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Oil in Fuel
Took truck to Louisburg Ford Dealer in KS … great operation. They did the AB test as well as checked the injectors and high pressure fuel pump. Also they sent a note to Ford Motor Company asking them this question? Does Ford have a spec of how much fuel should be in the oil?
Ford Tech Service Response: “There is no spec for the amount of allowable fuel in oil. Ford does not rely on oil analysis alone to initiate repairs. Some oil dilution with fuel on this engine is normal. During regen the injectors fuel on the exhaust stroke. This will result in some fuel dilution in the oil...Other techs have reported about a quart increase in about 3000 miles to be about the average oil growth. Depending on vehicle usage, fuel quality, and driving habits, this can vary. Recommend performing step 26 of the hard start no start diagnostics in section 4 of the PC/ED to see if there is a concern with the vehicle. If you do not get any oil growth through this test, this is normal and no repairs should be performed. Have the customer monitor the oil level and return if the concern get worse.”
You have got to be kidding me. I think this is a totally BS response from Ford. So if I was to dump a quart of fuel in my oil when I changed it … Ford and all of you would think I was nuts. Hell they stress I must only use Motorcraft oil… I wonder if they sell it with the fuel already in the oil. Save time. Maybe I’m just unaware of fuels lubricating abilities? I do not accept that any amount of fuel in the oil is “normal”. The dilution is causing wear… it has to be reducing the oil’s lubricating characteristics of the oil… Ford this is not NORMAL. The 6.4L is broken and Ford need to fix it.
So at some point the wear will cause damage and it will be my fault for not monitoring the oil level close enough… not Ford. This is the message I get from Ford. I did not want it to be this way… but the Ford F250 will go and I will never buy another Ford again. I was looking for an honest response and a fair solution… did not get either.
Took truck to Louisburg Ford Dealer in KS … great operation. They did the AB test as well as checked the injectors and high pressure fuel pump. Also they sent a note to Ford Motor Company asking them this question? Does Ford have a spec of how much fuel should be in the oil?
Ford Tech Service Response: “There is no spec for the amount of allowable fuel in oil. Ford does not rely on oil analysis alone to initiate repairs. Some oil dilution with fuel on this engine is normal. During regen the injectors fuel on the exhaust stroke. This will result in some fuel dilution in the oil...Other techs have reported about a quart increase in about 3000 miles to be about the average oil growth. Depending on vehicle usage, fuel quality, and driving habits, this can vary. Recommend performing step 26 of the hard start no start diagnostics in section 4 of the PC/ED to see if there is a concern with the vehicle. If you do not get any oil growth through this test, this is normal and no repairs should be performed. Have the customer monitor the oil level and return if the concern get worse.”
You have got to be kidding me. I think this is a totally BS response from Ford. So if I was to dump a quart of fuel in my oil when I changed it … Ford and all of you would think I was nuts. Hell they stress I must only use Motorcraft oil… I wonder if they sell it with the fuel already in the oil. Save time. Maybe I’m just unaware of fuels lubricating abilities? I do not accept that any amount of fuel in the oil is “normal”. The dilution is causing wear… it has to be reducing the oil’s lubricating characteristics of the oil… Ford this is not NORMAL. The 6.4L is broken and Ford need to fix it.
So at some point the wear will cause damage and it will be my fault for not monitoring the oil level close enough… not Ford. This is the message I get from Ford. I did not want it to be this way… but the Ford F250 will go and I will never buy another Ford again. I was looking for an honest response and a fair solution… did not get either.