Cam Phaser/Engine Failure Reports

[Raptor911]

Faint tick >> You don't have it. Watch all the videos people are posting. This is my wife's 2018 F150 that had it.

How can you tell if you have the problem? I have a faint tick at startup.

 

[bunkisland]

Faint tick >> You don't have it. Watch all the videos people are posting. This is my wife's 2018 F150 that had it.

WOW! Not even close!

 

[bunkisland]

Thanks for posting that

 

[Raptor911]

you will know when you have it.

WOW! Not even close!

 

[pastorwug]

Guarantee its a delay or some other BS. I cant tell u how many times they have lied to me when mines in the shop. Review the dash cam footage proved it.

Wish I had a dashcam working for the past 3 weeks - probably would have shown the mechanic playing a lot of solitaire on his computer waiting for parts or some other BS.

 

[jstnumber73]

Well... Started the truck tonight and it made the noise everyone is reporting for the cam phaser issue. I was hoping I got a good one with 22k miles on it now. Guess not. Anyone go to a Platinum 5.0 and regret it? I'm thinking of going that route with a supercharger installed by ford for the warranty. I'm tired of dealing with all the problems in this truck.

 

[WHYUMAD]

Has anyone had issues from Ford with having aftermarket parts/tunes on their trucks & developing the cam phaser issue? Have they denied anybody warranty on this matter due to having a tune or aftermarket parts? Can they since this is a pretty well known issue? This is the only thing holding me back from tuning my truck currently.

 

[Bhollier]

Has anyone had issues from Ford with having aftermarket parts/tunes on their trucks & developing the cam phaser issue? Have they denied anybody warranty on this matter due to having a tune or aftermarket parts? Can they since this is a pretty well known issue? This is the only thing holding me back from tuning my truck currently.

I had mine denied warranty work when I just did an intake, downpipes, and a basic tune. I seriously doubt they would touch mine now with all the other changes I have made. Curious to hear others to see if they had push back.

 

[WHYUMAD]

I had mine denied warranty work when I just did an intake, downpipes, and a basic tune. I seriously doubt they would touch mine now with all the other changes I have made. Curious to hear others to see if they had push back.

But for the cam phaser issue, especially if the TSB for it comes out... I think that’d be something they couldn’t deny. Now, if you blow an engine or something.. they’ll deny warranty in a heartbeat.

 

[CigarPundit]

Has anyone had issues from Ford with having aftermarket parts/tunes on their trucks & developing the cam phaser issue? Have they denied anybody warranty on this matter due to having a tune or aftermarket parts? Can they since this is a pretty well known issue? This is the only thing holding me back from tuning my truck currently.

The bottom line is that there is a risk. Probably small if the TSB applies to your truck, but a risk nonetheless. It wouldn't be enough of a risk to stop me from tuning, but that a personal decision only you can make based on your risk tolerance.