You’re simply wrong in most of what you write. The dye was put in because of a known issue of the engine idling and putting too much oil pressure into the turbos, causing internal leaks within the turbos. The dye was to prove the leaks were happening within the turbos because its oil cooled. This was the solution directly from Ford. After running the truck for ~3k miles, they wanted me to come back to see if they could see the dye in the exhaust pipe from oil leaking INSIDE not outside of the exhaust system. Because of this, they found the cylinder issue because there was dye in both exhaust pipes at the back of the truck, along with some on the back bumper, which proved oil was exiting from inside the motor. At that time, ford instructed them to bore scope. This is a widely known issue for these trucks - the turbo issue. People have had to have their turbos back, including cats, replaced because of internal oil leaks saturating the cats making them unusable. Search it in this forum and you’ll find it.
2.5 quarts low one time will NOT cause damage to the cylinders but running it between 3k interval oil changes like this for 5 months might. No one told me verbally or in writing on the service ticket to check the oil every 500 miles — if ford corporate wanted this to happen, they would have ensured to tell me because if the dealer didn’t and something failed, that could be put back on the dealer. This said, we still aren’t sure what caused the issue. It could be the piston rings and a host of other things that weren’t installed correctly from the factory. Could simply be failed internal parts that got worse over time. The engine has never leaked oil outside of the engine or the turbos. Everything was internal.
I’ve spoken to the owner, the GM, service manager and everyone else there. This is the largest dealer in my state, so they know what they’re doing. I’ve also talked to the local Ford Parts & Service Rep. and he said everything had been done correctly and he apologized for how long it’s taken and for me to “hang in there.”
The GM has offered to buy the truck back as it sits but I don’t think it’s enough - $58k. Another problem is there isn’t any allocation for new raptors. This with the low offer isn’t sitting well with me.
Just because he is incredibly knowledgeable and goes out of his way to help tons of people in here, including myself, is no reason he should act like he knows stuff! He gets paid HUGE money by Ford just to be a member in here. I read on the internet that he gets paid $1,500 for every response he posts. I also read that he is now a paid influencer for Bud Light!!!
What a jackwad he is!
