2011 5.0 vs 2000 Cammed T/A
I think he is the first person to ever blow up a new 5.0.
Found out a little more on the problem...
A blown piston ringland led to piston ring fail. That usually means detonation, but for some reason the motor never pulled the correct amount of timing to protect itself.
A blown piston ringland led to piston ring fail. That usually means detonation, but for some reason the motor never pulled the correct amount of timing to protect itself.
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Is the general consensus that it was a bad tune, since it hurt the ring land?
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Video will be down for a little while, due to some Warranty issues with Ford.
Nobody really knows yet.
Ford has agreed to provide him a Brand new motor with free labor putting it in though. The only catch is, that from now on his warranty is void.
Ford has agreed to provide him a Brand new motor with free labor putting it in though. The only catch is, that from now on his warranty is void.
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Been there done that with mt HHR SS. I did a little bit modding and it blew up. They fixed it but voided my warranty but then again it is now up to the dealer so it's a semi warranty. The service manager decides what to warranty. Im building a repore with them by letting them fix stuff thats not a warranty issue and paying for it. Might help your friend to do the same.
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Clear up the original post. Link not working there. Sucks to have to scroll 2 pages to see the video. Ford not wanting to warranty a crate engine 
Ford you fail.
Ford you fail. 
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Been there done that with mt HHR SS. I did a little bit modding and it blew up. They fixed it but voided my warranty but then again it is now up to the dealer so it's a semi warranty. The service manager decides what to warranty. Im building a repore with them by letting them fix stuff thats not a warranty issue and paying for it. Might help your friend to do the same.
Ford is replacing his motor with a brand new longblock. See here for more info: http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...l#post10113627
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Ford is replacing his motor with a brand new longblock. See here for more info: http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...l#post10113627
Thanks for the link with the owners explanation.
I was very curious; as I'm sure everybody else was to what would cause the failure with the car having just a few bolt ons and still N/A.