6.2 Engine Trouble

[Huck]

Just take a 5 gallon bucket put 7 quarts of water (iirc) in it. Make a mark then go to the truck with said bucket and drain it where it sits. No point in paying for a tow


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[CoronaRaptor]

Just take a 5 gallon bucket put 7 quarts of water (iirc) in it. Make a mark then go to the truck with said bucket and drain it where it sits. No point in paying for a tow


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Okay, you got me with that statement?? Why are you suggesting he put water in the bucket and add his oil to that. All Ford dealerships have marked containers for draining that can show the amount of oil, wtf, I'm totally confused

 

[Glassman]

Sounds like the oil guy is a place that you pull in over a pit where there is someone down below draining the oil and changing the filter. Just guessing that maybe the guy in the pit forgot to drain the original oil amount then the guy up top added the new ( equals way to much oil )

 

[Ruger]

Guys, it's been 4,000 miles since that oil change.

 

[Huck]

Okay, you got me with that statement?? Why are you suggesting he put water in the bucket and add his oil to that. All Ford dealerships have marked containers for draining that can show the amount of oil, wtf, I'm totally confused

Not mix it.

Make a mark for reference. Fords not going to do anything when blame is looking to someone else.

It's a quick reference that will prove if there's too much oil.

If there's not, then ford will have to dig into if it's still under warranty.


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[Raptor911]

I just don't understand this statement >> "So I called my oil guy and he came to take a look. He said that he believes that the oil is high because it has mixed with gas."

How in the hell did your oil guy come to the conclusion that there was gas in the oil? BTW .. an engine hydro-locking due to gas is very rare. I have never heard such a thing.

 

[sublime1996525]

Man that is brutal. I'm also curious as to how they got the gas in oil conclusion. I'm assuming they smelled the dip stick and it smelled like gas? Sorry to hear that man. I hydro locked an engine in my Camaro. Not fun at all.

 

[Ruger]

BTW .. an engine hydro-locking due to gas is very rare. I have never heard such a thing.

I have. It happened to me! It was on a motorcycle, though. It was caused by a bad design decision in the carburetor. Most Harley carburetors have an overflow that prevents raw fuel from running into the cylinders. California thinks that might pollute, so they legislated against the overflow relief feature. I have a 1997 Buell S3 Thunderbolt, and Eric Buell decided that all of his motorcycles would be California compliant and not have the overflow feature. So one day while luckily at a Harley dealership my bike wouldn't start. The professional mechanics couldn't figure it out and ran the battery flat trying to start it. A guy sweeping the floor suspected what the problem was, and suggested that the spark plugs be removed and the engine cranked. We did that and got a geyser of gasoline from one of the cylinders.

 

[Ruger]

Needless to say the bike now has a non-California Harley carburetor float bowl with an overflow relief tower. End of problem!

 

[FordService]

...As a next step I'm thinking I will have the truck towed out of the dealership to a mechanic that I trust...so that he can do some dissecting/investigating. Or should I leave it and have Ford do the investigating...in case this is a defective part/engine issue?

Let us know what you decide to do, Paul Stone. If you continue working with the dealer, send me your information in a PM and I'll see what I can do to help. In your message, please include your full name, best daytime phone number, VIN, mileage, and servicing dealer info.

Crystal