ANOTHER BAD 2.7 Ecoboost? 2018 F150 Twin Turbo V6 DEAD @ 131k Miles 

"Oil pump drive belt" shouldn't even be a phrase that exists. Thanks car makers, for racing to the bottom....

Eric - my father-in-law is visiting today, and went to the store. When he returned he said he found something in the parking lot and held out his hand. He had found a socket. I said "let me guess. Is it a 10 mm?" He looked surprised and asked me how in the world I guessed the size. It was from watching your channel and learning that 10 mm sockets run away at night.

You didn't investigate why piston was rocking side to side, now I won't be able to sleep😂

A Ford engineer would tell you "We pulled $1.29 out of each engine by using that belt instead of a chain" and the look on his face would tell you that he was PROUD of what he had done...

Missing the most valuable part the water pump, what a shame

The sawzall on the radiator hose had me chuckling. Thanks for the show.

As soon as you said why would somebody take a water pump and reuse it. I thought well that the engine overheated. Because it had a bad water pump. They replaced it and then the engine died. So the water pump wasn't that old. So they took it and put it on the used engine. Now I'm making this, 20 minutes into the video I could be totally wrong I have been before. So if you are taking apart a good engine why don't you rebuild this one that'd be a treat for the channel.

How wonderful to get 2 tear downs in one week. You’re a wonderful man

We all feel your pain about not having a perfectly good water pump to shoot from the 3-point line...be strong; there'll be another one soon, I'm sure!

I can't understand why they put so much resource and design in the casting, overly so IMHO, yet cheaped out on a fibre oil pump belt. But yet another great video, thanks Eric.

I have an old 1994 Chevy 1500 pick up, it always needs something every 6 months or so even though I only put maybe 5K miles a year on it. When I look at the complexly of late model trucks and the price tags I stop my bitch fest fix my 100 to 300 dollar problem and close the Auto Trader screen on my computer

Never was a car guy or knew much of anything about them till I stumbled upon this channel. Watched every teardown over the past year and love knowing how my brand new Subaru works and how to protect it. Would love to make sure my boxer doesn't end up on this channel. Cheers bro,

That wear on the chain guide is from the tensioner failing and applying too much pressure, causing excessive heat.

I don't remember if it was mentioned in any of the other 2.7 vids but the reason for the interesting block construction is because it's made from compacted graphite iron (cgi) which is significantly stronger than standard cast iron, it's the same type of iron that Nascar engine blocks are made from. It's really a shame other manufacturers haven't taken the plunge to invest in CGI blocks because it offers significant gains over standard cast iron. Also, the coating on the bearings was introduced into Ford engines (and likely other brands too) when they made auto start-stop systems standard to increase MPG ratings. The coated bearings hold up much better to repeated frequent restarts than uncoated bearings.

You know what would have been a great April fools joke, is to tear down a good well maintained engine😂!! Happy Easter

I was quoting a MX13 for a 2025 Kenworth T680 yesterday. Engine was $63,000 and the core was $8,000. The truck has 6k miles on it and was in a crash bad enough to break the block

Every time I see you do a 2.7t I get excited that it's an old Audi 2.7t from the b5 s4/c5 a6/allroad, and then I'm still happy because a lot of times these have spectacular failures! Love the work man, keep it up!

I love when you said "I'm gonna remove this hose the right way" *squeezes clamp, SAWZALL*

Once i saw the valve, i would have stopped there...thanks for continuing on in the name of science!

I just love the brilliant design of these engines. Plastic drain plug that always leaks, with the sway bar directly in front of the plug. Once you pull that plug, it gushes out like on a Subaru, hits the sway bar and goes EVERYWHERE

I work the service parts counter at a large Ford dealership and we would replace. It's faster to replace the engine than repair plus the customer gets a warranty. Aside from the oil pump belt and plastic oil pan, I think that Ford did a pretty good job with the 2.7L. I feel it is the least seen engine needing major repairs in the shop.

I have a collection of burnt exhaust valves on my "shelf of shame"... And every single one came from a stock engine with excessive oil consumption. Hard to say why this Ecoboost burned a valve. A bad injector would melt the piston long before a valve got torched 🤔

The only thing about good ol' uncle rodney is, you can't hear him knocking if he's been evicted🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ok, how many of us were waiting for him to catch the cram cap bolt he missed trying to lift it off

Your videos are great! I'm learning so much more about my Gen-1 2.7l EcoBoost Engine inside my 2017 Ford Fusion Sport than I ever will scouring random forums about my car. I have a 2017 Ford Fusion Sport and had to have that engine (2.7l EcoBoost Gen 1) replaced because it blew a head gasket and leaked coolant into the cylinders, but based on your past breakdown videos on both the Gen 1 and 2 2.7l EcoBoost engines, I have a more complete understanding of what makes this engine tick. The replacement engine costed almost $5k including labor to replace, luckily I bought an extended warranty that covered everything bumper to bumper when I bought the car. I bought this car second-hand off of Carvana, so I didn't know how this car was treated before me. I found out, after I bought the car, that the car had 1 quart oil low and there was no oil on the dipstick when I was getting an oil change, me being a buffoon and not knowing anything about my own engine at the time, ignored that warning sign. Six months later, my engine started consuming coolant and was emitting white smoke out the tail pipes, I was wondering if there was a leak or something, but I couldn't find a leak anywhere, come to find out the coolant was leaking into the cylinders. One cold morning, I was accelerating hard on the on-ramp on to a freeway, a giant cloud of white smoke covered the freeway and my engine completely shut down. That was when I knew the head-gasket blew and coolant flooded my cylinders. I think the previous owner of this car neglected the car and the engine and let it overheat from oil starvation. My car was in the shop for 6-months, because 2-months was searching for a replacement engine. Apparently this engine is hard to find. The 2.7l v6 EcoBoost is a marvel of an engine, paired with an AWD drive-train in a four-door car makes for some fun driving. I'm also happy to know that the Gen 1 2.7l engines have chains for oil pumps, although it doesn't have both Port and Direct injection, I'm okay with that. The replacement engine now gets an oil change every 3000 miles, I don't care about Ford's 5000 or 7000 mile recommendation. I'm not giving the replacement engine a chance to oil starve. The replacement engine is also now modified with a CAI, GFB+ Diverter Valve, and 93 gas tune. I've also upgraded the brake lines to Steeda Stainless Steel brake lines, I saw a manufacturer recall on how weak the front brake lines could be on this model and year car so I decided to upgrade all four brake lines to braided stainless steel. Keep your 2.7l and 3.0l Ecoboost videos coming. Your videos are super educational and you've got another subscriber!

Two days ago I tore down my very first engine. And I was very shocked, it sat outside for 6 years and I didn't have a single bolt fight me and it's completely rebuildable. 175€ delivered to my door 😂

Injector failure, or at least malfunction. Created a hot spot in the chamber, turbo keeps pumping in air, hot spot gets really lean from not enough fuel, boom-burnt valve. This is the cost of very complex, highly dependent, high performance, small displacement engines. Everything HAS to work perfectly ALL the time, or it fails catastrophically.

121k on mine. Bought at 85k. No clue about prior maintenance, but it lives a pampered life now. So far so good.

Never miss my Saturday teardowns. Cheers Sir

Come all from far and wide. Sit down, grab your favorite drink and enjoy a wonderful Saturday evening engine tear down with some dad jokes

Thanks for continuing to make such great videos, Eric.

It’s amazing how fast you pump out good quality content. When I’m waiting on everyone else to post i always have your videos pop up ad I love watching em.

Hey, you used a borescope! hahaha! awesome. Seeing that oil level and the timing chains moving was really instructive for me. Great video as always.

I'm a Ford Technician, the 2.7 is pretty reliable

Keep up the awesome teardown videos!! Educating and entertaining for sure

I absolutely love this channel and your videos. Rock on dude

I have a 2018, 2.7, With 135000 miles on the F150. No problems. I hope I didn't jinx it! I change my oil every 4000.

Most people are tuned in watching Elite Eight. I’d much rather be watching this tear down video on a Saturday night!🔧

This channel has excellent balance of humor and technical data! Thanks man! Well done!

Love your analysis, skill, style, personality. Very informative and entertaining and pleasant to watch.

As to the question at the end, if I were the tech working on this as a customer vehicle, I would have recommended the engine too. We only get so much time to dig into a bad motor for diag. It’s no fun getting burned on a comeback for trying to save the engine.

As far as I know, the oil pump belt has not oil related problem, it has problem with short run time where its not warm and running rich. This makes some of the gas gets inside the oil and the gas is killing the belt.

25:03 I really appreciate you taking the time to show us what you're looking for when diagnosing an engine

Keep the videos coming. Really enjoyed this one. I'm no longer an engine mechanic (was years ago late 70's early 80's era) and always like to watch your tear downs which help me keep up on current production engine tech and longevity which I love knowing about.

I have heard the phrase "burnt valve" many times, never actually seen one. Thanks for that!

I love the snack packs just sitting there on stand-by. You never know when you might need a little pudding.

Here we go! Thanks Eric! 👍

I wanted to say I absolutely love your videos and I love that you used the borescope because I noticed the date which was filmed on my birthday. As always your videos are informative and common sense but yet you have a very entertaining way of driving home common Sense things that people don't understand when purchasing used auto parts. As always I love your videos and I don't know why but I had a really hard birthday but seeing the date definitely made my birthday seem a little bit better.

Very interesting. I'd still like to see you do a Ford 2.3 Ecoboost, From a Ranger or Mustang.

So for the oil pump belt Ford “recommends” replacing every 150k miles… or when it snaps, which ever comes first😂😂😂

Awesome video happy Easter

That drain plug reminds me of my craftsman lawn tractor engine's rapid evac. drain 😂😅

Honestly, the 2.7 ecoboost is one of the better engines Ford had built recently. Just do your maintenance people 😉

I am happy that I just bought a three valve 5.4 liter 2009 Ford f150. The timing components and oil pump were changed shortly before I bought it for $1700. It still was having timing issues. I found the cam position sensor connection plug was bad. i was so happy. It is perfect now.

Always love the uncle Rodney jokes. This is the best RU-vid channel out there!

The 2.7 as a ford tech is my recommended engine from my anecdotal evidence and from other that have been around that place more than me. The 2.7 is the most reliable followed closely by the 3.5. they don't have manifolds so they don't have the warped manifold issues of the 3.5 they make less power so they aren't as stressed. But they also just don't fail. We tear down 5.0s all the time fro oil burning and the 3.5s for phaseres. The 2.7 has a slight issue but nowhere near as bad as the 5.0 or 3.5s. we've only done 1 2.7 and that's because of a faulty belt broke in the right way to snap off the oil pressure switch we've done a few 3.5s and way more 5.0s and the 5.0s are the least sold (I know the 2021 2.7s and up have valve shattering issues but I'm referring to gens 1 and 2)

The damaged chain guide would tell me an over extended rev.

Great video on an impressive condition engjne for 131k. Have a Happy Easter Eric!

The first set of cam caps sounded really good during the cracking process. Perfect double click clacks lol

That valve looked like somebody just took a bite out of it.

I hate even watching someone else remove plastic valve covers. It's a surprise when they don't break.

Eric, not sure what you put into the making of your videos but whatever it is I am becoming addicted ! 🤣

Thank you Eric!👍

People are still driving 20 year old trucks? Not me! My truck won’t be 20 years old for several more months. It’s a 2005 F150 FX4 with that unreliable 5.4 3v. It had 25 miles on it when I bought it in early 2005 and it has 345k miles on it now. Had to rebuild the transmission a couple years back, but otherwise it’s original. Even the water pump. 😐 I’m towing my travel trailer around Arizona right now. Damn thing. 😎✌🏼

I so look forward to a Saturday Night Teardown. Looking forward to more CARNAGE!

I love these motors! It's nice to see another teardown on one

Another informative class, I wish school had been more like this. Love seeing all the 2.7 Eco Gen 2s from F150s. I know you can only get what you get, but I'd love to see a Gen 1 from the Fusion Sport with only DI and check their valves. Plus, you could show the Built Ford Tough chain drive oil pump.

The 3.8 liter engine in my Buick makes over 600 pound feet of torque at the tires on 28 psi of boost. High power in the small engines isn’t what kills them if they’re maintained right. My engine doesn’t have an oil pump belt though lol….

Looks like a squirrel has been chewing on that exhaust valve

WOW amazing TY so much ,,Keep up the great work

Thanks for my Saturday night entertainment Eric. I imagine with the amount of force you needed to pull those heads, that doing it in the truck must be "fun".

Why was the piston rocking side to side?! I dont need sleep, i need answers

The 2015-2017 2.7 did not have port injection, but it did use a chain for the oil pump. It was most definitely bean counters who made the decision to switch to a belt.

I came from the modify and maintain world and now have carried over the good habits of stock and maintain.

Thanks for showing the intake valves this time!

Surprised you didn’t further examine the piston with all the multi direction play in it. Be interested in knowing the condition of the wrist pin in that one.

Belt driven oil pumps remind me of "sealed for life" transmissions (no dipstick and no way to check the condition) , of course they never specifically state what that lifespan is exactly so it basically boils down to it will last until it doesn't and then you're out 5-10k for a replacement engine or transmission.

Superb channel. Loved the new video. 🤝🏼 Living in the UK it’s not often we are exposed to these type of engines and this was fascinating for me as a car enthusiast and a Ford guy! Shame about the belts though. What an awful idea 😫

Very interesting how these Engines come apart like that . Not the same back in the day that's for sure. .Very informative thanks Fredd

I haven't seen any 4.2 Trailblazer engines yet. Which is good.....cuz my 2002 has 245 K on it still runs like a top 🙂

fwiw my work truck is also a 2018 2.7, and i use all 400 ftlbs that thing makes 5-6 days a week, 50-200+ miles a day. i drive that thing like its a racecar, pedal to the metal, if its not idling its redlining. i also get the oil changed at jiffyboom or whatever only when the dash tells me (so around 10k miles i think), and the only work it has needed engine wise is a water pump about a year ago and a set of coils and plugs about once a year (yes really). the best part? it has 188.5k miles right now, will hit 190k by may, and if it doesnt make it to at least 200k by new years it either blew up, crashed, or i was fired.

Glad you got a nice engine for a change! KInd of hard to know what a shop would do when insurance companies are totaling perfectly good repairable vehicles. Maybe replacement parts were hard to come by and an engine swap was cheaper. Happy Easter!

i too feel cheated with no water pump, great teardown again sir

Side to side rocking is worn out wrist pin. It’s toast.

2.7EB is incoming in the new Ranger (though maybe not until next year), so any info and look at the engine is welcome, even if it's well-known already! Thanks as always for the entertainment.

Nice to see someone that doesn't just blindly follow the recommended OCI. Great to see the results of a reasonable OCI. 10k is too long for the dirtier fuel in the USA and lower grade synthetic oils. UOA should drive OCI for the application. 3k, 5k, or 7.5k max. If you tow change it sooner, etc. A car isn't just an expensive toaster.

I could watch Eric doing this teardown all days.

I can not decide if I like pop of the coil overs being pulled, or the crack of the headbolts being loosened.

Hey dude! Scotty Kilmer mentioned you! He appreciates your work! So do I!

Don't forget the melted timing chain guide and Kevlar oil pump drive belt questionable remaining service lives... Another great video.

The oil in the cylinder could have been a mechanic pouring a little in the plug hole for a compression test, testing if it's rings causing the low compression or something in the head...as we saw the burn't valve. Awesome vid Eric cheers mate!

the more i see of these 2.7's the more i like them. the coolant crossover tube in the back and clean valves from the port injection addition is really nice!

I have a 2019 2nd gen 2.7ecoboost F150. It has 84k miles, I turn the start stop off, last 2 years I hardly run my turboboost, mostly short rides in town. First three years It had alot of highway miles and that fun balls to the wall super boost use. I change oil with full synthetic every 10k. Have had no maintenance service. I did have an 02 sensor replaced. Any advice you guys? I want to baby it from now on, last truck I want to buy screw bidenomics. Do I need catch cans? Also I've had three cad converters replaced on the exhaust from the get go.

I was the opposite. I was thinking, Eric, you better tear the bottom end apart, do not leave me hanging!

Just want to say thanks....i def have learned so much, and now I look for forbidden glitter in my oil when I change it lol. I am a computer guy, and am leaning engine's particularly because of this channel lol

When a mfg introduces a newly designed engine they should be required to give it a 150k mile warranty for the first 2-3 years of production. Gives people a chance to learn things like the belt driven oil pump. At least after a couple years you know these things about motors and have the ability to not buy it because those of those properties. When people stop choosing the 2.7 v6 because of the belt driven oil pump they'll be forced to change it

2.7 has proven to be a very reliable engine. They hold around 500 wheel sustainably. They tend to blow when pushed beyond that. There are many 2.7’s approaching 400k.

Looking forward to this one

For my money, with the way the rest of the engine looks, especially the lack of damage to the rotating assembly, I'd fix this one, no doubt. With a replacement you wouldn't be able to check these components, therefore it's an unknown quantity. For the difference in cost, the peace of mind would be with it, but that's just me. Great teardown, Eric. I've been wanting to know more about the Ecoboost platform, the 2.7 in particular, and you've answered a lot of those questions. Keep em coming, buddy!

28:30 ? Never mentioned again, i was waiting for an answer. I feel you owe me an answer, i can't see myself sleeping until i know. As always great video, with only two unanswered questions, why was the cylinder full of oil water, and WHY did that piston rock both ways on the wrist pin.