SSM 51754 : 2.3L Engine Issue - Loss Of Coolant With Coolant In Oil (3/27/23 - 5/18/23 production dates)

[MI_Chris]

Ugh…. i Ordered a V6 but after I heard about the cam phaser issues, I fiqured I would be better off getting a I4 off the lot, and now this Is revealed. Mine was was the 2 nd day into this window.

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[flip]

This is maddening, thanks for the heads-up.

Don't want to create a panic, more like, if you're in this window, just keep an eye on it and if you notice coolant level dropping or milk shake looking oil, get it into the dealer.

 

[23_Badlands]

We'll probably give the oil and coolant a good look if we have plans to head out-of-town. Other than that we're not going to worry about it much. If our 2.3 does start ingesting water it's not like catching it super early is going to achieve much. It'll run just fine with a fair amount of water in the oil. Me, I'd rather take it into the dealer with obvious signs of contamination knowing it's a done deal in terms of engine replacement, rather than spend a lot of my time trying to catch it early.

 

[soldier989]

Mine was built April 2023. Just did an oil change at 1600 miles 3 days ago, as a cheap precautionary measure. Oil looked normal so far. Did have a slight gas smell, dipstick was at the top of the hash marks before the change. Added 6.1qts to get it slightly above halfway on the hash marks. I'll monitor if it's rising for coolant/gas dilution.

 

[ColonelAngus]

The v8 engines seem to be problem free,just saying

Lolll no they are not... Saw as many or nearly as many 5.0 f-150's as I did ecoboost (current gen motors early eco-boosts excluded) on the lifts when I worked for a dealer... most ecoboosts needed cam phasers or something stupid, the 5.0's were usually dropped valves or something else tedious.

 

[Donkeygyrl]

Lolll no they are not... Saw as many or nearly as many 5.0 f-150's as I did ecoboost (current gen motors early eco-boosts excluded) on the lifts when I worked for a dealer... most ecoboosts needed cam phasers or something stupid, the 5.0's were usually dropped valves or something else tedious.

Ugg

 

[Imaginary Friend]

Lolll no they are not... Saw as many or nearly as many 5.0 f-150's as I did ecoboost (current gen motors early eco-boosts excluded) on the lifts when I worked for a dealer... most ecoboosts needed cam phasers or something stupid, the 5.0's were usually dropped valves or something else tedious.

The 5.0 in my '19 F150 had cam phaser solenoids replaced before the 20K mile mark....

 

[mpeugeot]

… so like can I just take mine to my dealer to confirm that it’s fine? I’m not exactly car savvy and I don’t want to miss something. Or how would I check this myself?

@Ford Motor Company will be happy to look into this for you...

If you want to check it yourself look under the hood... if your engine has 6 cylinders, you are fine, if it has 4, well... It's too late.

That said, pull the oil dipstick and look for evidence contaminated oil... That's the real answer. You can also send an oil sample for lab analysis if you think that it might be hard to determine visually.

 

[Dantastic]

Check the level on the coolant reservoir (level indication lines on the side of the reservoir). If the level is good you should be OK. If the level is low pull the oil dipstick out and get a look at the oil on the stick. The appearance of anything milky colored would indicate coolant in the oil.

Coolant level was right at min after sitting in the garage over night.

Oil looked like this:

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Violent level was right at min after sitting in the garage over night.

Oil looked like this:

Affectionately known as "The milkshake of death."

It will literally be milkshake colored and possibly foamy, depending ....

 

[Dantastic]

Affectionately known as "The milkshake of death."

It will literally be milkshake colored and possibly foamy, depending ....

So mine looks normal for 1000 miles in? Sorry, I am like the least vehicle savvy guy. I admit my incompetence in this area lol.

 

[TX-Dennis]

So mine looks normal for 1000 miles in? Sorry, I am like the least vehicle savvy guy. I admit my incompetence in this area lol.

Yep. Yours looks normal. A slight gasoline odor in the oil is normal for a direct injection engine.

 

[Shawshank]

Explains why mine sat in IP status for almost two months then. Just flipped to built on June 16th

 

[Bronco56]

Mine was built the first few days of June. I just got it last week. I guess I need to find when the engine build was?

 

[RBF 1401]

Mine was built the first few days of June. I just got it last week. I guess I need to find when the engine build was?

The dates @flip posted were "production" dates, not engine manufacturing dates.

Unless I am misreading his post to start this thread.

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