Blown Ecoboost at 21k miles!
11-03-2017, 06:56 AM
#231
Thank you for your honesty and the update of your case. Sounds like you reached a happy but costly ending. The eb wizard conspiracy trolls can go find a new victim now. Move along trolls move along!
Wow you guys are savages holy **** lol. Just so you guys know a bit more I've been swamped at work lately and when i saw how many replies this was getting i didn't have time to read through it but here's the deal.
1. You guys are pretty intense on creeping some random dude on the internet but i get it, originally looked pretty shady.
2. Yes i tried to delete the downpipe post i made a while back because i didn't want to scare people off, i took the downpipes off a week after i got them which ill get to.
3. Yes it was tuned at one point but was not at the time of failure. I tried 3 different tuners, but the truck didn't run right ever tuned, and i still lost my remote start because the downpipes threw a check engine light. Finally decided i didn't want the headache and really wanted my remote start back so downpipes came off and so did tune.
4. Mods at time of failure: drop in air filter, mbrp cat back, full race catch can, and a levels intercooler.
5. Told my servicing dealer in North Carolina exactly what i told you here, and had the above listed mods on when it was towed in and i am footing the bill on a new motor, but they gave me a huge discount on the labor and ill have a better warranty after which both are a show of great ford customer service on the dealer end.
6. Let this be a lesson to those on the fence, i can't say for sure tuning caused premature damage ect because i did everything possible to maintain my truck with top quality fluids and services, but it did not fail while tuned so take that for what it is.
7. Not blaming any tuner, everyone blamming this or that tuner but reality is it was constantly changing between tunes and even running 93 octane in 91 tunes for added security. Moral is modding is never safe, even if you fully understand how things work, sometimes **** just happens.
8. Yes the bill sucks, but in a sense i think i got a really fair deal and in the long run will probably save me a lot of money not modding anything again.
To all the concerned people in here, social justice was served so you can go back to your regularly scheduled leveling kit discussions. Thank you.
1. You guys are pretty intense on creeping some random dude on the internet but i get it, originally looked pretty shady.
2. Yes i tried to delete the downpipe post i made a while back because i didn't want to scare people off, i took the downpipes off a week after i got them which ill get to.
3. Yes it was tuned at one point but was not at the time of failure. I tried 3 different tuners, but the truck didn't run right ever tuned, and i still lost my remote start because the downpipes threw a check engine light. Finally decided i didn't want the headache and really wanted my remote start back so downpipes came off and so did tune.
4. Mods at time of failure: drop in air filter, mbrp cat back, full race catch can, and a levels intercooler.
5. Told my servicing dealer in North Carolina exactly what i told you here, and had the above listed mods on when it was towed in and i am footing the bill on a new motor, but they gave me a huge discount on the labor and ill have a better warranty after which both are a show of great ford customer service on the dealer end.
6. Let this be a lesson to those on the fence, i can't say for sure tuning caused premature damage ect because i did everything possible to maintain my truck with top quality fluids and services, but it did not fail while tuned so take that for what it is.
7. Not blaming any tuner, everyone blamming this or that tuner but reality is it was constantly changing between tunes and even running 93 octane in 91 tunes for added security. Moral is modding is never safe, even if you fully understand how things work, sometimes **** just happens.
8. Yes the bill sucks, but in a sense i think i got a really fair deal and in the long run will probably save me a lot of money not modding anything again.
To all the concerned people in here, social justice was served so you can go back to your regularly scheduled leveling kit discussions. Thank you.
11-03-2017, 07:22 AM
#232
Senior Member
11-03-2017, 07:46 AM
#234
Wow you guys are savages holy **** lol. Just so you guys know a bit more I've been swamped at work lately and when i saw how many replies this was getting i didn't have time to read through it but here's the deal.
1. You guys are pretty intense on creeping some random dude on the internet but i get it, originally looked pretty shady.
2. Yes i tried to delete the downpipe post i made a while back because i didn't want to scare people off, i took the downpipes off a week after i got them which ill get to.
3. Yes it was tuned at one point but was not at the time of failure. I tried 3 different tuners, but the truck didn't run right ever tuned, and i still lost my remote start because the downpipes threw a check engine light. Finally decided i didn't want the headache and really wanted my remote start back so downpipes came off and so did tune.
4. Mods at time of failure: drop in air filter, mbrp cat back, full race catch can, and a levels intercooler.
5. Told my servicing dealer in North Carolina exactly what i told you here, and had the above listed mods on when it was towed in and i am footing the bill on a new motor, but they gave me a huge discount on the labor and ill have a better warranty after which both are a show of great ford customer service on the dealer end.
6. Let this be a lesson to those on the fence, i can't say for sure tuning caused premature damage ect because i did everything possible to maintain my truck with top quality fluids and services, but it did not fail while tuned so take that for what it is.
7. Not blaming any tuner, everyone blamming this or that tuner but reality is it was constantly changing between tunes and even running 93 octane in 91 tunes for added security. Moral is modding is never safe, even if you fully understand how things work, sometimes **** just happens.
8. Yes the bill sucks, but in a sense i think i got a really fair deal and in the long run will probably save me a lot of money not modding anything again.
To all the concerned people in here, social justice was served so you can go back to your regularly scheduled leveling kit discussions. Thank you.
1. You guys are pretty intense on creeping some random dude on the internet but i get it, originally looked pretty shady.
2. Yes i tried to delete the downpipe post i made a while back because i didn't want to scare people off, i took the downpipes off a week after i got them which ill get to.
3. Yes it was tuned at one point but was not at the time of failure. I tried 3 different tuners, but the truck didn't run right ever tuned, and i still lost my remote start because the downpipes threw a check engine light. Finally decided i didn't want the headache and really wanted my remote start back so downpipes came off and so did tune.
4. Mods at time of failure: drop in air filter, mbrp cat back, full race catch can, and a levels intercooler.
5. Told my servicing dealer in North Carolina exactly what i told you here, and had the above listed mods on when it was towed in and i am footing the bill on a new motor, but they gave me a huge discount on the labor and ill have a better warranty after which both are a show of great ford customer service on the dealer end.
6. Let this be a lesson to those on the fence, i can't say for sure tuning caused premature damage ect because i did everything possible to maintain my truck with top quality fluids and services, but it did not fail while tuned so take that for what it is.
7. Not blaming any tuner, everyone blamming this or that tuner but reality is it was constantly changing between tunes and even running 93 octane in 91 tunes for added security. Moral is modding is never safe, even if you fully understand how things work, sometimes **** just happens.
8. Yes the bill sucks, but in a sense i think i got a really fair deal and in the long run will probably save me a lot of money not modding anything again.
To all the concerned people in here, social justice was served so you can go back to your regularly scheduled leveling kit discussions. Thank you.
11-03-2017, 07:50 AM
#235
Senior Member
I'd sure like to read that article... Do you have a link? Only 21k miles and it blows a hole in the side of the block? Sorry not buying this was just a stock engine that suddenly turned itself into an anchor!
BTW why would a 2015 only have 21k miles on it? Not saying it didn't only that's pretty unusual for a 3 year old truck.
BTW why would a 2015 only have 21k miles on it? Not saying it didn't only that's pretty unusual for a 3 year old truck.
11-03-2017, 08:04 AM
#236
Senior Member
Thread Starter
OP, thanks for the update. Sounds like you're keeping a good attitude about the whole experience. How did the conversation w/ the dealer go? Did they do any assessment on what caused the failure or once you told them your mods they basically just said your out of luck in regards to warranty?
11-03-2017, 08:15 AM
#237
Senior Member
Wow you guys are savages holy **** lol. Just so you guys know a bit more I've been swamped at work lately and when i saw how many replies this was getting i didn't have time to read through it but here's the deal.
1. You guys are pretty intense on creeping some random dude on the internet but i get it, originally looked pretty shady.
2. Yes i tried to delete the downpipe post i made a while back because i didn't want to scare people off, i took the downpipes off a week after i got them which ill get to.
3. Yes it was tuned at one point but was not at the time of failure. I tried 3 different tuners, but the truck didn't run right ever tuned, and i still lost my remote start because the downpipes threw a check engine light. Finally decided i didn't want the headache and really wanted my remote start back so downpipes came off and so did tune.
4. Mods at time of failure: drop in air filter, mbrp cat back, full race catch can, and a levels intercooler.
5. Told my servicing dealer in North Carolina exactly what i told you here, and had the above listed mods on when it was towed in and i am footing the bill on a new motor, but they gave me a huge discount on the labor and ill have a better warranty after which both are a show of great ford customer service on the dealer end.
6. Let this be a lesson to those on the fence, i can't say for sure tuning caused premature damage ect because i did everything possible to maintain my truck with top quality fluids and services, but it did not fail while tuned so take that for what it is.
7. Not blaming any tuner, everyone blamming this or that tuner but reality is it was constantly changing between tunes and even running 93 octane in 91 tunes for added security. Moral is modding is never safe, even if you fully understand how things work, sometimes **** just happens.
8. Yes the bill sucks, but in a sense i think i got a really fair deal and in the long run will probably save me a lot of money not modding anything again.
To all the concerned people in here, social justice was served so you can go back to your regularly scheduled leveling kit discussions. Thank you.
1. You guys are pretty intense on creeping some random dude on the internet but i get it, originally looked pretty shady.
2. Yes i tried to delete the downpipe post i made a while back because i didn't want to scare people off, i took the downpipes off a week after i got them which ill get to.
3. Yes it was tuned at one point but was not at the time of failure. I tried 3 different tuners, but the truck didn't run right ever tuned, and i still lost my remote start because the downpipes threw a check engine light. Finally decided i didn't want the headache and really wanted my remote start back so downpipes came off and so did tune.
4. Mods at time of failure: drop in air filter, mbrp cat back, full race catch can, and a levels intercooler.
5. Told my servicing dealer in North Carolina exactly what i told you here, and had the above listed mods on when it was towed in and i am footing the bill on a new motor, but they gave me a huge discount on the labor and ill have a better warranty after which both are a show of great ford customer service on the dealer end.
6. Let this be a lesson to those on the fence, i can't say for sure tuning caused premature damage ect because i did everything possible to maintain my truck with top quality fluids and services, but it did not fail while tuned so take that for what it is.
7. Not blaming any tuner, everyone blamming this or that tuner but reality is it was constantly changing between tunes and even running 93 octane in 91 tunes for added security. Moral is modding is never safe, even if you fully understand how things work, sometimes **** just happens.
8. Yes the bill sucks, but in a sense i think i got a really fair deal and in the long run will probably save me a lot of money not modding anything again.
To all the concerned people in here, social justice was served so you can go back to your regularly scheduled leveling kit discussions. Thank you.
11-03-2017, 08:17 AM
#238
Senior Member
And how are guys creepy for looking at your past threads? You're the one who put it out there. Here's a hint about the internet... once you put it out there, it is out there forever.
11-03-2017, 08:46 AM
#239
Going back and looking at past threads is not creepy. However going back and obsessing over said threads and trying to figure out if the guy was online or when the last time he was online or accusing him of making this whole story up to run down the eb is what is considered creepy tendencies. Not accusing you, but just trying to answer your question.
11-03-2017, 09:03 AM
#240
Senior Member
I'd say it was pretty good object lesson. If you tune your engine, then it grenades there is a pretty good chance you will be denied warranty. If you have the money to replace said engine then tune/mod to your hearts content without worry if it goes boom!
If however you don't have the money to replace that engine it's less stressful leaving it stock.
Lets also remember the OP brought his story to this PUBLIC forum! Everything that followed was because he decided to make public what happened. Obviously there are many different opinions on this subject.
My position was very simple.... If you tune your engine and it fails don't try to sneak it past Ford to have them pay for what you did. I'd say that's pretty straight forward. Some want to say that's being a boy scout, do gooder... etc! I call it simply being HONEST... nothing more.
If however you don't have the money to replace that engine it's less stressful leaving it stock.
Lets also remember the OP brought his story to this PUBLIC forum! Everything that followed was because he decided to make public what happened. Obviously there are many different opinions on this subject.
My position was very simple.... If you tune your engine and it fails don't try to sneak it past Ford to have them pay for what you did. I'd say that's pretty straight forward. Some want to say that's being a boy scout, do gooder... etc! I call it simply being HONEST... nothing more.