Thanks. Keep 'em coming. Ever see a reverse display present an upside-down image? Intermittent just to make it tough too when it's not flashing. Makes parking a very strategic event now.
You are awesome and your videos are amazing. I watched all of your coolant leak videos trying to troubleshoot my problem but unfortunately all of your suggestions ended up not leaking on mine. I would greatly appreciate if you could offer any additional advice. I have a 2016 ecoboost and there is a burning coolant smell under the hood on the drivers side. I have also smelled it in the driver wheel well and a little in the front grill. I have tried dye and uv light with no luck. I have had two separate mechanics pressure test and they couldn’t find leak. Second mechanic left it under pressure for two days and said it lost about a pound of pressure. I did a coolant exhaust gas test and it didn’t show any gases in the coolant. I have examined the turbos the best I could and didn’t see anything. It is a very slow leak and takes about 3-4 months to empty the reservoir. Am I missing anything else I should check? I wish you worked in New York. I would love for you to look at this in person.
On an ecoboost their are 6 very common leak points and that would be the two jiffytite connectors on the turbos and the two jiffy tite connectors that are on the side of the engine block. The little orings in them can't deal with the heat and they only really leak when they are hot and under high pressure but they will absolutley leak it all out. They are an absolute bear to replace.
It started with the 2021 model. It was an early run change some time around December 2020. The new manifold will fit older models. The additional threaded bolt holes needed for the new manifold are already in the cylinder head. Hopefully this finally puts the manifold leaking issue to bed. EDIT: Sep 1 2021 2979 - 2015-2021 Transit - 3.5L EcoBoost - New Exhaust Manifold Part Numbers - Built On Or Before 01-Dec-2020 2015-2021 Transit vehicles equipped with 3.5L EcoBoost engines and built on or before 1-Dec-2020 are manufactured with cast iron exhaust manifolds that use 8 studs to attach to the cylinder head. A new service part is available for this application that is manufactured of stainless steel and uses 9 studs (right side -BL3Z-9430-D, left side BL3Z-9431-D). Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 303-01 has been updated with the steps necessary to install these new manifolds.
Thanks. Keep 'em coming. Ever see a reverse display present an upside-down image? Intermittent just to make it tough too when it's not flashing. Makes parking a very strategic event now.
Thanks my friend for your knowledge and information.
awesome Thank You!
PART NUMBER FOR THE STAINLESS MANIFOLD?
You are awesome and your videos are amazing. I watched all of your coolant leak videos trying to troubleshoot my problem but unfortunately all of your suggestions ended up not leaking on mine. I would greatly appreciate if you could offer any additional advice. I have a 2016 ecoboost and there is a burning coolant smell under the hood on the drivers side. I have also smelled it in the driver wheel well and a little in the front grill. I have tried dye and uv light with no luck. I have had two separate mechanics pressure test and they couldn’t find leak. Second mechanic left it under pressure for two days and said it lost about a pound of pressure. I did a coolant exhaust gas test and it didn’t show any gases in the coolant. I have examined the turbos the best I could and didn’t see anything. It is a very slow leak and takes about 3-4 months to empty the reservoir. Am I missing anything else I should check? I wish you worked in New York. I would love for you to look at this in person.
On an ecoboost their are 6 very common leak points and that would be the two jiffytite connectors on the turbos and the two jiffy tite connectors that are on the side of the engine block. The little orings in them can't deal with the heat and they only really leak when they are hot and under high pressure but they will absolutley leak it all out. They are an absolute bear to replace.
Didn't Ford upgrade to the Stainless Steel manifolds on the Transit EcoBoosts in 2019?
They did but I believe ford still used up their backstock on the fleet vehicles because the sm states there are still 2020's with the cast iron.
It started with the 2021 model. It was an early run change some time around December 2020.
The new manifold will fit older models. The additional threaded bolt holes needed for the new manifold are already in the cylinder head.
Hopefully this finally puts the manifold leaking issue to bed.
EDIT:
Sep 1 2021 2979 - 2015-2021 Transit - 3.5L EcoBoost - New Exhaust Manifold Part Numbers - Built On Or Before 01-Dec-2020
2015-2021 Transit vehicles equipped with 3.5L EcoBoost engines and built on or before 1-Dec-2020 are manufactured with cast iron exhaust manifolds that use 8 studs to attach to the cylinder head. A new service part is available for this application that is manufactured of stainless steel and uses 9 studs (right side -BL3Z-9430-D, left side BL3Z-9431-D). Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 303-01 has been updated with the steps necessary to install these new manifolds.
Do they have these for the 3.7 manifold.
It's an EcoBoost issue that you were smart enough not to get.
Douglas is right the 3.7 does not have this issue