GEN 2 Cam phaser rattle

[REMIX]

So what exactly is a cam phaser and what does it do? Sounds like a Star Trek weapon. late 2019 here, hope I don't have this issue.

 

[Edge-st]

My 17 with 30K miles, with the service engine light that goes on and off, still runs great with the light on, damn Ford still has not released the permanent fix yet.... F'n BS.... Dealer indicate that this in fact is a cam phaser issue....

 

[RC Blk Bird]

So what exactly is a cam phaser and what does it do? Sounds like a Star Trek weapon. late 2019 here, hope I don't have this issue.

Cam Phasers are on the ends of the overhead cams on the 3.5 ecoboost motor. They provide variable valve timing by altering the cam phasing during different engine loads. They are hydraulically actuated by the engine oil so using the correct spec oil is fairly important. Ford's supplier of these engineering marvels produced some inferior parts that were installed mostly on 2017 & 2018 raptors. Evidently it's luck of the draw whether you have ones that fail or not.

 

[REMIX]

Cam Phasers are on the ends of the overhead cams on the 3.5 ecoboost motor. They provide variable valve timing by altering the cam phasing during different engine loads. They are hydraulically actuated by the engine oil so using the correct spec oil is fairly important. Ford's supplier of these engineering marvels produced some inferior parts that were installed mostly on 2017 & 2018 raptors. Evidently it's luck of the draw whether you have ones that fail or not.

Thanks for the description. I feel bad for anyone who has this issue, sounds like a real pain!

 

[Bhollier]

I encourage anyone posting here to take a look at one of the 2 threads on the cam phaser issue. There is a lot of info posted on the topic and issues some have had with dealerships resolving the issue. Have a look at the post by @FordTechOne, he post loads of great info on the topic.

https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/cam-phaser-engine-failure-poll.68228/

https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/cam-phaser-engine-failure-reports.64826/

 

[FordTechOne]

My 17 with 30K miles, with the service engine light that goes on and off, still runs great with the light on, damn Ford still has not released the permanent fix yet.... F'n BS.... Dealer indicate that this in fact is a cam phaser issue....

The permanent fix was released with the SSM that has been posted multiple times. The replacement phasers are a revised design along with a revised PCM calibration.

 

[FordTechOne]

Thanks for the description. I feel bad for anyone who has this issue, sounds like a real pain!

Bringing a vehicle in to the dealer for repair is never on anyone's short list; however, a dealership technician certified in Specialty 32 - Gasoline Engine Repair can perform the SSM within the same quality standards as the engine assembly plant and in less than one day.

 

[onthebrake]

2017 SCREW. At 18k miles, Cam Phasers replaced. I'm at 22,000 now and all good so far.

 

[Kuan]

The permanent fix was released with the SSM that has been posted multiple times. The replacement phasers are a revised design along with a revised PCM calibration.

Do you know it is a PERMANENT fix? Can you show us where you found that this is a permanent fix and there will never be any other cam phaser failures? When you mentioned the cutoff dates before, there were others here who had the updated parts and still had this same problem again. How do you explain that?

 

[Derail]

Do you know it is a PERMANENT fix? Can you show us where you found that this is a permanent fix and there will never be any other cam phaser failures? When you mentioned the cutoff dates before, there were others here who had the updated parts and still had this same problem again. How do you explain that?

No matter what the fix, the word never is a little to much to expect for anything automotive. To many variables, including the user.