In this video we show you how well Ford’s dual fuel injection system works to alleviate carbon buildup issues on the 2nd generation 3.5L Ecoboost engines.
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142k TUNED miles on my 17 F-150 3.5. Runs like a champ.
Are you in tx by chance?
love your videos.. i am currently driving a 2013 f150. with the eco.. Truck has 197K on the odo. and i have not noticed any issues really with the engine itself. i still pull a trailer on occasion. i do on occasion take the intercooler out and clean it out. i did remove the BOV return line as soon as i got the truck. and it always has a snot ball hanging off of it. now and then i get it cleaned with under carrage wash. i will get intake removed and ill see how the ports look.
i dont have a catch can.
i change the plugs every 25K or so. been a good truck. hope to keep driving it another 100 K at least.
Too many things to go wrong with those engines. The internal water pump is a really bad idea.
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What about using catch can? Does that help? If so how much?
It's a mess any way you look at it. Best to invest in a cleaning machine to remove deposits.
Thanks Brian for this show and tell video.
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2018 Ford F150, 2.7 L, 185,000 miles The only thing that has been done engine wise is three injectors on the right side oil changed every 5000 miles running whatever gas is cheapest.
Why are you doing a timing job on a 2019? That just seems absurd? I would be very upset if my 2019 needed a timing job. You would think Ford would have fixed this problem by now?
Do fuel additives help mitigate this, if they are used on some form of a regular bases or periodically?
Timing chain/components at 120K They should last the life of the vehicle…..I always considered timing chains superior to timing belts….Port fuel injection…while not as efficient or as much power…..is much better for the life of the engine…even with the additional injection…that is alot of carbon…I would still avoid any vehicle with direct injection and turbos I can see chunks of carbon breaking off as you insert the camera…
What's a good catch can for an '18 Explorer? Does the Ford ext warranty cover carbon issues? Two local dealers are telling me that Ford is saying hesitation and slight smoking is normal. My Explorer has 63k miles, and the warranty is to 125k. I'm getting concerned about the carbon issue. Is there a way to clean the valves/intake to prevent or disapate carbon buildup for the owner without having to do major repairs?
My Explorer every few days, mainly when I drive it hard on the highway, smokes the next morning like a freight train till it gets half warm, then the smoke stops. It also is starting to get a hesitation and often feels like it's missing upon a cold start till it gets warm. The local dealers say they can't find anything wrong with multiple visits. They basically tell me I'll have to wait till the issues become problems to try and fix them.
Excellent, thanks for posting this comparison ! I own a dual injection vehicle, but I am a low mileage driver.
Does make a difference if the oil is changed more often. The first gen looked like it could have used a few more changes by the varnishing inside on the valve train.
How sad is it that a vehicle need engine work every 100k , way to go Furd !
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I remember in high school, pulling down engines from the 60's -90's, the inside of tail pipes were white, and engines with 150,000 miles had almost no carbon build up!
We never worried about overhead cam engines needing new cams because the rocker-arms failed.
New technology, new problems!
Im planning on replacing my lash adjusters on my 04 F150 5.4 3v because they started ticking and was wondering if I should go oem motorcraft or if theres any aftermarket thats a little better than motorcraft. Also roller followers and the melling m360 pump going in. It has 227k miles and already had a timing job done at 215k miles.
100k miles and they need that much work? Absurd, Ford should be ashamed, but the really have never cared along with the rest of them.
I own a 2022 Ford Ranger with the eco boost engine. Does it also have duel fuel Injection? If not when should I expect to have to do the walnut shell cleaning of the valves? Very good videos. I have subscribed to your channel keep the videos coming.
Now could you please do this with engine with catch can. Are catch cans worth it.
I was going to say, PFI would be washed out.
Also, curious if the amount of timing jobs on these direct injected engines is directly related to oil change interval. I think the factory interval is way too long, especially with these piss oil weights. Soot from incomplete DI combustion getting into the oil and thinning it out and wearing the chains is a huge problem, it's one of the reasons they went to the SP oil rating. It's almost like really fine sand getting in.
Would love to see this same type of video on the 5.0. The fueling strategy probably matters too, I know on the 5.0 it relies mostly on port injection under idle and most load conditions, but the DI system is used for efficiency and knock prevention. Not sure how the 3.5 does it, although it probably relies more on the DI system since it's running boost. Port velocity also probably plays a role, those gen 2 intake ports are very deep.
Looking at the carbon buildup on those intake valves on that first gen Ecoboost almost reminds me what i saw back in the days of the old carburetored engines. That carbon buildup on the intake valve would cause various drivability issues, hesitations on tip in throttle, random misses, rough idle, and even engine pinging because the carbon on the valve would absorb some the fuel thus leaning out the charge. At that time (pre-OBD and some cat engines, still had leaded fuels) part of a tune-up was using a top engine cleaner ( there was good stuff then, now it's all outlawed by the EPA) which you slowly poured down the carb while the engine was running or even water would work towards the end you would stall the engine let it sit for about 30 minutes or so then start it up there would be large blooms of white and blue smoke for a short while. No matter how modern the engine is and how refined the fuels are there always be some carbon build up, "nature of the beast" so to speak. Look at the brightside, it gives you something to do and if they build a perfect engine, we all be out of work.
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These dual injection vehicles need to have a cleaning mode or some triggered event like diesels have with canister cleaning that runs them only on port injectors for a set period, maybe after 15 minutes when it detects consistent highway driving condition, to provide a long term cleansing.
Would go a long way to reduce unnecessary maintenance but I’m not sure the industry really cares about long lasting vehicles anymore.
So what’s the bast what the best way to clean the Gen 1 ?
Thank you for sharing !