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Trust Ford they know what they doing Folks
Belt In Oil (BIO) and Oil Spec
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Yea, no.
One only has to look at the early PTU units with their 'lifetime fill' and 1/2qt capacity, or 5.4L sparkplugs, or any number of things. EVERY manufacturer gets it wrong sometimes. Sometimes more than once on any given item.
Not foolish to look at a 'weak link' and look at ways to improve your odds.
This is exactly why I don't trust them calling for a 150,000 mile OCI on my 10R80. Not that it is engineered poorly, it might be, but there are beancounters in the mix that screw things up for the engineers all the time.
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Only ford knows why they designed it this way. Most likely for longevity.
We have seen Fords better ideas.
Fixed that for you.
Just like the newest 5.0Ls in the F-150. They now have a wet belt for the oil pump drive
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It's funny....every manufacturer in the 80s and 90s who used a timing belt (I like them) did everything possible to keep the belt dry. If a seal leaked and the belt got contaminated, it either broke or got replaced before it broke.
I've worked on Honda OPE with the wet belts, and yes they work. But a lawnmower is basically designed to last 3-500 hours. Not what I want in a car engine.
Gear drive pump, and a DRY timing belt would be my preference for these compact engines.
I've worked on Honda OPE with the wet belts, and yes they work. But a lawnmower is basically designed to last 3-500 hours. Not what I want in a car engine.
Gear drive pump, and a DRY timing belt would be my preference for these compact engines.
I saw that also. I had no idea engines existed with a timing belt that is open to the sump like that. Seems like a terrible design to me, but I'm sure it has something to do with keeping the overall package compact. Still, I would prefer not to have such a setup.
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O que aconteceu com aquela correia dentada banhada em óleo, que aciona a bomba de óleo, é simplesmente que ela começa a se decompor prematuramente, em alguns casos aos 40k e dentro do período de garantia; Os resíduos causam bloqueios no sistema de lubrificação, causando quebra do motor com sérios danos.
Just to update you all my 2021 1.5l 3 is now at 206,000 miles and running beautifully (knock on wood) doing about 10,000 mile oil changes (all highway) with Amsoil xl 5w30(yes went to 5w30 just because) avg. 32 plus mpg on highway. RI reallylike my Escape and hope it runs aanother 200,000 miles!
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I’m glad to hear this ford has been getting a bad rap . Look we all know ford is gonna sell regardless of what they put out . Folks are all in for American Made union built blah blah . But let’s trust ford to built quality products ok
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The new Trax 3cyl also uses a wet belt driven oil pump. So not just Ford.
that's why I did not buy one when shopping for a vehicle.
Update guys my oil oump belt degraded and plugged oil pump pickup. Got low oil pressure warning at a stop light and shut it off. At 264,000 miles. In thee shop hectares new engine as we speak. Dealer wanted $6,300 to replace the belt. Private mechanic wanted 4,500. Engine install..$2500. Rebuilt engine with warranty 3,000.
Sounds like you got good life from that engine!
Sure. I trust them to build some very sketchy stuff. 4-cyl ecoboost engines (Mustang etc) that have head gasket issues and now oil pumps driven by a belt that is exposed to sump oil. Sounds wonderful.
Well, the belt was due 114,000 miles ago!
I’m seriously impressed how long that engine lasted. That’s not bad at all.
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Id imagine time, more than miles, takes it's toll on the belt. Many miles in a short time the belt would make it to 250k, but in 15 years?
That’s why it has a 10 year replacement interval.
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