Good thing for warranties

"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
12/04/2015 at 16:01 • Filed to: None

I just talked to the local Ford dealer. Turns out they have to replace both of my turbo’s. Good thing I’m still covered by the powertrain warranty.

DISCUSSION (34)

Richtofen, Baron von Pickup > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:03

Nice belt-drive turbo

Tripper > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:04

That is a sweet looking turbo! I’ma get a tattoo of that!

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
12/04/2015 at 16:06

Way less lag. I welded my diff too for better traction.

Kinja'd!!!

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Tripper
12/04/2015 at 16:07

One on each arm since it’s a twin turbo.

they-will-know-my-velocity > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:08

What’s the Ecoboost in?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:09

How many amps of boost does it make?

Tareim - V8 powered > Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
12/04/2015 at 16:11

they’re called superchargers, duh!

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > they-will-know-my-velocity
12/04/2015 at 16:11

2011 F-150. I’ve got a few months left on the powertrain warranty, but will definitely be examining the extended warranty option for the powertrain.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
12/04/2015 at 16:13

All of the amps. They spool up and all you can hear is ohmohmohmohmohm....

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:15

Guy at my office just had his in for service today, some kind of leak involving oil and the turbo. I know nothing else. He’s pissed.

HammerheadFistpunch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:17

This isn’t the first I’ve heard of this on these early EB motors. Turbos are great and all, but this kind of stuff still makes me nervous about buying another turbo car.

Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:17

whoa, I bet you get no wheel spin now! that rocks.... brb, gunna go get gas for the welder.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/04/2015 at 16:18

Sounds like his is out of warranty? I can’t get too upset for stuff that is covered by warranty. It is definitely a concern as far as longevity goes, the truck has <40k on it. Hopefully the replacement turbos have been improved and it isn’t a systemic problem that causes them to fail. My plan is to look at the extended warranty for powertrain, see what kind of coverage that gives and then hopefully trade it in around the time it doesn’t have any warranty left.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:20

Sounds good.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:20

Better than the strange sequential concoction found in the early 6.4 Super Duties.

Kinja'd!!!

jkm7680 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:22

What kinda car?

Jcarr > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:23

What specifically happened symptom wise?

shop-teacher > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:29

You know, I’m really tempted by the torque curve to get an EB F-150 for my next truck. However, I keep my trucks a looooooong time (10 years in on my current truck, with no end in sight). I have to wonder when I’m 10 years and 100k into it and my GM LS motor needs nothing but plugs and wires, will these need new turbos? There’s something to be said about the relative simplicity of a small block Chevy.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Jcarr
12/04/2015 at 16:30

I was on my way out of town for Thanksgiving and the CEL came on. I pulled over and debated going for it or turning around and heading home. I settled on turning around and getting the code read before I decided. On the way to the nearest AutoZone I pulled out to pass and was missing about 100-150 horsepower and it sounded like one of the turbos was making bad noises. Kind of like the Group B squirrel blender sound but more strangled. At that point I decided to head home and repack everything into my wife’s Escape.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > jkm7680
12/04/2015 at 16:31

2011 F-150 with the 3.5EB.

they-will-know-my-velocity > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:31

Another opponaught JUST posted something earlier to day about his Powerstroke diesel being gummed up with sand from the factory etc etc.

Ford + Turbos = iffy maybe?

I hope not, I’m loving their options and plan on buying alot of pre-owned vehicles of these current models out.

But first, lemme buy a Raptor.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > HammerheadFistpunch
12/04/2015 at 16:32

Yeah, and this is one of the earliest. It is definitely the first that was sold at the local dealer, and from one of the first production runs. Hopefully it is just a turbo thing and nothing to do with the supporting systems. And hopefully if it is a turbo issue they have updated turbos to install.

Jcarr > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:34

Yikes, good thing you turned around.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > shop-teacher
12/04/2015 at 16:34

The torque curve is awesome and it is a great motor as far as performance goes. I love the torque for towing, we have a ~7,000 lb camper that is no problem. Unloaded I’ve seen almost 22 mpg highway on a long trip. The long term does have me concerned after this, but this is one of the first builds. I don’t know if it is literally the first batch, but it is the first EB sold at the local dealer and they had to order it for me to even get one to test drive.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Jcarr
12/04/2015 at 16:35

Yeah, it cost an hour and a half, but that was better than the risk of getting stuck somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:36

Still under warranty he’s just sick of having to take his relatively new truck to the dealer, etc.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > they-will-know-my-velocity
12/04/2015 at 16:36

This is one of the early build F-150 EB’s. Hopefully just production teething problems.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > they-will-know-my-velocity
12/04/2015 at 16:37

Ha, well they’ve been doing just fine on Powerstrokes for a really long time so I wouldn’t stress too much about that.

shop-teacher > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:37

That’s good to know. I’ve still got several years before it’s new truck time, so I imagine the durability will be a fairly well known factor by then.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/04/2015 at 16:38

That stinks. Other than this I’ve had to replace the front door speakers and wire harnesses, but that was in the first year or so and had been the only problems to date.

Jcarr > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:39

I don’t know much about turbos, but had yours decided to completely disintegrate internally, is there a possibility that debris could get sucked into the intake/head/combustion chamber and totally grenade the engine?

Wacko > Tareim - V8 powered
12/04/2015 at 16:43

you beat me to it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:48

Yeah his is one of the earlier EB’s.

jkm7680 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
12/04/2015 at 16:51

Lol, that’s what u get for no getting a v8.

Jk, I’d personally get a V8 just because. Gave me a flashback to 2.7t Audi turbos. Like the two in my A6.