mjhpadi Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 So have you heard or have they found anything yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCandySHO Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 It spent the night at the dealership. They were waiting for the engineers at Ford to call back. On a positive note, the new rubber is on, got the 4 wheel alignment and oil change done so at least the oil going into the intake will be clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCandySHO Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 No problems found. A little oil in the intake is normal apparently... :tsk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I had assume this would be the case, as long its not excessive and going thru a lot of oil. But I had a super charged car once and it had oil thru the intake system as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCandySHO Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 To my dealers credit, they spent a lot of time with the Ford engineers making sure there was no issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imminent Rueage Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Well I just got home this morning. I ended up rescheduling for Friday and on my way home last night I found out there were tornado's touching down around my home town and LOTS of hail so i decided to turn around crash at a friends house. I was much happier with my experience at this dealership. The tech's seemed like they were knowledgeable and just overall more pleasant to talk to. They basically told me the same thing about the oil. It was normal. I was going to get the knock sensor readings but honestly I don't think that's the issue and myself and the tech I was talking with decided that I should just keep driving it for now and see if any DTC's pop up or things progressively get worse. I will say it seemed to drive a bit better on the trip over there Friday, but it still doesn't pull as hard as it previously was when I accelerate to pass someone. I've got a bit left on my bumper-to-bumper warranty and plenty on my power-train warranty so I'm not terribly worried. Also, the Ford dealership I bought it from gave me a 3-year/100,000 mile warranty that covers 50% of parts/labor for any repairs and they are a very reputable dealership so If something worse arises I will just take it there. Only reason I didn't go there to begin with is because it's a good 4 hour drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCandySHO Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 That was the same here. I have Premium Care and my concern was noted in the system, so the dealer said to just ask them to check for external turbo leaks and excessive oil in the intake / inlet each time I bring it in for service. I am going to log my knock counts using my iTSX today just for kicks. No power loss problem here, but I have checked the knock sensor wires either..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 My wires were not chaffed but I still wrapped them with Gorilla tape to make sure they were not touching the metal and it seemed to help. So I can't say 100% but even if they are not chaffed they may be conducting some current if they are touching the head..just FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imminent Rueage Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Yeah, I am going to just keep a close eye on things. I am going to buy a MyCal programmer and tunes from Livernois pretty soon(almost my birthday) and do some data logging before i load up any custom files to the PCM. I am also going to take the time to wrap those wires properly so i don't have to worry about them chaffing, as I don't think they are chaffed at all as of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCandySHO Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Ugh. Went to take the car to the carwash today and before I left I noticed they $@$! up one of my rims when they installed the new tires. I realized stuff happens, but it looks like they tried to buff it out. What pisses me off the most is they said nothing when I picked up the car..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imminent Rueage Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Ahh, damn! That's the shits. I hate leaving my vehicle anywhere because you can never trust them and they are rarely as careful as they would be with their own vehicle. I have a scrape on the suede on my drivers side seat from bringing it to the first dealership I had it at last week. I had just gone through and thoroughly cleaned and put 303 Fabric Guard on them a few days before too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCandySHO Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Yeah, not impressed. Looks like when balancing the wheel, the didn't tight the clamp or forgot the rim protector plastic piece. [ATTACH=CONFIG]637[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 I would be taking right back to them, those wheels are $750 each. I'd be pissed, also I always do a walk around my car when picking up and inspect areas where any where was performed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhenne4 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Yea no shit id be up there next day demanding them be replaced or repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCandySHO Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 I called them but the service manager isn't in until Monday. I sent him an email with the photos. I am sure he will call me back Monday AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Man, sorry to hear (and see) the damage...I'd be upset too. It could be that whoever did the damage never told the service manager about it, so he (or she) won't get into trouble...hope you can get it repaired or replaced without too much of a hassle from them. Keep us updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imminent Rueage Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I would sure think that the Service Manager would realize what happened and be willing to replace the wheel. I hope things go well for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCandySHO Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Picked up the car today. They had the wheel refinished. Whoever did it is a true artist. Looks like a brand new wheel. Too bad about the other 3....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine109 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Back to the original topic at hand....from what I went through there shouldn't be any oil in the intake at all....you probably have a leaking turbo. There is a non-servicable gasket inside the turbo that goes bad and leaks oil. From what I gathered from EcoBrick Bob, that intake pipe should be bone dry. I bet if you take a look underneath at your turbo's you'll find one that has external leakage as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCandySHO Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 The said there was no external leaks. Not sure how to I can convince the engineers at the Ford Tech line they are wrong. My dealer even stated he would like to replace both turbos, but without Ford's permission, they cannot do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Can you file a complaint with Ford? (darn, I can't remember which dept.) But if you have the backing of your dealer, you might be able to get more aggressive action if you file a formal complaint. With a formal complaint you can go into more detail about the problem, with someone who can make the decision to go over the engineers heads, I know sometimes dealing with the engineers they think they know everything anc can't be wrong. Hope you can get this resolved to your satisfaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Ok fellas I did so google searches in regards to turbo oil leaks and oil in the intake tract, and from what I have read some oil is normal. Oil in the intake system can come from the crank case ventilation also. There many forums out there that many people are concerned with this issue as well, but from what I see some is normal. If running thru a quart of oil a month and blow smoke out your exhaust, then you have problem. Now don't get me wrong I am not trying state any of this is fact, this is just what I took away with me from what I read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCandySHO Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 That was the explanation the Ford engineers gave. When going WOT (under boost) and letting off the throttle quickly, it causes oil to get sucked back from the intake (PCV system) into the inlet track. They stated a little oil is normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imminent Rueage Posted June 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 For about the last week now my car has been running much better. I am not 100% sure, but I'm thinking maybe I got some bad gas. I was buying ONLY Shell V-Power 91 Octane Premium fuel from the same station every time. I have since been switching between BP and Tesoro and the car has been running much better. I did get Shell in a different town one day and it didn't seem to bother. I'm considering going back to the station I was originally buying at to see if the problem shows up again, but am a little afraid to try it. I'm just hoping thats what the problem was and that it doesn't show up again. On another note, a day or two ago, I was out for a cruise and went WOT from 65-110ish and then let off to drop back to 65 and I noticed the transmission 'hung' in the gear it was in and like hesitated before it finally shifted up to a higher gear. Not sure what that was all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10SECSHO Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 My knock sensor wires were not touching.g but very close. I zip tied them away from the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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