Fuel in oil

[Dr_Strangelove]

Gene, It's really cool that you and Val share forum accounts. I wish my dad cared about my internet battles. With him it's all "win your own lawsuits." Typical absentee dad stuff. Kind of explains why I'm so apathetic in the oil dilution crisis.

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[jsphlynch]

Hi Chris,
I'm Val's father and his authorized delegate on the matter. This was done by the advice of Ford Motor Company (FMC), which we have tried to solve the lemon since the almost time we acquired this 2021 Ranger for Val in the spring of 2021.

I'm a well-educated guy with related degrees in mechanical engineering and automotive areas, as well as extensive experience. For this reason I do the "legwork" for Val. We have been through many obstacles already and now communicating with NHTSA and CAS.

I don't know why you mentioned Toyota in your last response, but if you wish to proceed forward toward a solution for your case by joining us, then we need to establish a separate way of direct communication.

Let me know what you think.

Sincerely,

Gene (Mr.G),
on behalf of Val,
authorized delegate on the matter
Cumberland County, TN

P.S. "d to my previous message" = (would you, please, respon)d to my previous message"

Hi Gene and Val,

I think it would help if a few matters were clarified:
1) What exactly did FMC advise? To find other people with fuel dilution? To pursue class action? I'm surprised you've gotten anything from them, as previously their advise on fuel dilution basically amounted to "pound sand."
2) You describe the truck as a lemon. What makes it a lemon? Is it that it has fuel dilution as measured by labs? Or has it suffered mechanical failures?
3) You've asked people to report a safety issue to NHTSA. What safety issue? More specifically than fuel dilution. Mr G said he's in communication with them, so I assume you've got some details about what they consider a valid safety issue.
4) Who is CAS, and what is their interest in the matter?
5) Have you consulted with any attorney's on the matter? If so, what was their advise?

Thanks!

 

[Mustang2Ranger]

^^^ yea, what exactly is the safety issue other than some fuel dilution? ex. as above, mechanical issues? it might be crazy, but maybe Ford had an allowable amount of dilution, as many others have said - this is a DI turbo engine, and driving habits have shown to play a part

also get your own account, it's not that hard and less confusing for the rest of us

 

[SyberOrange]

Hi Gene and Val,

I think it would help if a few matters were clarified:
1) What exactly did FMC advise? To find other people with fuel dilution? To pursue class action? I'm surprised you've gotten anything from them, as previously their advise on fuel dilution basically amounted to "pound sand."
2) You describe the truck as a lemon. What makes it a lemon? Is it that it has fuel dilution as measured by labs? Or has it suffered mechanical failures?
3) You've asked people to report a safety issue to NHTSA. What safety issue? More specifically than fuel dilution. Mr G said he's in communication with them, so I assume you've got some details about what they consider a valid safety issue.
4) Who is CAS, and what is their interest in the matter?
5) Have you consulted with any attorney's on the matter? If so, what was their advise?

Thanks!

Hello Chris. This is Val this time.

Firstly, being a brand-loyal owner of many FORD vehicles, I am ashamed of what the FMC has become. Henry Ford is probably rolling in his grave, turning like a rotisserie chicken. I am not trying to convince you but reply to your message.
I hope Ford’s spies and spy-bots and whatever infiltrators they might have, read this too.

Below are the matters you wished to be clarified:

1) FMC didn’t advise anything. On the contrary, Ford is constantly wearing away from the real problem. Since I addressed FUEL DILUTION to the FORD Customer Relationship still in September 2021. I did receive the case number to proceed with the warranty repairs which led me to the point I am at right now. Ford avoids the “FUEL DILUTION” term like a snake in the grass. I was scheduled several tests by Ford’s Field Service Engineers who instead walked around the real problem performing “Oil Consumption Tests” (as they named them) and, yes, their reports amounted to unrelated BS because they never “inspected” (analyzed) the true oil condition which they so eagerly tried to avoid, feeding me and my dad with more BS instead.

2) My truck has been a “lemon” since its birth. It runs like S#!t! My old 2002 Ranger that I owned for over twenty years will smoke it at the burnout. Lemon? Of course. A while back FMC did recognize that my truck was indeed a LEMON. And now due to fuel dilution, the oil viscosity is thinned, and a flash point has got so low that it became a fire hazard. In 2021 I waited for the special order I placed with Ford for half a year to arrive so I could drive and enjoy "Little Beast" and by God enjoy driving it. The fekin’ thing is parked now. A fire hazard!
Yes, the fuel dilution is measured by labs and I have a lot of reports contradicting Ford’s own required specifications. FMC declines those in a heartbeat but does not attempt to conduct its own oil analyses. I wonder why!

3) Yes I did. And there are some reports on NHTSA already. The safety issue is a FIRE HAZARD. Read my Complaint Number: 11594530, submitted to NHTSA on 6/15/2024 for example (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?siType=C&nhtsaId=11600497). They have procedures that they have to take (based on the amount of those safety issue reports) to get to the FMS whether it will be recalls, repairs, or replacements. Read up on other Ford EcoBoost engines that are already in a bind. It's time to add the 2.3L there too. And it smells like it.

4) CAS is a “Center of Auto Safety” a consumer advocacy non-profit group focused on the United States that focuses its efforts on enacting reform through public advocacy and pressuring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and automakers through litigation. The Center for Auto Safety counts the enacting of lemon laws in all 50 states
among its greatest successes. Of course, anyone is capable to Google this stuff, right?

5) Many, many attorneys have been contacted but scared of Ford. That’s why CAS is very important here because they are the leading consumer advocate in passage of Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and
has been involved in many campaigns to pressure automakers and NHTSA to issue recalls on dangerous car parts, make public all manufacturer communications to dealers regarding safety issues.

Lastly. All of the above my dad can clarify in vast detail. We have a massive record and paper trail. Unfortunately, my dad, my delegate (Mr.G), does not recognize any of social media but direct communication (email or phone). Thus, this forum, as I see myself, obviously is not a place to discuss any serious matter at all. We’ve been fighting this with FMC for three years already and are not going to back off now. Of course, Cavalry Regiment has its advantages vs. solo combat.

I hope this helped a few matters clarified and I am saying goodnight. Please disregard some misspellings, grammar errors, or run-on sentences. I have to get up at 4 for my morning passenger train run.

Ride on.

Val

 

[jsphlynch]

Hello Chris. This is Val this time.

Firstly, being a brand-loyal owner of many FORD vehicles, I am ashamed of what the FMC has become. Henry Ford is probably rolling in his grave, turning like a rotisserie chicken. I am not trying to convince you but reply to your message.
I hope Ford’s spies and spy-bots and whatever infiltrators they might have, read this too.

Below are the matters you wished to be clarified:

1) FMC didn’t advise anything. On the contrary, Ford is constantly wearing away from the real problem. Since I addressed FUEL DILUTION to the FORD Customer Relationship still in September 2021. I did receive the case number to proceed with the warranty repairs which led me to the point I am at right now. Ford avoids the “FUEL DILUTION” term like a snake in the grass. I was scheduled several tests by Ford’s Field Service Engineers who instead walked around the real problem performing “Oil Consumption Tests” (as they named them) and, yes, their reports amounted to unrelated BS because they never “inspected” (analyzed) the true oil condition which they so eagerly tried to avoid, feeding me and my dad with more BS instead.

2) My truck has been a “lemon” since its birth. It runs like S#!t! My old 2002 Ranger that I owned for over twenty years will smoke it at the burnout. Lemon? Of course. A while back FMC did recognize that my truck was indeed a LEMON. And now due to fuel dilution, the oil viscosity is thinned, and a flash point has got so low that it became a fire hazard. In 2021 I waited for the special order I placed with Ford for half a year to arrive so I could drive and enjoy "Little Beast" and by God enjoy driving it. The fekin’ thing is parked now. A fire hazard!
Yes, the fuel dilution is measured by labs and I have a lot of reports contradicting Ford’s own required specifications. FMC declines those in a heartbeat but does not attempt to conduct its own oil analyses. I wonder why!

3) Yes I did. And there are some reports on NHTSA already. The safety issue is a FIRE HAZARD. Read my Complaint Number: 11594530, submitted to NHTSA on 6/15/2024 for example (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?siType=C&nhtsaId=11600497). They have procedures that they have to take (based on the amount of those safety issue reports) to get to the FMS whether it will be recalls, repairs, or replacements. Read up on other Ford EcoBoost engines that are already in a bind. It's time to add the 2.3L there too. And it smells like it.

4) CAS is a “Center of Auto Safety” a consumer advocacy non-profit group focused on the United States that focuses its efforts on enacting reform through public advocacy and pressuring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and automakers through litigation. The Center for Auto Safety counts the enacting of lemon laws in all 50 states
among its greatest successes. Of course, anyone is capable to Google this stuff, right?

5) Many, many attorneys have been contacted but scared of Ford. That’s why CAS is very important here because they are the leading consumer advocate in passage of Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and
has been involved in many campaigns to pressure automakers and NHTSA to issue recalls on dangerous car parts, make public all manufacturer communications to dealers regarding safety issues.

Lastly. All of the above my dad can clarify in vast detail. We have a massive record and paper trail. Unfortunately, my dad, my delegate (Mr.G), does not recognize any of social media but direct communication (email or phone). Thus, this forum, as I see myself, obviously is not a place to discuss any serious matter at all. We’ve been fighting this with FMC for three years already and are not going to back off now. Of course, Cavalry Regiment has its advantages vs. solo combat.

I hope this helped a few matters clarified and I am saying goodnight. Please disregard some misspellings, grammar errors, or run-on sentences. I have to get up at 4 for my morning passenger train run.

Ride on.

Val

Thanks for your response and the information. I apologize if any of this sounds overly harsh; I don't intend it to be. And by the way, I'm not Chris.

1) FMC didn’t advise anything. On the contrary, Ford is constantly wearing away from the real problem. Since I addressed FUEL DILUTION to the FORD Customer Relationship still in September 2021. I did receive the case number to proceed with the warranty repairs which led me to the point I am at right now. Ford avoids the “FUEL DILUTION” term like a snake in the grass. I was scheduled several tests by Ford’s Field Service Engineers who instead walked around the real problem performing “Oil Consumption Tests” (as they named them) and, yes, their reports amounted to unrelated BS because they never “inspected” (analyzed) the true oil condition which they so eagerly tried to avoid, feeding me and my dad with more BS instead.

Ah, that makes more sense. Mr G had mentioned FMC advising something, so that was a bit surprising to hear. Still, it's interesting to hear about Ford Field Service Engineers. Were these folks from Ford Corporate, or someone who works at the local dealership?

2) My truck has been a “lemon” since its birth. It runs like S#!t! My old 2002 Ranger that I owned for over twenty years will smoke it at the burnout. Lemon? Of course. A while back FMC did recognize that my truck was indeed a LEMON. And now due to fuel dilution, the oil viscosity is thinned, and a flash point has got so low that it became a fire hazard. In 2021 I waited for the special order I placed with Ford for half a year to arrive so I could drive and enjoy "Little Beast" and by God enjoy driving it. The fekin’ thing is parked now. A fire hazard!

I'm still a little confused about your justification for calling the truck a lemon. Has it suffered a mechanical failure? Could you be more specific about what you mean when you state that "It runs like S#!t!" And you provide more specific evidence for your truck being a fire hazard? I understand you infer it from the level of fuel dilution, but what specifically makes you believe that the level of fuel in the oil constitutes a fire hazard?

Yes, the fuel dilution is measured by labs and I have a lot of reports contradicting Ford’s own required specifications. FMC declines those in a heartbeat but does not attempt to conduct its own oil analyses. I wonder why!

Could you provide your source for the Ford required specifications for allowable fuel dilution? I ask in part because I've had my truck looked at after I had a Blackstone report showing fuel in the oil, and the tech who looked at the truck said that the level of fuel dilution observed was "within spec," but then said he didn't know off the top of his head what the ford spec was and declined to find that information for me. I'd be really interested in any information that sheds more light on what the tech told me.

3) Yes I did. And there are some reports on NHTSA already. The safety issue is a FIRE HAZARD. Read my Complaint Number: 11594530, submitted to NHTSA on 6/15/2024 for example (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?siType=C&nhtsaId=11600497). They have procedures that they have to take (based on the amount of those safety issue reports) to get to the FMS whether it will be recalls, repairs, or replacements. Read up on other Ford EcoBoost engines that are already in a bind. It's time to add the 2.3L there too. And it smells like it.

Do you have examples of other reports besides your own? Especially any incidents that resulted in crash, fire, injury, or death? And has NHTSA indicated any interest in following up more?

4) CAS is a “Center of Auto Safety” a consumer advocacy non-profit group focused on the United States that focuses its efforts on enacting reform through public advocacy and pressuring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and automakers through litigation. The Center for Auto Safety counts the enacting of lemon laws in all 50 states
among its greatest successes. Of course, anyone is capable to Google this stuff, right?

Thanks, I hadn't heard of them before, and when I just googled "CAS" I got things like the Chemical Abstract Service and the Council for the Advancement of Standards in higher education. Have they taken an interest in the matter?

5) Many, many attorneys have been contacted but scared of Ford. That’s why CAS is very important here because they are the leading consumer advocate in passage of Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and
has been involved in many campaigns to pressure automakers and NHTSA to issue recalls on dangerous car parts, make public all manufacturer communications to dealers regarding safety issues.

If you're going to go the class-action route, you absolutely have to have an attorney who isn't afraid of Ford. Have the attorney's said that they're afraid of Ford? Or is that you interpretation for their decision not to take up the case? Because with all I've seen, you don't yet have a case for damages that would be the responsibility of Ford. Unless you can provide more information to show otherwise, all I see you having is lab reports of a level of fuel dilution that Ford says is normal, and that available evidence supports Ford's assertion since many Ranger owners have observed similar fuel dilution and yet I know of no reports of any Ranger's engine seizing, bursting into flames, or otherwise suffering premature failure that has been in any way linked with fuel dilution. I know this isn't what you want to hear and it won't ease your anxiety, but unless you have more, it just seems like grasping at this point.

Lastly. All of the above my dad can clarify in vast detail. We have a massive record and paper trail. Unfortunately, my dad, my delegate (Mr.G), does not recognize any of social media but direct communication (email or phone).

You're doing fine discussing it here. And surely you've got to see how people might take issue with a new user suddenly requesting personal email or phone information, and how that approach can raise suspicions.

One last thing, if you're at liberty to discuss it: what was the police report about and how did the Sheriff's office respond?

 

[Stevedbvik1]

Hello Chris. This is Val this time.

Firstly, being a brand-loyal owner of many FORD vehicles, I am ashamed of what the FMC has become. Henry Ford is probably rolling in his grave, turning like a rotisserie chicken. I am not trying to convince you but reply to your message.
I hope Ford’s spies and spy-bots and whatever infiltrators they might have, read this too.

Below are the matters you wished to be clarified:

1) FMC didn’t advise anything. On the contrary, Ford is constantly wearing away from the real problem. Since I addressed FUEL DILUTION to the FORD Customer Relationship still in September 2021. I did receive the case number to proceed with the warranty repairs which led me to the point I am at right now. Ford avoids the “FUEL DILUTION” term like a snake in the grass. I was scheduled several tests by Ford’s Field Service Engineers who instead walked around the real problem performing “Oil Consumption Tests” (as they named them) and, yes, their reports amounted to unrelated BS because they never “inspected” (analyzed) the true oil condition which they so eagerly tried to avoid, feeding me and my dad with more BS instead.

2) My truck has been a “lemon” since its birth. It runs like S#!t! My old 2002 Ranger that I owned for over twenty years will smoke it at the burnout. Lemon? Of course. A while back FMC did recognize that my truck was indeed a LEMON. And now due to fuel dilution, the oil viscosity is thinned, and a flash point has got so low that it became a fire hazard. In 2021 I waited for the special order I placed with Ford for half a year to arrive so I could drive and enjoy "Little Beast" and by God enjoy driving it. The fekin’ thing is parked now. A fire hazard!
Yes, the fuel dilution is measured by labs and I have a lot of reports contradicting Ford’s own required specifications. FMC declines those in a heartbeat but does not attempt to conduct its own oil analyses. I wonder why!

3) Yes I did. And there are some reports on NHTSA already. The safety issue is a FIRE HAZARD. Read my Complaint Number: 11594530, submitted to NHTSA on 6/15/2024 for example (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?siType=C&nhtsaId=11600497). They have procedures that they have to take (based on the amount of those safety issue reports) to get to the FMS whether it will be recalls, repairs, or replacements. Read up on other Ford EcoBoost engines that are already in a bind. It's time to add the 2.3L there too. And it smells like it.

4) CAS is a “Center of Auto Safety” a consumer advocacy non-profit group focused on the United States that focuses its efforts on enacting reform through public advocacy and pressuring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and automakers through litigation. The Center for Auto Safety counts the enacting of lemon laws in all 50 states
among its greatest successes. Of course, anyone is capable to Google this stuff, right?

5) Many, many attorneys have been contacted but scared of Ford. That’s why CAS is very important here because they are the leading consumer advocate in passage of Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and
has been involved in many campaigns to pressure automakers and NHTSA to issue recalls on dangerous car parts, make public all manufacturer communications to dealers regarding safety issues.

Lastly. All of the above my dad can clarify in vast detail. We have a massive record and paper trail. Unfortunately, my dad, my delegate (Mr.G), does not recognize any of social media but direct communication (email or phone). Thus, this forum, as I see myself, obviously is not a place to discuss any serious matter at all. We’ve been fighting this with FMC for three years already and are not going to back off now. Of course, Cavalry Regiment has its advantages vs. solo combat.

I hope this helped a few matters clarified and I am saying goodnight. Please disregard some misspellings, grammar errors, or run-on sentences. I have to get up at 4 for my morning passenger train run.

Ride on.

Val

We had a 2021 Honda CRV that had 15% fuel dilution at only 3600 miles. I took several samples and with one of them I tried to light it on fire holding a match above the open small container hoping to ignite the vapors. It did not ignite to my surprise. Honda did take it back in trade ( for a new Passport with a non turbo DI engine) allowing full price for what we paid for the CRV. Driving habits were the main cause for the dilution beyond its design. You’ve posted one oil sample result showing 5% . Are there more samples that show 5% consistently over time( both summer and winter) ?

 

[Trustable]

We had a 2021 Honda CRV that had 15% fuel dilution at only 3600 miles. I took several samples and with one of them I tried to light it on fire holding a match above the open small container hoping to ignite the vapors. It did not ignite to my surprise. Honda did take it back in trade ( for a new Passport with a non turbo DI engine) allowing full price for what we paid for the CRV. Driving habits were the main cause for the dilution beyond its design. You’ve posted one oil sample result showing 5% . Are there more samples that show 5% consistently over time( both summer and winter) ?

them taking it back even if it was A trade is outstanding customer service from Honda.

 

[Friday yet?]

Gotta say, with modern quality synthetic oils, and good filters, I'm just not worried about it. The full syn Castrol I buy today "ain't the oil my Dad used."

 

[Blmpkn]

Why does one need any proof? The issue is some of us have a FUEL DILUTION going on, some drive without having any notion about it while others don't care for whatever reason I would never understand. I don't have time to sit on this forum, providing proof or trying to convince anyone. Does anyone want to own and drive a healthy vehicle?
Lad, follow or get out of the way. Fight or hide. It's up to you folks.
Blessed day, y'all

Lol.

Proof is necessary to back up a claim.

This is a simple fact of life. It's a fact known by mathematics, by science, by the LAW...hell... even children know this.


You CLEARLY have UOA results since you won't stop bleating on about your fuel %'s..


So why not share the rest of the information on said analysis result with us? Specifically the bits about metals contents...

The metals contents will tell the truth.


Now.... can you show us above average metals in that used oil? Or are you just gonna simply continue to cry that wolves are falling from the sky?

 

[landiscarrier]

Gotta say, with modern quality synthetic oils, and good filters, I'm just not worried about it. The full syn Castrol I buy today "ain't the oil my Dad used."

With you 100%!! I'm at 87,000 engine problem free miles...tuned since about 5k. I change the oil and filter at 7,500 miles with full synthetic oil and have had no issues.

 

[5thranger]

It sounds like that truck has a faulty injector, if it was happening on my truck and warranty would not replace it, I would put in a new one or new ones and go on still cheaper than buying something new.

 

[Mustang2Ranger]

This:

"I'm still a little confused about your justification for calling the truck a lemon. Has it suffered a mechanical failure? Could you be more specific about what you mean when you state that "It runs like S#!t!" And you provide more specific evidence for your truck being a fire hazard? I understand you infer it from the level of fuel dilution, but what specifically makes you believe that the level of fuel in the oil constitutes a fire hazard?"

quit beating around the bush and give us some real data, oil report, better description

 

[SyberOrange]

I installed the UPR catch can about a week ago, and after about a 600 Mile road trip this last weekend I wanted to see what it had captured, and much to my surprise it contained a few ounces of gasoline (maybe a little water, but it has been warm here in Texas and the engine never cooled down during the trip). So I then figured I should check my oil, and sure enough it reeked of gasoline. Then I went back and checked the level, and it was way overfilled! Obviously a ton of fuel in the oil. Only 1800 miles on the truck, almost entirely highway. I only take it for drives into town (about a 20 mile drive one way) and roadtrips. We have 2 beaters we drive to work each day. I took it to the dealer yesterday and no word back yet. How much extra wear do you think that could've caused the engine in that amount of time? Should I press Ford for an extended warranty on my engine? If I was like many owners and just followed the 10,000 mile oil interval without ever checking who knows how bad it could have gotten. I also wonder what caused it. My best guess would be a leaking injector, but maybe a poorly seated piston ring? I'll report back here once I get it back from the dealer.

I have the same issue - FUEL DILUTION that is. Quite a few folks on this forum mentioned the same. Unfortunately, when I suggested we get together on this subject and go against Ford as a team (I have my father as an authorized delegate working hard on this case), just like in the movie IDIOCRACY I was profoundly ridiculed and laughed at.
I went through a lot more on this than you already and have nothing to lose. At the moment, we are all at a loss unless Ford Motor Company (FMC) takes the hit hard (and there are steps to be taken which all depend on the number of complaints submitted to NHTSA). This FUEL DILUTION safety issue is a FIRE HAZARD. Read my Complaint Number: 11594530, submitted to NHTSA on 6/15/2024 for example (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?siType=C&nhtsaId=11600497). FMC already got slammed and forced to work on recalls of some of its EcoBoost engines trying hard to avoid the 2.3L which should be the next one (as soon as NHTSA puts pressure on FMC). And this can only happen if enough of us with the same issue file the claim.
Hit me if you want to know more.


It is known

 

[Blmpkn]

I have the same issue - FUEL DILUTION that is. Quite a few folks on this forum mentioned the same. Unfortunately, when I suggested we get together on this subject and go against Ford as a team (I have my father as an authorized delegate working hard on this case), just like in the movie IDIOCRACY I was profoundly ridiculed and laughed at.
I went through a lot more on this than you already and have nothing to lose. At the moment, we are all at a loss unless Ford Motor Company (FMC) takes the hit hard (and there are steps to be taken which all depend on the number of complaints submitted to NHTSA). This FUEL DILUTION safety issue is a FIRE HAZARD. Read my Complaint Number: 11594530, submitted to NHTSA on 6/15/2024 for example (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?siType=C&nhtsaId=11600497). FMC already got slammed and forced to work on recalls of some of its EcoBoost engines trying hard to avoid the 2.3L which should be the next one (as soon as NHTSA puts pressure on FMC). And this can only happen if enough of us with the same issue file the claim.
Hit me if you want to know more.


It is known

I have the same issue - FUEL DILUTION that is. Quite a few folks on this forum mentioned the same. Unfortunately, when I suggested we get together on this subject and go against Ford as a team (I have my father as an authorized delegate working hard on this case), just like in the movie IDIOCRACY I was profoundly ridiculed and laughed at.
I went through a lot more on this than you already and have nothing to lose. At the moment, we are all at a loss unless Ford Motor Company (FMC) takes the hit hard (and there are steps to be taken which all depend on the number of complaints submitted to NHTSA). This FUEL DILUTION safety issue is a FIRE HAZARD. Read my Complaint Number: 11594530, submitted to NHTSA on 6/15/2024 for example (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?siType=C&nhtsaId=11600497). FMC already got slammed and forced to work on recalls of some of its EcoBoost engines trying hard to avoid the 2.3L which should be the next one (as soon as NHTSA puts pressure on FMC). And this can only happen if enough of us with the same issue file the claim.
Hit me if you want to know more.


It is known

What 'bout them metals contents tho?

This website doesn't laugh and ridicule those who aren't deserving btw... it is known.

 

[Chris M]

I looked up the complaint number. Here is its text:

NHTSA SAFETY ISSUE ID
11594530
1 result(s) found
NHTSA ID: 11594530
SAFETY ISSUE TYPE
Complaints
June 15, 2024
NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11594530
Components: POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA ID Number: 11594530

Incident Date May 8, 2021

Consumer Location CROSSVILLE, TN

Vehicle Identification Number 1FTER1EH2ML****

Summary of Complaint

CRASHNo

FIRENo

INJURIES0

DEATHS0

The critical level of FUEL DILUTION (Fuel% = 5.5) in the motor oil of this vehicle's 2.3L EcoBoost engine poses a Safety Hazard due to its system's Fuel Leaks and Fire Danger probability existing since the vehicle purchase. I am concerned for the safety of everyone because this vehicle has been evaluated to be a Fire Hazard with 104.5C via ASTM D93 Closed Cup Flash Point. The Motorcraft's Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is listed as >185C. Ford Motor Company (FMC) inspected the vehicle numerous times but safety issues remain. For this reason, I took it out of service and parked at my residence until this problem would be resolved entirely in according with the law. The vehicle mustn't be driven on its power.

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