I might check weather the 19 has the same setup first, if so i guess after market will be the way to go to get some piece of mind,just got to wonder if we would loose our FORD warranty if we go aftermarket if something did go wrong.
If you fit an aftermarket oil cooler and something else goes wrong with the engine or the after market cooler fails on you ford will deny a warranty claim so you will be up shit creek . Ford Aus know of the oil cooler problem and will replace your engine even after warranty has expired . Rob Herrod has spoken about this a few times .
So if your unlucky to need an engine replacement,would FORD be restamping the engine's with the original build numbers or would you just get what they give you?.
Ford can deny any driveline warranty claim should any aftermarket component be the cause of the failure.
Sounds like your best not to do any Mods until the car warranty has expired then,
Generally car companies will cover warranty problems should there be no link to an aftermarket component, however there are times when it is a grey area and cause them to deny the claim.
'Anything built [in] 2018 is unaffected'. As usual, a sweeping statement with nothing to back it up. At one stage they'd have said there's no problem with the 16s. Maybe 'as yet unaffected' is more appropriate but time will tell. Streetfighter has suggested the problem relates to oil pulsation, it could be a case of Ford fixing the pulsation and not the cooler so fitting an 18 cooler to a 17 car might not work. Despite Ford's unusual behaviour around this problem (and the ac evap) people are buying the 18 with no actual assurance of a fix so if you're Ford, why try harder.
All due respect to Rob but he isn't Ford and neither does he represent them. Conversely he's unlikely to represent disaffected owners to Ford should it arise that they're not covered outside warranty for their blown engine. Ford have much to gain by providing an assurance around this but they refuse. Hell of a way to find out but we'll only know their intention after a motor blows outside warranty. The response will undoubtedly go viral, either good or bad.
My advice is enjoy your car. If the oil cooler fail, let Ford handle it and give you a new engine. The moment you install aftermarket solution, you will void your warranty. You have 5 years to relax and not worry about it.
Everyone's circumstances are different but I largely agree with the bit about just enjoying the car. I have NRMA coverage and don't do much really remote country driving, and also I suspect you could drive the thing for 200km after the milkshake without it actually stopping thus reducing the likelihood of being badly stranded. Other than for the inconvenience and needing to find a good dealer, if they keep replacing engines I guess I'm happy enough.
I'm sure my warranty is only 3 years and so runs out March next year. There will be others like me who need to make a decision soon what to do.
I was thinking along the same lines, however the T&C's (the 'warranty' is provided by a third party) give a blanket out for them if your vehicle is 'modified'.