These trucks are built on the Focus RS platform. Although, bottom end is updated on the Rangers.
I just bought one of these trucks brand new back in November. First new vehicle I have ever purchased. I have been reading on the internet about Fuel Dilution in GDI engines, especially with turbo charged.
Got me concerned, so I smelled my dipstick. It does smell somewhat like fuel, almost like a 2-stroke engine. However, with only 765 miles on the truck so far, I have not seen any oil increase. Though, to ease my mind a bit I did perform the blotter test on Chromatography Paper. I can't really read these that well, but can anyone ease my mind? Ford has not released a TSB for these trucks yet, and I have done one or two decent pulls in the truck to see how she performs. Here is a picture of my blotter test.
Two drops of oil from dip stick. Over night. 24 hours. 765 miles on factory oil.
I just bought one of these trucks brand new back in November. First new vehicle I have ever purchased. I have been reading on the internet about Fuel Dilution in GDI engines, especially with turbo charged.
Got me concerned, so I smelled my dipstick. It does smell somewhat like fuel, almost like a 2-stroke engine. However, with only 765 miles on the truck so far, I have not seen any oil increase. Though, to ease my mind a bit I did perform the blotter test on Chromatography Paper. I can't really read these that well, but can anyone ease my mind? Ford has not released a TSB for these trucks yet, and I have done one or two decent pulls in the truck to see how she performs. Here is a picture of my blotter test.
Two drops of oil from dip stick. Over night. 24 hours. 765 miles on factory oil.