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My 2015 2.7 ecoboost has had 4 oil pans and STILL LEAKS OIL!!!!!

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Old 07-06-2018, 07:29 PM
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Default I’ve had 3 oil pans and it still leaks!! Ford won’t help! Help me!!!

I purchased a 2015 2.7 ecoboost f150 in may 2016. I am on my 4th oil pan (~58,000 miles) and I’m fed up! Ford won’t help at all, only offering me an extended warranty plan that I will have to purchase from them. I can’t stand to give them another dollar at this point. What can I do? Can anyone help the situation? Advice? I feel like I’m getting a royal fu**ing from Ford!
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1) Get an attorney
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2) Sell it
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Is it really leaking from the pan or does the leak originate somewhere higher up. The dealer may just be mis-diagnosing the leak.
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1. Smash it into a tree
2. Back it down boat ramp with boat attached
3. Trade it in for another truck
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4 pans? And those should be metal pans, not composite, correct? I would be wanting to put the truck on a lift, pull the pan, and look for defects in the casting. It's possible that the problem is on the motor, not on the pan. Do you have pictures of the leak? Of the bottom of the motor with the pan removed?

(I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt that you aren't a troll... even though a username of "Lemon-2015-f150" and a post count of 4 makes me very dubious).
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A straight edge needs to be put on the oil pan and block flanges. I bet there's a problem on the engine side and it needs to be sanded or otherwise levelled.
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Originally Posted by Lemon-2015-f150
Sorry for all the repetitive posts. I’ve never been a blogger and I am livid about the whole situation. They neglect the fact that the block could be deformed and just slap on another plastic oil pan.
Ever heard of "the squeaky wheel gets the grease"? Well, it's time to squeak. Call Ford and open a case with them. Have you tried a different dealership? If not, you should... find a large dealership in a big city that has a little more experience.

Remember the definition of insanity - doing the same thing and expecting different results.
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Well, speaking from experience with a motorcycle, I can tell you it could be 10, and they'd still leak if not done properly. And by that I mean to WAIT UNTIL ALL OIL DRAINS OUT. I found out the hard way too. The least oil contamination ruins the RTV and causes a leak. I had to leave mine draining for ONE WEEK, before it wouldn't drain any more oil in the time the RTV needed to cure. Zero issues after that. Dealers leave it a few hours, or a day maximum. It's not nearly enough. If your truck is fine otherwise, just DIY man. Or tell them to leave it a week draining, and it wouldn't leak again. It's one of the easiest fixes, but the hardest to achieve because dealers don't allow enough time for proper draining. Hope this helps.
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Another one of those that joins to bitch.

No invoices. No information. No dealer. No follow up to his story. One post.

Anyone else had 4 metal pans that are defective?
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The pans are not defective. As I said, it's the process. RTV is ruined with even a trace of oil. If you don't wait enough time, oil will ruin every job. It's a super simple job when there's no oil at all to spoil it. Hope this made it clear.
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