Ford Plastic Oil Pan Recall

Ford s solution was to go back to a stamped steel oil pan.

Ford plastic oil pan recall.

Luckily if you own an early 2011 12 super duty with a 6 7l that leaves a little oil to mark its parking spot there is an easy fix. These vehicles all carry the 3 5 liter v6 engine. Can t wait to see what dealer says this time 200 miles and i will be down 3 4 more days. 2017 ford f150 2 7 ecoboost.

Luckily if you own an early 2011 12 super duty with a 6 7l that leaves a little oil to mark its parking spot there is an easy fix. Ford recalls 408k vehicles for oil fuel leaks. Lemon law please help. Ford s solution was to go back to a stamped steel oil pan.

Ford engineers soon solved the problem on later model 6 7l engines but unfortunately ford never used a recall to fix the leak on those early engines. Ford issued a separate. Some 2017 2018 f 150 vehicles equipped with a 3 5l ecoboost engine built at kansas city assembly plant on or before 23 feb 2018 or dearborn truck plant on or before 26 feb 2018 may exhibit an oil leak from the oil pan rtv seal. A leak develops between the aluminum engine block and the plastic oil pan.

Ford can keep the 3 5 eco boost and plastic oil pans. Replace the oil pan following the procedure in workshop manual. 2017 2018 f 150 3 5l ecoboost oil pan leak built on or before 26 feb 2018. The leak cannot be repaired and the vehicle may qualify as a lemon despite multiple repair attempts the oil leaks keep coming back and cannot be fixed.

And in the presence of an ignition source could lead to a fire if there is a sudden loss of oil in the engine. Michigan 33 ken lang says. Some 2015 2016 edge with 2 0l gasoline turbocharged direct injection gtdi 2015 2016 mustang and f 150 with 5 0l engine and 2016 explorer equipped with 2 3l gtdi engine may exhibit oil leak at engine oil pressure eop sensor threads. Ford engineers soon solved the problem on later model 6 7l engines but unfortunately ford never used a recall to fix the leak on those early engines.

Check here for updates and information on ford recall and field service actions for your vehicle. Ford s third f 150 recalls covers just 30 examples of the 2018 model.