There is a huge problem with Ford F150 and any platform they have the 3.5 liter Ecoboost engine. My vehicle was in the shop for 2 months and yes it was painful. Here is a video of the pain:
The diagnosis was faulty camphasers and stretched timing chain. The amount of work to replace everything was substantial and I think at some point they had the body off to access the engine.
I had religiously changed my oil with Valvoline Full Synthetic Maxlife every 7000 mile.
My question is there anything I could have done differently with the oil or oil changes? From reading this board I know certain oils shear and camphasers are sensitive to viscosity.
I was reading the faq on Shell Gas Truck and thinking that might be ideal as its a thicker than most other 5w30s.
Lastly I will admit when I brought this up on Ford related message boards the thread gets locked because no one wants to hear about problems with their truck. Im not looking to poopooing the Ford brand or the F150. Just need answers...
The diagnosis was faulty camphasers and stretched timing chain. The amount of work to replace everything was substantial and I think at some point they had the body off to access the engine.
I had religiously changed my oil with Valvoline Full Synthetic Maxlife every 7000 mile.
My question is there anything I could have done differently with the oil or oil changes? From reading this board I know certain oils shear and camphasers are sensitive to viscosity.
I was reading the faq on Shell Gas Truck and thinking that might be ideal as its a thicker than most other 5w30s.
Lastly I will admit when I brought this up on Ford related message boards the thread gets locked because no one wants to hear about problems with their truck. Im not looking to poopooing the Ford brand or the F150. Just need answers...