2011+ 55-60mph 5.0 Shuddering and EcoBoost Engine Miss/Loss of Power - Possible Fixes
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Originally Posted by Pfeffer
Maybe I'm behind here on reading...but I'm not sure anyone has taken their intercooler off and poured water out yet. or did i just miss that picture?
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From: St. Joseph, Mi
Originally Posted by renovatedspaces
I believe someone has had the dealer pull it and drain water out of it.
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From: Bradford Ontario
I've had the dealer remove the intercooler and drain out the water. At that time there was only a shot glass full that we drained out. Since temperatures have been in the 60-70 my MPG has improved and I don't notice any shudder, so I suspect that there is no condensation accumulating in the bottom of my IC. When talking to my Ford dealer, we discussed the fact that the only Ecoboost having problems is the F150. It is believed that the fact that the outlet tube comes off the bottom of the IC for the F150 and is allowing water to be sucked into the engine. The other EB’s the outlet is midway up on the IC and therefore water remains in the bottom of the IC and is not sucked into the engine. Apparently Ford has been able to duplicate the issue in the lab and is working on a fix that may result in a design change to the IC.
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Originally Posted by Mojave Black
I've had the dealer remove the intercooler and drain out the water. At that time there was only a shoot glass full that we drained out. Since temperatures have been in the 60-70 my MPG has improved and I don't notice any shudder, so I suspect that there is no condensation accumulating in the bottom of my IC. When talking to my Ford dealer, we discussed the fact that the only Ecoboost having problems is the F150. It is believed that the fact that the outlet tube comes off the bottom of the IC for the F150 and is allowing water to be sucked into the engine. The other EB’s the outlet is midway up on the IC and therefore water remains in the bottom of the IC and is not sucked into the engine. Apparently Ford has been able to duplicate the issue in the lab and is working on a fix that may result in a design change to the IC.
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From: PA
Originally Posted by Mojave Black
I've had the dealer remove the intercooler and drain out the water. At that time there was only a shoot glass full that we drained out. Since temperatures have been in the 60-70 my MPG has improved and I don't notice any shudder, so I suspect that there is no condensation accumulating in the bottom of my IC. When talking to my Ford dealer, we discussed the fact that the only Ecoboost having problems is the F150. It is believed that the fact that the outlet tube comes off the bottom of the IC for the F150 and is allowing water to be sucked into the engine. The other EB’s the outlet is midway up on the IC and therefore water remains in the bottom of the IC and is not sucked into the engine. Apparently Ford has been able to duplicate the issue in the lab and is working on a fix that may result in a design change to the IC.
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From: Fox Lake, IL
I highly doubt Ford will leave us hanging like you describe. They'll issue a recall or the very least, a TSB. Just last year they had a similiar issue with another intercooler for the same reason and it ended up being a recall.
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From: PA
Originally Posted by Largefarva
I highly doubt Ford will leave us hanging like you describe. They'll issue a recall or the very least, a TSB. Just last year they had a similiar issue with another intercooler for the same reason and it ended up being a recall.
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From: Roanoke, VA
I experience the low speed shudder. They threw a few parts at it and none of these resolved it. At some point Ford realized this was an issue and redesigned the driveline somewhere in the 2012 build cycle.
I am told this is "a normal characteristic" and to deal with it, even though they totally changed a major part of the truck for the following model year because of it.
Im out of options to have this fixed under warranty. So, im left with lemon law, aftermarket parts, or "dealing with it" as my only choices.
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From: Fox Lake, IL
For the life of me I can't find it now. It was the very first thing that would come up on google when the latest TSB for the shudder came out. Tried to google the TSB number at that time and I at first thought it was for our trucks, but realized it was a year ago. Now when trying to google it, a bunch of forum posts like this here are all that come up. Sorry, wish I could find it again.