By the way guys, the Ford field engineer that looked at my vehicle yesterday knew nothing of a new TSB set to come out this year still. In fact he knew nothing of a TSB or SSM in relation to this other than what’s already out there.
My particular case is only indirectly on the cam phasers. They said the readings for those were unusual although a CEL didn’t come on yet (I also never WOT being it’s still in breaking in period). That’s why they said to replace them, however, the rattling sound on my engine is not the typical phaser rattle. That’s why they said it’s rather a VCT solenoid issue (why are the phaser readings off chart then?). Either way, the rattling is getting more intense by the day. These issues all seem inter-related and I somehow believe too that the design flaw doesn’t necessarily lie with the phasers alone, but maybe the oil passages in the ecoboosts are just not well designed.
Will do a new cold startup video today as well as a “warm” startup one. My solenoid noises are most noticeable when oil temp is around 90-140F on startup. Ticking is severe on cold startup too but it gets lost in the generally noisy cold startup of this engine. One thing you’re going to realize is the progression of the noises over time. I’ll post my original video first (1x noise at 2-3second length about 5 second after startup), second video already had two noises occur and last night after I got it back from dealer (yes, the field engineer said to keep driving it), it was just a loud, constant rattling for 10-15 seconds at warm startup. By the way it’s also super audible now inside the cab, when driving on normal roads. Ticking occurs on heavy acceleration but more so on foot off gas, when oil pressure comes down from 65psi towards 21psi. Noise goes away once engine is hot. Mine drives at 21psi and idles at 25-28psi in low engine mode and 32psi in high engine mode.
At this point I’m leaving auto start/stop on because I want that CEL to come up (hoping this will contribute). Not willing to WOT it though because I fear Ford will say “not covered under warranty because you redlined during break in period”.
My particular case is only indirectly on the cam phasers. They said the readings for those were unusual although a CEL didn’t come on yet (I also never WOT being it’s still in breaking in period). That’s why they said to replace them, however, the rattling sound on my engine is not the typical phaser rattle. That’s why they said it’s rather a VCT solenoid issue (why are the phaser readings off chart then?). Either way, the rattling is getting more intense by the day. These issues all seem inter-related and I somehow believe too that the design flaw doesn’t necessarily lie with the phasers alone, but maybe the oil passages in the ecoboosts are just not well designed.
Will do a new cold startup video today as well as a “warm” startup one. My solenoid noises are most noticeable when oil temp is around 90-140F on startup. Ticking is severe on cold startup too but it gets lost in the generally noisy cold startup of this engine. One thing you’re going to realize is the progression of the noises over time. I’ll post my original video first (1x noise at 2-3second length about 5 second after startup), second video already had two noises occur and last night after I got it back from dealer (yes, the field engineer said to keep driving it), it was just a loud, constant rattling for 10-15 seconds at warm startup. By the way it’s also super audible now inside the cab, when driving on normal roads. Ticking occurs on heavy acceleration but more so on foot off gas, when oil pressure comes down from 65psi towards 21psi. Noise goes away once engine is hot. Mine drives at 21psi and idles at 25-28psi in low engine mode and 32psi in high engine mode.
At this point I’m leaving auto start/stop on because I want that CEL to come up (hoping this will contribute). Not willing to WOT it though because I fear Ford will say “not covered under warranty because you redlined during break in period”.
Last edited:
