Its not looking good boys...

Donovan said:

Alright - diag suggest bad crankshaft.

FKING DAMN IT.

1. Tear engine down and rebuild -$7k
2. Pay for used middle mileage 3.5 eco, $3-4k, $2500 to install, STILL 7k.

Thoughts? Anyone close to MD that can do the install for less than $2500 or have access to good used low mileage engines? If the engine is coming out what else should I consider?

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FordTechOne said:

“Bad crankshaft”?

So it was brought in for a phaser noise, right? How did the crankshaft become “bad”, and how are they determining that?

This shop sounds more suspicious with every update.

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FordTechOne said:

“Bad crankshaft”?

So it was brought in for a phaser noise, right? How did the crankshaft become “bad”, and how are they determining that?

This shop sounds more suspicious with every update.

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FordTechOne said:

“Bad crankshaft”?

So it was brought in for a phaser noise, right? How did the crankshaft become “bad”, and how are they determining that?

This shop sounds more suspicious with every update.

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nikhsub1 said:

Well, he had phasers done before I think. If a certain bolt isn't torqued correctly, isn't this what can happen?

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smurfslayer said:

I mean it’s definitely a bad day when you find out your crankshaft is bad.

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Donovan said:

Well, they want to tear it down because they suspect that it is the crankshaft. Great shop, they are just trying to figure it out you know? Not knocking them.

BUT this website makes my heart feel better - https://fraserengineco.com/3-5-liter-ford-ecoboost-engines/

Seemingly brand new engine with all TSBs/upgrades done.

Now who wants to install this shit?

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someday said:

they still cant figure it out?

if everything has been changed in the front and it sounds like it coming from the bottom then its prolly a rod bearing so it will prolly need a rebuild or reman. if the front cover is still off might as well drop the plastic oil pan and inspect the lower end. maybe even do a compression test

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