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Old Jan 25, 2026 | 02:09 PM
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Dealership says the motor in my ‘17 f150 Limited is shot because of water pump failure. They say coolant has entered the crankcase. I haven’t put 1k miles (173k miles) on the truck. Previous owner said the water pump, cam phasers, and chain were changed at 148k miles (Provided service invoice).

Question… Can a 2018 Raptor engine be swapped with changing the harness? Can it just be tuned? Thanks!

Pics attached are from the oil and coolant spray and leaking.
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Old Jan 25, 2026 | 03:39 PM
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Get a second opinion.
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Old Jan 25, 2026 | 04:06 PM
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What would cause a spray like that?
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Old Jan 25, 2026 | 08:08 PM
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Who cares if coolant entered the crankcase…it’s not going to kill the engine unless it was a bunch for a prolonged period of time. It looks to me like you have a leak external to the engine from any number of common failure points on an Ecoboost. Get a second opinion ASAP unless there’s more info you didn’t mention about engine health.
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Old Jan 26, 2026 | 10:18 AM
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With time and money anything is possible. You could power it with a nuclear reactor. That said, I wouldnt trust the dealerships diagnosis. Coolant in the engine will wreck havoc on the bearings but it doesnt happen in 10 seconds. It takes a lot and running like that for a while.
Fix the coolant leak, change the oil and run it. See what happens then.
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Old Jan 26, 2026 | 05:43 PM
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Unless it is hydrolocked, "I" would follow the above advice.
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