CAC plastic cover cover
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CAC plastic cover cover
I know one of Fords fixes for the condensate issue was blocking part of the intercooler and reducing the efficiency. The best I can tell from searches is that this really didn't help the condensate issue (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). So has anyone removed it? It probably won't do much now but should help a little when the temps get hot here in Louisiana or is this just a waste of time.
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willgatlin25 (05-30-2018)
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A bit off topic but yesterday I purchased a can of Intake and Turbo Cleaner by CRC. Following the instructions and spraying the cleaner through the intake (AFTER THE MAF), keeping idle at 2k (with assistant), a couple revs, and then let it sit with the engine off for an hour. After I started it up there was a very slight hesitation but otherwise normal while making my way out of the neighborhood. Turned onto an open road and started to step into the throttle a bit and clearly heard a "pop, pop, pop" noise and an obvious hesitation on acceleration. Stepped into it a bit more and looking in my rear view mirror noticed some decent clouds of black smoke, no where near rolling coal like a diesel, but just some nasty crap burning it's way out.
24 Hours Later- I can feel a cleaner idle and definitely a better pickup when I step into the throttle. The little plumes of black smoke are gone and it overall feels smoother. So far this is the only product I have found that you can spray directly into the intake and right into the turbo fins without risking huge chunks of carbon breaking off and sending your motor and turbos into catastrophic failure. It's actually pretty cool when you pull the intake hose off of the airbox (AFTER THE MAF) and while you spray the cleaner you can hear it spitting around inside the turbos washing all that crap out.
I did mention "AFTER THE MAF" multiple times because this stuff will destroy the MAF sensor if you spay it on there, even the manufacturer clearly states to apply the product AFTER the MAF. To the point however I haven't noticed any ill effects and in fact noticed some performance improvement. Honestly it's the best I can do aside from tearing the entire engine down to get rid of the carbon which is far beyond my mechanics skills. My goal is just to keep it running as well and as clean as possible so I can get a long life out of my truck.
(I do not work for or endorse CRC's products in any way shape or form. Just stating my opinion on a product I tried.)
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2012Boosted (05-30-2018)
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I know one of Fords fixes for the condensate issue was blocking part of the intercooler and reducing the efficiency. The best I can tell from searches is that this really didn't help the condensate issue (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). So has anyone removed it? It probably won't do much now but should help a little when the temps get hot here in Louisiana or is this just a waste of time.
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2012Boosted (05-30-2018)
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So just got 2012 ecoboost and after a bunch of research I decided to drill the hole in the intercooler. My question is, is oil coming out normal? Could this be from the pcv system? A place for air to pass thru doesn’t seem a normal place for oil to be.
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Not normai, but normal for the Ecoboost. The PCV system is designed to run all that junk through the intake. It's a poor design. Some folks have had it collect inside there (without the hole) and when they got on the truck, it falls flat, stumbles, and misfires. All that gunk ingested at once will blow out spark plugs, crack plugs, create all sorts of issues. Just drill it and forget it. Occaisionally you'll see oil on the air dam or under the truck, just wipe it off and move on. The hole is the best thing you can do for this motor.
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2012Boosted (05-31-2018)
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Not normai, but normal for the Ecoboost. The PCV system is designed to run all that junk through the intake. It's a poor design. Some folks have had it collect inside there (without the hole) and when they got on the truck, it falls flat, stumbles, and misfires. All that gunk ingested at once will blow out spark plugs, crack plugs, create all sorts of issues. Just drill it and forget it. Occaisionally you'll see oil on the air dam or under the truck, just wipe it off and move on. The hole is the best thing you can do for this motor.
My personal preference is just going to be removal of the CAC and deep clean at least once a year.
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I don't understand how drilling a hole would be good at all for the boost pressure. Given I understand you're only drilling a small hole to drain out excess oils and condensate that may be in the CAC, but at the same time you are creating a hole in a system that's designed to hold absolute pressure. I took my CAC out and gave it a good cleaning and put it back together will good results, there really wans't much crap in there at all. I know the hole drilling thing seems pretty popular, personally I'd just prefer to remove the 4 bolts from the upper and lower supports, pull the hoses and clean it the right way. You're actually getting it clean by taking it out and giving it degreaser soak.
My personal preference is just going to be removal of the CAC and deep clean at least once a year.
My personal preference is just going to be removal of the CAC and deep clean at least once a year.
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2012Boosted (06-06-2018)