Cam phaser dilemma

[mikemxbike4]

One a side note - I will be helping my buddy tackle a phaser job on a 2017 Raptor in his garage in a few weeks, so I will make sure to take some pictures and document the process.

 

[vk35]

Most dealers give at least a 90 day or something like a few thousand miles warranty as required by some states. I’m surprised the original dealer didn’t want to take care of the issue right away and wanted to wait for extended warranty. If there is a deductible I would force the dealer to take care of it.

As soon as I heard my rattle, I took it in with in a few days and they still found the chains stretched. I was the unlucky one but I would take in asap since it may stretch the chain and cause more engine damage.

My recommendation is to make sure they install the latest rev and provide paperwork for it. Lots of info on forum for PNs for the latest phasers.

They ended up rolling a valve cover seal that later developed into a leak so keep an eye on repair. Mistakes can happen.

 

[mikemxbike4]

Well... after reading the fine print for my 3rd party warranty, I won't be surprised if they deny any repairs. First.. they want me to put 1k miles on the truck before it becomes eligible for any repairs. Any issues before the truck has 1k miles since purchase would be considered pre-existing condition. They also want records of oil changes every 3k miles since truck was new. This truck has been getting 5k mile oil changes it the dealer instead.

I am going to head over to the dealer tomorrow, and basically tell general sales manager that they sold me a warranty that the truck does not qualify for. So I will either want the dealer to fix phasers out of their own pocket, or at least knock off $2500 off the phaser replacement bill (the $ I paid for the warranty). IMO, bad phasers and the leaking driver side valve cover should have been caught when the truck went through a used vehicle reconditioning process.

We will see how it goes... stay tuned.

 

[hingedthinker]

Sanderson did the cam phasers on my 2018 before I owned it, for the original purchaser. I bought it 2nd from a third party dealer in Phx. It was done around 60k miles IIRC and no issues for me since 115k and now 125k miles. did you get the dealer to pull the prism report or whatever its called for your truck?

On another note, I will be entering year 4 with my Raptor soon. I have never kept a vehicle for this long. Even all of my prev F150's I typically swapped out at 3 years. I love this truck! GOOSE IT!

 

[mikemxbike4]

Sanderson did the cam phasers on my 2018 before I owned it, for the original purchaser. I bought it 2nd from a third party dealer in Phx. It was done around 60k miles IIRC and no issues for me since 115k and now 125k miles. did you get the dealer to pull the prism report or whatever its called for your truck?

On another note, I will be entering year 4 with my Raptor soon. I have never kept a vehicle for this long. Even all of my prev F150's I typically swapped out at 3 years. I love this truck! GOOSE IT!

Nice! I heard good things about Sanderson service. Unfortunately, they don't work with the 3rd party warranty that I have purchased.

Either way, I will be taking it back to the dealer that I had purchased from, because if any other place submits a claim, and it ends up being denied, I will have to eat the whole cost of phaser repair myself.