Replacing Turbos on a 3.5L EcoBoost

[@artlife6210]

Just wait til the Hurricane/Stellantis start hitting the road...I might have to open a Dodge only repair shop😂😂😂

[@billharrisford]

😂😂😂

[@kerrygibbs8198]

So dirty oil caused the nuts to both come off? Why does the built in oil life indicator say 9500-10000 between oil changers? I think it’s a quality problem or Ford can’t set the oil change interval correctly….. which is really a quality problem again.

[@vicburt6001]

Ford wants you to kill it since it will take longer than the warranty period for the extended oil change interval to kill the turbo, engine, etc. Guaranteed service down the road.

[@simendadaniel8469]

That's an issue for lot's of car brands, never change oil by manufacturers orders, do it slightly earlier especially with oil.

[@albr6770]

I always do 3500.

[@kevchev9952]

Change your oil every 3,000 miles.

[@DISOPtv]

6,000 on synthetic. And the part failed, not the maintenance. Nuts backed off.

[@robertthacker495]

Is this damage from too long of interval between oil changes, or, because they should have used 5w40, or 5w30 oil??

[@brentneahring2797]

Sadly ford in the owners manual recommends 10k mile intervals and average people go by their oil life monitor and usually this happens from neglected maintenance but I don't think that's what happened in this case. On these engines I'd go 5k miles on an oil change cause turbos ain't cheap. Though the turbine nuts backing off probably was a manufacturing flaw and maybe they weren't torqued properly.

[@robertthacker495]

I understand about drain intervals. But what about using the wrong engine oil. 5w20 will probably destroy a turbocharger. Did the owner use 5w30, or 5w40 thanks@@brentneahring2797

[@kkuenzel56]

Is this a customer pay job or warranty? Curious on what this job will cost the customer. Used to be a Lincoln Mercury Dealership technician myself.

[@billharrisford]

That’s actually a great question. Let me ask the team and I’ll let you know.

[@vanmarcell6040]

I agree that changing the oil is the up most important thing you can do on a hot as hell turbo engine. However, what in the hell would that have to do with nut backing out?

[@DISOPtv]

Guy was doing typical dealer service shit - making claims that customer messed up instead of finding out the real problem, which he later did, as a manufacturing defect.

[@101pathfinder]

Yipes!!!

[@bearing_aficionado]

I noticed that was a Garrett turbo. Just curious to know if mine are Garrett's or BorgWarner. I have a 2011 F150 Lariat with the 3.5 Ecoboost.

[@flashgordon2946]

Hey bud, thats the ussue im having on my 2015 expedition...did u get that kit straight from the Ford house?

[@82raptor]

The reason I would not buy a used eco boost is because drivers are dumb. You need to know how turbos work and how not to blow them up before blaming the manufacture.

[@billharrisford]

AMEN!🙏

[@Clooger-]

You shouldn't have to be a fucking mechanic to drive a car without it blowing up. Just say you're a Ford shill and move on. Lick the boots harder

[@robertthacker495]

Running up and down big hills can really raise the temperature of the engine oil. I was going up a big hill in Montana and my oil in my turbocharged engine got to 240 degrees. I always use 5w40 full synthetic in a turbocharged engine. I wonder if the engine oil was 5w20??

[@raydow9135]

That's why Thay are called the ecopoop or ecoboom

[@DISOPtv]

I wouldn't go to this dealer if it was the last Ford dealer on Earth. Guy blaming customer for not maintaining the car, then found out the nut backed off because manufacturer didn't secure it properly.

[@billharrisford]

Have a great day!