Ock]

Something major must have given you a new long block... what happened?
I was really pushing for a long block, but Ford won't budge.

I have a post on here that goes over everything, but all i was told is they replaced cam phasers 3x and cam phaser solenoid, was still making the 2k rattle. They said compression was fine, but since they are replacing long block i dont believe them...

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