That's a bummer tr6nut! Hopefully they'll come up with a fix soon and you'll be in a decent loaner car in the meantime.
If all else fails just sell it to MakotoS13. He's been in the market for a V6 forever...and is constantly singing the praises of its reliability and performance(compared to the lowly 4.6L)
I'm surprised at Ford! I had an problem when I bought my 96 Cobra, after one month the engine stated ticking. Well after a week in the shop they replace all the valve train on the affected side and it still ticked. Ford called and told me SVT wanted the Engine returned to them and they would send a brand new motor. I said Hell know I want a new car!!! they gave me one! Have you spoke to Ford directly or through the dealer??
Sounds like an issue affecting only certain engines. Did they tell you if it was certain months built? I'd like to be able to have some kind of answer in case it comes up with any of my customers.
It also sounds like they're bending over backwards to resolve the issue.
The Zone manager would not tell us specifics, just that Ford was aware of the problem and that he was going to make sure that we were taken care of. The funny thing was, he already knew that the problem started to appear at about 5K miles and that while always present, the tapping noise is loudest when starting the engine after several hours of downtime (like in the morning)
DAMB that's a crazy explanation!
...When the 3.7 is assembled the DAMB is precision ground to the exact clearance necessary.
The thing about this is that it is similar to a solid lifter cam in an old style motor and if any of you have any experience with a motor with a solid lifter cam you know that they make noise and they make more noise when cold than when hot.
And I would imagine that this initial break-in period for the cams is similar to old style cams and lifters and may benefit from some sort of break-in lube to promote proper wear pattern establishment. I know when you build an old style motors now adays that you have to use break-in oil that has the Zinc sulphates in it that current regular oils don't have any more. You either have to use a zinc additive or use oil that is diesel rated since it still has the zinc in it.
Glad to hear things are good. Guess you will be a Ford customer for a while longer now huh. Funny how things change.
Meanwhile we're stuck with a brand new car (~6K miles) that has a bum engine. Ford just lost a customer forever.
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