The OP never responded to the low oil pressure part of the equation. Easily could have been run low on oil and roached the turbo. Which in that case no need for Ford or the dealer to extend a good shake. Unless the turbo grenaded and puked all the oil out the exhaust. But it seems that they would have mentioned it as that’s a pretty dramatic scene to observe.
Yeah that is a good point, seems a little suspicious that he completely glossed over that
Sorry I kinda ditched the thread once I started working on the truck. I'm about halfway through btw. I thought I commented on the low oil pressure. I checked the oil level and it was fine.
Was the low oil pressure ever explained? Low oil level and low oil pressure are two entirely different things. Mostly concerned about a new turbo and low oil pressure. Not a good mix
No I assumed by the diagnosis that the turbo was bad that it was the source of the leak.
Just voicing concern for you as you’re installing a replacement turbo on something that tripped a low oil pressure code. IF you still have low oil pressure your replacement turbo is not long for this world. Be very cautious upon initial start up after replacing the turbo.
If it was a massive failure and dumped all the oil out then yes. But that’s not what was described ( OP stated oil level was full). Engine oil pressure is fed through a small port into the turbo bearings then after passing through the bearings it just drains back to the crankcase. So the engine will still supply pressure to the inlet port and the resistance of oil passing through the bearings would have to be non existent to dump the pressure that much. But I am not sure at what pressure the low oil pressure trips at. If it’s quite high then possibly yes. Maybe it’s that sensitive to limit damage but I doubt it.
I used a tiny little ratcheting wrench. I broke 2 free from under the truck and the top nut with the little wrench and went back and forth for what seemed like an eternity to get the nut off
I've taken off my downpipe like 3 times, the first time is the hardest.
Awesome! I'm letting some penetrating fluid sit on the nuts for the next two days (I won't have time to work on the truck until Monday) and then I'll try to gently heat them up. Also picked up a ratcheting box wrench and a flex head socket wrench to try to fit in the confined area.
