TomcatDriver
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It is completely possible that prototype engines tested performed fine and the rattle/knock is the result of manufacturing process errors that were not present during testing. The possibilities are endless. A new manufacture for rings, the actual performance of any of a number of machines creeping toward the edge of tolerance, or maybe the junction of two or more tolerances, each of which are fine but when two go in opposite (or the same) direction it causes a problem.Sure...
But it's called research and development...
They failed on both accounts here.
Can't tell me that not ONE single development car/motor displayed this issue back in lets say 2016/2017 when Gen III was on the birthing table. This shit isn't a over time thing. This isn't a owner abuse/neglect issue. These are BRAND NEW CARS... and A LOT of them are seeing this.
I used to do this stuff in Detroit. I worked on development teams for DCX (at the time) and Ford. We found issues and passed them back up the chain for the $100 haircuts to re-engineer.
Computer simulation and less on the stand/on the road testing is gonna be the death of QA!
Now what would be surprising is if Ford was not dissecting every replaced engine to figure out exactly what the problem was and fix it. Every warranty claim probably eats close to 100% of any profit Ford had since a Gen3 engine + install is probably running $8-10K.
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