Blown Ecoboost at 21k miles!
10-30-2017, 05:20 PM
#101
Senior Member
I feel bad for the guy but I agee, if Ford denies his claim, I'm O.K. with that. What happened? My guess would be a bad rod or rod bolts from his description. It could have been turning 8500 rpms when it blew, who knows. Could have been running 35 psi boost. Could be it had an air fuel ratio of 20 when it blew. We just won't know.
10-30-2017, 07:02 PM
#102
Senior Member
The main reason Ford pays for people screwing around with things like tuning and creating a disaster is their DEALERS!! They have the greatest impact on warranty work being done that clearly shouldn't be done.
I'm not against people moding their vehicles withing limits but tuning engines for more power then crawling back aksing Ford to pickup repair costs is ridicilous. How about all the stress put on drive trains that weren't engineered to handle 450 to 500 hp from an eco boost? Should Ford pay for a rear end or tranny that grenades because of increased HP?
It's very simple... if you can't afford to pay for repairs caused by moding then leave it stock until your warranty runs out!
I'm not against people moding their vehicles withing limits but tuning engines for more power then crawling back aksing Ford to pickup repair costs is ridicilous. How about all the stress put on drive trains that weren't engineered to handle 450 to 500 hp from an eco boost? Should Ford pay for a rear end or tranny that grenades because of increased HP?
It's very simple... if you can't afford to pay for repairs caused by moding then leave it stock until your warranty runs out!
10-30-2017, 07:41 PM
#104
Senior Member
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Don't see anything fake here. The truck blew up. Now he's trying to erase the evidence and is pleading the fifth so he can defraud Ford to get it fixed.
10-30-2017, 07:49 PM
#105
Why not quote my whole post? The whole point of my post was I didn't think it was a fake thread, that the guy was trying to clean up his mess by deleting his mod list.
10-30-2017, 07:57 PM
#106
Senior Member
I get what you're saying here but you know the 3.5L ecoboost in the raptor is factory 450hp/torque right? It's obviously designed to handle it. I do agree that if you mod a vehicle then you shouldn't expect it to be warrantied but most times it's not necessarily the tune or parts that cause the failure just a factory defect that was amplified by upgraded performance.
Bottom line is very straight forward. If you can't afford to pay for things that might go "BOOM" when modding then don't mod! Don't expect Ford to pay for your performance experiments if or when they go bad.......
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10-30-2017, 08:57 PM
#107
Senior Member
I don't feel bad for the OP in the slightest. I boosted my vette and if it had grenaded had no plan to go whining and sniveling back to GM because it blew up. Why should GM pay for what I decided to do? Ridiculous.. Some people need to MAN UP and take their medicine if they mod an engine and it melts down. TO BAD!!
Amazes me so many think Ford should spend a dime to install a new block in this truck. Trouble with this country is to many people refuse to step up and take responsibility for their own actions. You want more power and things go bad.... well that's most unfortunate but it happens all the time.
The old saying is 100% accurate... If you want to play be prepared to pay! If not just leave the vehicle stock and avoid warranty problems!
Amazes me so many think Ford should spend a dime to install a new block in this truck. Trouble with this country is to many people refuse to step up and take responsibility for their own actions. You want more power and things go bad.... well that's most unfortunate but it happens all the time.
The old saying is 100% accurate... If you want to play be prepared to pay! If not just leave the vehicle stock and avoid warranty problems!
10-30-2017, 10:04 PM
#108
Hey, lets try to act like adults rather than 'gotcha' kids!
Just sayin...
Just sayin...
10-30-2017, 10:28 PM
#110
I was just talking to my dad today about tossing an exhaust, intake and tune on this morning.
But then I read this. And even being someone who only became a member recently I have read on several occasions that SSI tunes are a no no. Also how does the tune interact with each drive mode? It seems as though ford has its own tune....sport mode.
I was driving home today and I put it in sport mode, And one take off caught me off guard, I was moving! It really doesn't need any more power, and seriously a mustang or sports car can be had for cheaper than a blown motor : )
But then I read this. And even being someone who only became a member recently I have read on several occasions that SSI tunes are a no no. Also how does the tune interact with each drive mode? It seems as though ford has its own tune....sport mode.
I was driving home today and I put it in sport mode, And one take off caught me off guard, I was moving! It really doesn't need any more power, and seriously a mustang or sports car can be had for cheaper than a blown motor : )