3.5 EcoBoost under valve covers/front cover
- Thread starter jagdriver727
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Your average quick lubes (and half the dealers) use the cheapest bulk & filters they can find (although Ford seems to stick to MC). I can pretty much guarantee the '11 Express 6.0 in my sig (ex-Hertz) hasn't seen Dexos 1 since the factory, which is likely the reason for my marginal oil pressure, it had seen a steady diet of (QS?) bulk at the Jiffy Lube and had been run out to OLM before I got it. VIOC seems somewhat more trustworthy, although they have broken things on me before. The quick lubes don't touch anything of mine, though, I'm wise to their games.
Hate to drag this thread OT, but you never know with ex-rentals. It's a car by car basis. If you're buying one, you really have to look it over. I tend to buy them w/ under ~24K miles and 1yr old. I like to be able to see if the wheels have ever been removed and I look over the interior and exterior as best I can.
My 2019 Ram 1500 classic I bought in July was an enterprise rental. It had 15K miles on it. Original tires/wheels brakes. Nothing had been touched best I could tell. Interior absolutely spotless. Some of the clear / white shipping plastic fragments still under the seats and floor mats. Some exterior chips and blemishes. No record of oil changes up to the point it went for sale. I did another oil change shortly after getting it.
The OPs expedition was probably purchased a year old w/ ~30K miles on it. It probably had 1 to 2 oil changes. I really doubt any varnish built up w/in one year with rental usage given that many miles in a short period of time, but you never know.
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I'm in MD but that is 9 miles from meThat’s bout 2 hours from my brother in Boiling Springs PA area
recalls are free to the owner, so they get done yes
Other things like basic/bare minimum being done is way off base though
Same here, plus the obligatory oil on the new seal. I had always heard horror stories about these kinds of things but never saw one until then. I change the oil on my vehicles 90% of the time. But this van is very low to the ground so I only do it in the summer when I can more easily deal with it. But the happy ending is that the owner of the quick change immediately and 100% took responsibility and did the right thing. So the van still goes to him. Of course, no worries. It reminds him and his employees to do it particularly well because it makes his wallet vibrate when it pulls up! Lol! I'll always support folks who own their mistakes and are stand-up folks!
Enterprise also didn't what proper spec oil in the VW or gm Dexos. They were either ok with voiding the warranty or had some kind of agreement with the manufacturer that they would still get warranty without having to use proper spec oil.
The design is just fine, if managed well, and there are large number of owners with very high miles. But you are correct, fuel dilution is a problem, as is the long oil change interval and soot buildup. I change my Ecoboost's oil at the 5000 mile mark, and truth be told, that's probably 1000 miles too long. 5W-30 can also be a little on the thin side for chain life.
I know of a 3.5L Ecoboost with nearly 400,000 miles, yes on the original and unrepaired, engine and yes, with frequent oil changes, M1.
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Are the timing components being replaced with Motorcraft parts?
I've never understood the desire to have a complicated double overhead cam engine in a truck. A high revving sports car, yes. Nothing beats a simple push rod engine tuned for torque in the useable range. Compact, easy to maintain and durable. Ford seems to finally realize this with the release of their new 7.3 pushrod gas heavy duty truck engine (also port injected): https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/krbKN/s3/2020-ford-super-duty-7-3-gas-engine.jpg
If there was a warranty issue with a fairly new rental- doesn't the rental company have to prove reasonable effort in maintenance?
