You can not over rev the engine unless you are down shifting. In the event that where to happen the cars would probably be sideways. Either way, I wen to the track attack last July. At that time the cars where the same since the inception of the program. No new engines, no failures just miles of abuse and smiles per gallon.
I was surprised to see the track attack cars having only about 5000 miles on them (as of late April 18). They mostly run around the track in third gear only and are warmed up before you take them out. The day isn't even a full track day, what? two 20 min sessions and some lighter duty the rest of the day?
You dont want to be keeping the rpms too high but too low is equally bad. The key is to warm up the oil as quickly as possible and that means driving it.
Yes Matt, I agree with your methods and I practice the same myself.24,000 miles on a daily driven (including snow and -20F degree weather with 50W oil). 8 oil changes, all sent to blackstone labs, not a single parameter out of range.
Car uses 1qt per 1,000-1,500 miles depending on how I drive.
-I think some of this is bad luck.
- Some is improper maintenance. If you take the car in for oil changes, you honestly deserve some of this. They can be contaminating the oil, using wrong oil, not changing the filter, etc.
- Some of it is improper operation. Especially when car is cold. I have been saying this for months now here. Dont idle this engine when its cold. Just fucking drive. Drive it right away and dont go above 3500 rpm until CHT is 198F and oul temp is 160F. This is very important. By babying the car when cold, you pals are having that extremely thick and heavy oil circulate all the time. Why is this so hard for people to understand?
My car hasnt been to a dealer all this time except at 8000 miles for the A/C issue and it was fixed in 2 days. I dont take it to dealer for anything and take care of everything myself.
I really hope that they are listening. The good news is that there are 2 postives from Ford as it pertains to after the sale customer service on FP vehicles. One is the 17B32 Focus RS head gasket recall, that it seems was largely done because of a vocal ownership group (and I'm sure large magazine publication helped) where they found out that the wrong head gaskets were installed at the factory. The second, and a source of much debate, the bumper TSB. I had mine fixed and I am VERY happy with it....but I do think in both cases it does show that someone is listening. I am as loyal a Ford fan as there is, and I admit that the failure rate of this engine makes me a little uneasy. Logically, if there is a legit issue, I don't see how any bean counter can ignore the warranty numbers on a repair that roughly equates to 40-50% of the cost of the vehicle. Not only that, the vehicle is still in production and rumored to be for another year.
I mostly agree with what you are saying, but I don't think it is unreasonable (or it shouldn't be) to think that a Ford dealer should be able to at least get an oil change right. I also disagree that they get what they deserve if it goes wrong. A lot of people don't have the time or ability to do their own oil changes for various reasons.24,000 miles on a daily driven (including snow and -20F degree weather with 50W oil). 8 oil changes, all sent to blackstone labs, not a single parameter out of range.
Car uses 1qt per 1,000-1,500 miles depending on how I drive.
-I think some of this is bad luck.
- Some is improper maintenance. If you take the car in for oil changes, you honestly deserve some of this. They can be contaminating the oil, using wrong oil, not changing the filter, etc.
- Some of it is improper operation. Especially when car is cold. I have been saying this for months now here. Dont idle this engine when its cold. Just fucking drive. Drive it right away and dont go above 3500 rpm until CHT is 198F and oul temp is 160F. This is very important. By babying the car when cold, you pals are having that extremely thick and heavy oil circulate all the time. Why is this so hard for people to understand?
My car hasnt been to a dealer all this time except at 8000 miles for the A/C issue and it was fixed in 2 days. I dont take it to dealer for anything and take care of everything myself.
It's possible. I too, have read how much of an "achillies heel" the OPG is in all coyotes. It doesn't explain how the 302R/S turn key race cars had a production Boss 302 engine (and OPG) or how factory roush supercharged vehicles use the stock OPG in 5.0 cars and trucks. If it was truly borderline it stands to reason these vehicles would have them changed out? :shrug:
And I think you hit the nail on the head. Some bean counter figured that it would be cheaper to replace these engines on a case by case basis as opposed to a major recall. How many track their cars and really push them where this may be a concern? I would say most are cars and coffee garage kept queens. There is nothing wrong with that, however until many miles are put on the clock (or you happen to trigger the catastrophic event - however that may be), you don't know if yours is going to be the unlucky one.
