GEN 2 Serious engine hesitation

[Jeff-Ohio]

Not sure what the dealer put in for the first tank, but all 6000+ miles since have been the highest grade of fuel available at the pump. In SoCal she gets 91, but when I road trip I treat her to the finer things in life.

I probably filled up about 4 days ago and currently have about 3/4 of a tank.

It definitely wasn't traction control kicking in. It just felt like it wasn't getting fuel.

I'm going to take it to the local dealer, but wanted get some input from everyone here first. I didn't buy the truck from my local dealer, because like all dealers I contacted in SoCal they wanted ADM. their sales staff left a lot to be desired, so I guess I'm about to find out what their service department is like.

Hopefully it threw a code if some sort and this doesn't become a process of the dealer needing to duplicate the problem themselves.

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I had a similar issue getting getting on the highway and it turned out to be a misfire in cylinder #6. After ten days of testing, they determined it was a bad plug.

 

[Sasquatch77]

I had a similar issue getting getting on the highway and it turned out to be a misfire in cylinder #6. After ten days of testing, they determined it was a bad plug.

It was actually condensate induced misfire. If you don't drill the 1/16" intercooler weep hole, you will fight this the rest of your ownership.

 

[Big Johnson]

Your solution is extremely simple and is something all ecoboost owners have had to do for the last 6+ years. Drill the 1/16" weep hole in the intercooler and problem solved.[/QUOTE]



I have read many of these responses and have to ask the question, how many ecoboost owners have actually done this compared to the amount of ecoboost engines on the road? I have an ecoboost and have never drilled a weep hole in it since buying in 2013. Never had any issues period. I worked as a technician for Ford for 10 years and one thing I have learned is that if it is a known issue there is usually a tsb or ssm. If it is a known issue caused or exaggerated by lack of maintenance, poor fuel quality etc Ford will not have a repair for it. I don't doubt that there is people out there that have had this fix their issue, but what is the actual root cause of the concern? If it was in fact a poor design flaw I really can't see Ford not changing it if the number of vehicles affected is as large as some make it out to be.

 

[Sasquatch77]

Have you seen the numerous TSBs issued for this?? They tried to fix this many times and nothing has ever fixed it.

 

[Jeff-Ohio]

It was actually condensate induced misfire. If you don't drill the 1/16" intercooler weep hole, you will fight this the rest of your ownership.

I'm now an official member of the club that has received the recommendation to drill a weep hole!!!! As crazy as it sounds, I can't see the words "weep hole" anymore without getting a smile on my face. I can't say whether Sasquatch is right or wrong, but there will be no drilling on my truck unless Ford recommends it.

 

[Big Johnson]

Have you seen the numerous TSBs issued for this?? They tried to fix this many times and nothing has ever fixed it.

Yes I have seen them, but like I said before is it being caused by another underlying issue? (ie lack of maintenance, fuel quality, excessive idle time) I am not disputing the fact that people experience this issue. I just have a hard time believing that Ford has done nothing to remedy the concern if it is a design flaw causing this issue. Saying every ecoboost owner has done this is a false statement, obviously. If you have ever worked as a mechanic, especially at a dealership you would realize alot of concerns brought to the dealer are caused by irregular driving habits such as adaptive learn on transmission. We had guys coming in every couple weeks so we could reset the KAM on their vehicle because of shifting problems. Not everyone experienced this but it is possible, just like the condensation build up. I know guys that have done the weep hole and it absolutely works, although it whistles and makes a mess under the vehicle. But I prefer to fix the actual root cause of the problem.

 

[oxfordraptor]

All you need to doing is drill a weep hole in the bottom of the block and one in the throttle body. I put one in the front of the radiator too just for extra measure.

 

[jabroni619]

All you need to doing is drill a weep hole in the bottom of the block and one in the throttle body. I put one in the front of the radiator too just for extra measure.

Don't forget the gas tank

 

[oxfordraptor]

Don't forget the gas tank

Under there right now I almost forgot, thanks!

 

[Azholley]

Under there right now I almost forgot, thanks!

I did power steering pump and brake lines too.


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