Ecoboost condensate drain hole, post your results here
09-12-2016, 07:16 PM
#1972
King Hater
It has everything to do with a condensation drain hole. I installed the hole and the problem continued. Truck drove fine so long as you didn't accelerate hard. If you did it still sucked in water and would make the truck run bad until I let off the throttle and let the truck idle for a while and baby the truck down the road and it would slowly clear up
09-12-2016, 10:30 PM
#1974
Honestly, I wish I can tell you?? I cant think of anything else that would cause the misfire on hard acceleration and clear up after idling it and babying it down the road and starts to gradually run well again unless I accelerate hard again. Ford over the last year after repeated visits could never figure it out. I know the hold is in the right spot so that's not the issue. Hole on lowest point of host just past exit on intercooler and I even drilled it out to 1/8" when I felt it possibly wasn't a big enough hole to get it out and was possibly clogging... and ive been a mechanic and built vehicles for the last 30 years. I know hole was even starting to sacrifice of turbo pressure
09-25-2016, 03:46 PM
#1975
Senior Member
I just drilled the 1/16th weep hole and I thought I'd share some results.
Was really hesitant to drill this weep hole but after watching numerous youtube videos and reading multiple threads, I was convinced.
A little backstory on my truck. It's a 2012 Ecoboost with 60k miles. I have had the hesitation issue several times and even had a coil/plug replaced under warranty due to water ingestion. Ford has done multiple TSB's and "fixes" for my truck, I was still a little nervous about condensation getting into the engine. I recently surpassed my 5yr/60k miles powertrain warranty and figured drilling the weep hole would be cheap insurance going forward.
Anyways - drilled the weep hole and nothing really came out. I walked away for a little bit and moisture had started to gather around the hole. I started the truck up and revved it a few times and, what appeared to be oil, sprayed out. I was expecting a little more water but is it normal to have oil come out?
Was really hesitant to drill this weep hole but after watching numerous youtube videos and reading multiple threads, I was convinced.
A little backstory on my truck. It's a 2012 Ecoboost with 60k miles. I have had the hesitation issue several times and even had a coil/plug replaced under warranty due to water ingestion. Ford has done multiple TSB's and "fixes" for my truck, I was still a little nervous about condensation getting into the engine. I recently surpassed my 5yr/60k miles powertrain warranty and figured drilling the weep hole would be cheap insurance going forward.
Anyways - drilled the weep hole and nothing really came out. I walked away for a little bit and moisture had started to gather around the hole. I started the truck up and revved it a few times and, what appeared to be oil, sprayed out. I was expecting a little more water but is it normal to have oil come out?
09-25-2016, 08:05 PM
#1976
King Hater
I just drilled the 1/16th weep hole and I thought I'd share some results.
Was really hesitant to drill this weep hole but after watching numerous youtube videos and reading multiple threads, I was convinced.
A little backstory on my truck. It's a 2012 Ecoboost with 60k miles. I have had the hesitation issue several times and even had a coil/plug replaced under warranty due to water ingestion. Ford has done multiple TSB's and "fixes" for my truck, I was still a little nervous about condensation getting into the engine. I recently surpassed my 5yr/60k miles powertrain warranty and figured drilling the weep hole would be cheap insurance going forward.
Anyways - drilled the weep hole and nothing really came out. I walked away for a little bit and moisture had started to gather around the hole. I started the truck up and revved it a few times and, what appeared to be oil, sprayed out. I was expecting a little more water but is it normal to have oil come out?
Was really hesitant to drill this weep hole but after watching numerous youtube videos and reading multiple threads, I was convinced.
A little backstory on my truck. It's a 2012 Ecoboost with 60k miles. I have had the hesitation issue several times and even had a coil/plug replaced under warranty due to water ingestion. Ford has done multiple TSB's and "fixes" for my truck, I was still a little nervous about condensation getting into the engine. I recently surpassed my 5yr/60k miles powertrain warranty and figured drilling the weep hole would be cheap insurance going forward.
Anyways - drilled the weep hole and nothing really came out. I walked away for a little bit and moisture had started to gather around the hole. I started the truck up and revved it a few times and, what appeared to be oil, sprayed out. I was expecting a little more water but is it normal to have oil come out?
09-25-2016, 11:08 PM
#1978
Anyways - drilled the weep hole and nothing really came out. I walked away for a little bit and moisture had started to gather around the hole. I started the truck up and revved it a few times and, what appeared to be oil, sprayed out. I was expecting a little more water but is it normal to have oil come out?
Glad to see that you've expelled the nasty.
09-26-2016, 11:03 AM
#1979
Senior Member
Another question for you guys - will the underside of my truck always look like this? Seems like it vented a lot of oil. I'm hoping this is just whats collected over the years and will eventually slow down once it's all blown out.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
09-26-2016, 08:29 PM
#1980
King Hater
