Major Ecoboost repair, long delays
My daughter parked her 2013 F150 Ecoboost with about 140,000 miles on it back in mid-May. When she started it back up it would barely run and was very rough. To make a long story short it was parked...
Forum Discussion
Wow, what a mess. Sorry about your troubles. I don't see how people can live with themselves doing that to people.
At this point I agree with the dealer about the long block. But you are in a jam for time so that puts you between a rock and a hard place.
So you might want to go junk yard engine at this time to get your daughter going again. Problem is these engines are a high performance engine. People don't want to admit that but they are. And like any high performance engine, maintenance needs to be beyond stellar. So if you get a JY engine who knows how it was treated? If you did go JY see if you can find one with a 6 month + warrantee. Any less than that and you could be throwing thousands of dollars down a rat hole.
Any way you go this is going to get VERY pricy. If you have the dealer do it they are going to want you to get new turbos too. And rightly so "if" trash went through them. Maybe new cats too if enough oil went through them.
Man you have some very hard choices to make and none of them are good. I would not want to be in your shoes. ( and I have been there) Anyway, good luck and I hope you get it sorted out.
PS. When you get this thing back together I would dump it. Last thing your daughter needs is a truck with a high perf engine in it. She needs reliable so look for a truck with good reliability in its ratings.
PSx1. Please don't get a Jasper engine. Gesus Fish!!
At this point I agree with the dealer about the long block. But you are in a jam for time so that puts you between a rock and a hard place.
So you might want to go junk yard engine at this time to get your daughter going again. Problem is these engines are a high performance engine. People don't want to admit that but they are. And like any high performance engine, maintenance needs to be beyond stellar. So if you get a JY engine who knows how it was treated? If you did go JY see if you can find one with a 6 month + warrantee. Any less than that and you could be throwing thousands of dollars down a rat hole.
Any way you go this is going to get VERY pricy. If you have the dealer do it they are going to want you to get new turbos too. And rightly so "if" trash went through them. Maybe new cats too if enough oil went through them.
Man you have some very hard choices to make and none of them are good. I would not want to be in your shoes. ( and I have been there) Anyway, good luck and I hope you get it sorted out.
PS. When you get this thing back together I would dump it. Last thing your daughter needs is a truck with a high perf engine in it. She needs reliable so look for a truck with good reliability in its ratings.
PSx1. Please don't get a Jasper engine. Gesus Fish!!
