Originally Posted by 9chester

Well, looks like it's my turn in the barrel. I bought my 2012 5.0 about a year and a half ago from a dodge dealer (won't make that mistake again) with around 33000 miles on the clock. After putting about 3-4000 miles on it I began hearing the quite noticeable, sickening knock from the bottom end. Called the dealer about it and they basically told me "that sucks. Call ford". So I drove it for the rest of last year trying to convince myself it was getting better, even though it definitely wasn't. So at 45000 miles back in February I figured I better get it looked at by a ford dealer down the road. After 2 hours and a $105 "diagnostic fee" I found out my oil level was good, my tire pressure was right on, and the knock was perfectly normal. Fast forward to about a week and a half ago, I took it to the ford dealer where we bought the wife's Edge. And by some miricle, their tech heard a definite knock that the other dealership couldn't seem to hear. So I drove of in the loaner car they supplied me and they got on the horn to ford, who instructed them to tear into it. Upon tear down, ford told them to order a long block. So hopefully this saga is over, and this is not the beginning of a new chapter! I understand dealerships probably get hosed on warrenty work so I certainly appreciate these guys taking care of me even though I didn't buy this truck there. Maybe the Edge purchase helped my cause, but they have definitely earned my buisness in the future.BTW, the dealership is Germain Ford in Beavercreek, Ohio. Excellent service (including the edge purchase) and good people. The service department has been great and helpful for both me and the wife.

Originally Posted by 2014supercrew

...but now smell the oil burn as it drips down to the header...

Originally Posted by Koolponycar

I really think it comes down to a good tech listening and really caring and not just in a hurry to pass you off on these noises. I am going to have another local dealer under warranty next year do the deactivation procedure as I have already talked to them about it. i have a very faint knock that comes and goes so I will drive this until a little before the warranty runs out that way if I do have a issue it should be more noticeable and I will get another year out of this one. Truck runs strong so its hard to believe something is wrong, but some may be worse than others as all engines have a certain degree of cylinder bore distortion from what Ive googled. Just obviously some of these are out of the tolerance spec.

Originally Posted by Koolponycar

Why is ford putting remanufactured ones in instead of a factory crate engine ?

Originally Posted by Koolponycar

Why is ford putting remanufactured ones in instead of a factory crate engine ?

Originally Posted by 9chester

I just got my truck back from the dealership this past Tuesday after getting the new engine put in. The paperwork has it listed as ford part # (EL3Z-6006-C) "service engine". A Google search shows it as a 2014 model replacement engine. So I'm assuming it's new from ford and not remanufactured?