I was kind of surprised it has a 2.3 ecoboost, being that it’s a limited I thought It would have the 3.5 duratec or the 3.5 ecoboost.Never expected a 4 cylinder in that trim premium trim level.That Ford V6 is so smooth I just think it’s a better fit for that luxury version. Oil pressure switches have been leaking forever whether it’s from the threads or from the sender itself, it seems like one of those leaks I just never goes away.Lately it seems like a lot of GM vehicles the sendrr starts reading wrong or it at all before it leaks.
27mm deep well socket okay? Your video was also a life saver. I was ready to bite the pillow on a front cover...Also on a 2016 there is coolant hoses in the way from the top.
Thats awesome im not the only one to discover this i work at an independent shop and found one backed out a little on a 3.5 explorer customer puts it in a garage every night thats how they discovered the leak thanks rich👍
Did this tonight, seems to have stopped leaking, I could not get it to thread in all the way though. I put 2 layers of Teflon on the threads. As it sat before the repair, I had 3-4 threads exposed. When complete I had no threads exposed but the non threaded part before the hex is still exposed. Any thoughts? I didn't exactly throw it on a torque wrench, but it was getting fairly difficult to turn with one arm to the point i was not comfortable going any harder after warnings from other places about cracking the block.
This is the thing it doesn't matter who the manufacturer is anymore nobody takes time to test these engines find their weak spots and correct them before they put them into production it doesn't matter who the manufacturer is everybody makes crap nowadays
I used to work for a Ford Dealership here in Jersey. Kinda wish I stayed there cuz my mother and her husband love their Fords and it was nice having access to specialty tools and equipment. My mother’s Explorer is a ‘13 with 90k on it. Do you recommend I take it out clean it up put Teflon tape on it and reinstall? Or just leave it alone if it’s dry? Her truck is actually very clean and dry under the hood and I’m big on “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” but I’d like to hear your opinion if you get this comment I know this is an older video.
@@FordBossMe yeah thought that’s what you say. Thanks for the reply. You’ve got a great channel here best of luck can’t wait to see what you do with it. 👊🏼
Hey Rich; looking for some helpful input here. I’m swamped with work today but just trying to help my sister out as I feel she’s getting the run around with the shop. 2014 Explorer ecoboost. Timing chains and VCT’s done recently. There’s excessive oil going through her turbos. Shop replaced both and the issue is still present. Looking for some helpful insight on what’s happening. Car has a little over 100K miles. Just trying to help my younger sister out as she’s pretty distraught over this and tight on money. Thanks in advance.
Question.. would this cause a long crank to start if sensor is going bad? I have a 2013 explorer with 3.5 non turbo and every so often after driving and restarting it acts like flood mode ..
I have a burnt oil smell in the cabin of my 2016 Ford Explorer when driving. Is this a likely place the oil leak is coming from and dripping onto something hot like the exhaust manifold? Should I look at or is it likely coming from somewhere else? Does this generation have a common oil leak that drips onto something hot and burns off? Thanks in advance!
It could be this I mean it takes all of 5 Seconds to lay down in front of the vehicle and look up and see if you see it Lincoln but then also look at the front of the engine by the belt as well and make sure there's not fluid all over that you may want to get it into a garage at least to just have it inspected
Is it tapered threads? If so I see a design issue maybe, the body tightens against the housing so the threads can never tighten, Or is it an optical illusion from the angle. If its straight threads they maybe the should have designed it with a "o" ring.
Probably because it's the same horsepower as the 3.5 L V6 that you would normally see in it The 2.3 l EcoBoost is 280 horsepower and the 3.5 L naturally aspirated V6 is 290 horsepower
The most common oil leak on the 3.0 L Explorer is the front hub actuator 4 wheel drive that goes through the oil pan and it leaks down from that actuator housing on to the oil drain plug and it makes you think that you have an oil leak and you really don't it's an actual four-wheel drive hub actuator leak
@@FordBossMe thank you for the reply. Dont see too much of that here on RU-vid. It’s like you actually want to help people! Got a diagnosis from Ford saying it was the PCV having a leak causing oil to be burned out of the exhaust. Can’t narrow that down enough to find a video on it.
So you said if you have an explorer with 2.3 ecoboost and the description says 3.5 as well, is it just the explorers with this issue or f150s with the 2.3/anything with the 2.3 and 3.5? I was going to ask if you could use a 7/8 since your socket is from an o2 sensor kit and I've used 7/8 for most of o2 sensors, but 7/8 is closer to 22mm and 27mm is little over 1" so scratch that question lol
This is a common issue with most Vehicles the vehicle that I'm working on is a 2.3 l but the 3.5 L has the same problem that's why I said explorers in general
Was just asking because my brother has a 2.3L f150 so wanted to keep an eye on it if it was all 2.3 and 3.5 not just explorers. Assumed it was all of them since the motors are pretty much the same no matter the platform, but sometimes there is vehicle specific stuff
