Cascading engine problems on a 2013 5.0
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Cascading engine problems on a 2013 5.0
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back in October my water pump exploded and discharged all the coolant within a few seconds. The truck shut itself off and I glided to a stop and got towed and got it replaced. Now about a month ago the engine went into limp home mode ad it seems one of my cylinders was at about 50% compression and a few others about ten percent. I told them to tear off the heads to see what’s up and it seems every valve stem was warped. Every one. I got new heads, then drove for a week and got a code for a valve solenoid. They reset the code and it drove fine for a week and now it coded for low oil pressure at idle. They are replacing the oil pump. They say there is scorching on the feed line into the pump, the cylinders were all clean and looked good though. I gotta ask has anyone else seen anything like this? The dealer had a two month lead time with engine rebuilds which certainly makes me think this is a common set of issues, I took it to a well regarded performance shop and they have been doing the work. The mechanic is stunned and said he can’t imagine what is causing all this. Anyone else have any ideas? I love the truck and just finished paying it off in October. It’s a 2013 sly super crew. Should I sell it? I can’t afford a new one but can’t afford all these bills either, any thoughts would be most appreciated.
back in October my water pump exploded and discharged all the coolant within a few seconds. The truck shut itself off and I glided to a stop and got towed and got it replaced. Now about a month ago the engine went into limp home mode ad it seems one of my cylinders was at about 50% compression and a few others about ten percent. I told them to tear off the heads to see what’s up and it seems every valve stem was warped. Every one. I got new heads, then drove for a week and got a code for a valve solenoid. They reset the code and it drove fine for a week and now it coded for low oil pressure at idle. They are replacing the oil pump. They say there is scorching on the feed line into the pump, the cylinders were all clean and looked good though. I gotta ask has anyone else seen anything like this? The dealer had a two month lead time with engine rebuilds which certainly makes me think this is a common set of issues, I took it to a well regarded performance shop and they have been doing the work. The mechanic is stunned and said he can’t imagine what is causing all this. Anyone else have any ideas? I love the truck and just finished paying it off in October. It’s a 2013 sly super crew. Should I sell it? I can’t afford a new one but can’t afford all these bills either, any thoughts would be most appreciated.
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From: Big Easy
Gotta wonder if there was some malfunction of the block when it was cast, the block contains all the oil galleries that feeds the thing. Wouldn't be something new as I've seen it before but it is very rare.
If it were my truck and I wanted to keep it, I'd opt for a new crate engine as it'll come with full warranty.
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If it were my truck and I wanted to keep it, I'd opt for a new crate engine as it'll come with full warranty.
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From: Big Easy
I didn't say it was a block issue, I said it's a possibility. No way to know for sure without putting my hands and tools on it. Any engine builder should have the required test equipment to determine the problem.
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Good point, ok I am original owner, 144k miles, mostly freeway s I ha a hundred mile round trip freeway drive to work. Kept up all maintenance since this was supposed to last me fifteen years. Never off-road or anything. Some light towing of my jet skis and dirt bikes.