Cracked valve cover driverside

[D2017Rap]

Just dropped my 2017 Raptor at the dealership today for the second time. My initial concerns when I dropped it off the 1st time were 1. coolant was getting low and refilled once a month, 2. driver side valve cover had oil pooling at the bolt, and 3. oil pan had visible oil on the bolts.
Long story short they had it for almost 3 months trying to find the exact coolant leak location finally they replaced valve pan, gaskets, cylinders and other components.

Week later I was cleaning my intake filters and decided to remove the engine foam cover and saw the pooling on the valve cover again. After doing research online I found Ford forum with the same issue which pointed to valve cover crack. So i go back and check and sure enough I could see the hairline crack.

 

[costnsg]

My 2017 Raptor has 96k miles and I decided to replace the spark plugs. That was an easy job, but when I removed the engine cover I saw oil on the driver side valve cover. I couldn't really determine the source, so I cleaned it up and took a closer look. I found it cracked in the same place as the one the OP had. Damn it. I do have an extended warranty for 100k, so I now have an appointment to get it examined/fixed.

For those who preceded me in this exercise, did you find there is a TSB for this problem?
Did you have both sides replaced or only the one with the crack?

 

[ColoradoBoss]

I believe mine is cracked as well the crack isn't nearly as obvious but theres a lot of oil seepage. Has anyone tried to do this themselves?

 

[scpete24]

Add me to the list of people with a cracked valve cover...

 

[ColoradoBoss]

Dealership confirmed mine was cracked but do not have an ETA for the part. There are hundreds on back order and they are citing supply chain issues for the reasoning they can't get any.

 

[Chiefapple]

Thousands on backorder is probably more correct. Mine was waiting for the drivers side for 8 weeks.

 

[smurfslayer]

Is anyone else tired of hearing “supply chain issue” as an excuse?

 

[ColoradoBoss]

Is anyone else tired of hearing “supply chain issue” as an excuse?

What else would the cause be? lol

 

[weimer]

Is anyone else tired of hearing “supply chain issue” as an excuse?

Hell yes. That’s always the excuse.

 

[TwizzleStix]

Is anyone else tired of hearing “supply chain issue” as an excuse?

Yes. Yes I am. However, the fu*king communists fu*ked us over so badly with the world-wide fake pandemic and illegal “lockdowns” that it will be at least 2 more years before there can be any hope of improving. And then only if the communists are replaced with real Patriots, not politicians. The only people who don’t know this are the useful idiots.